Administrative Recount
Administrative Recount: A recount ordered or requested by an authorized election officer, whether or not any candidate demands one.
Definition
A recount ordered or requested by an authorized election officer, whether or not any candidate demands one. “When the commissioner suspects that voting equipment used in the election malfunctioned or that programming errors may ha ve affected the outcome of the election, the commissioner may request an administrative recount after the day of the election but not later than three days after the canvass of votes.” Iowa Admin. Code §721-21.25(50). Administrator 1. Under HAVA, the Administrator of the GENERAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION, who is responsible for establishing a plan to make payments due the states under the statute. 2. A person who “updates and configures the voting devices and troubleshoots system