1. The secretary of state, upon receipt of the envelopes containing the abstracts of votes, shall open and canvass the abstracts for alloffices except governor and lieutenant governor. 2. The secretary of state shall invite to attend the canvass one representative from each political party which, at the last three preceding general elections, cast for itscandidate for president of the United States or for governor, as the case may be, at least two percent of the total vote cast for all candidates for that office at those elections, as determined by the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall notify the chairperson of each political party of the time of the canvass. However, the presence of a representative from a political party is not necessary for the canvass to proceed. Subsection2amended
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