Bill Text: IA HF692 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the conduct of state and local elections, providing penalties, and including effective date elections provisions. (Formerly HF 608.) Effective 7-1-19, with exception of Division II, effective 5-16-19 and Division IV, effective 1-1-23.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-16 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 1083. [HF692 Detail]
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
CONDUCT
OF
STATE
AND
LOCAL
ELECTIONS,
PROVIDING
PENALTIES,
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
ELECTIONS
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
DIVISION
I
HOSPITAL
BOARD
OF
TRUSTEES
ELECTIONS
Section
1.
Section
347.9,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
When
it
has
been
determined
by
the
voters
of
a
county
to
establish
a
county
public
hospital,
the
board
shall
appoint
five
or
seven
trustees
chosen
from
among
the
resident
citizens
of
the
county
with
reference
to
their
fitness
for
office.
The
appointed
trustees
shall
hold
office
until
the
following
general
election,
at
which
time
their
successors
shall
be
elected,
three
for
a
term
of
four
years
and
the
remainder
for
a
term
of
two
years,
and
they
shall
determine
by
lot
their
respective
terms,
and
thereafter
their
successors
shall
be
elected
for
regular
terms
of
four
years
each
,
except
as
provided
in
subsection
3
.
Sec.
2.
Section
347.9,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
Trustees
in
a
county
with
a
population
of
at
least
four
hundred
thousand
shall
serve
for
a
term
of
six
years.
A
trustee
elected
to
a
term
of
four
years
in
or
after
January
2018
shall
instead
serve
a
term
of
six
years.
House
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p.
2
Sec.
3.
Section
347.10,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
347.10
Vacancies.
Vacancies
on
the
board
of
trustees
may
,
until
the
next
general
election,
be
filled
by
appointment
by
the
remaining
members
of
the
board
of
trustees
or,
if
fewer
than
a
majority
of
the
trustees
remain
on
the
board,
by
the
board
of
supervisors
for
the
period
until
the
vacancies
are
filled
by
election.
An
appointment
made
under
this
section
shall
be
for
the
unexpired
balance
of
the
term
of
the
preceding
trustee.
If
a
board
member
is
absent
for
four
consecutive
regular
board
meetings,
without
prior
excuse,
or
fails
to
comply
with
more
stringent
attendance
requirements
for
regular
board
meetings
included
in
the
bylaws
governing
the
board,
the
member’s
position
shall
be
declared
vacant
and
filled
as
set
out
in
this
section
.
Sec.
4.
HOSPITAL
BOARD
OF
TRUSTEES
ELECTIONS.
Notwithstanding
section
347.9,
for
elections
held
pursuant
to
section
347.9
in
2022
in
which
more
than
seventy
percent
of
trustee
positions
on
a
board
are
on
the
ballot:
1.
If
there
are
seven
trustees
on
the
board:
a.
If
six
trustees
are
to
be
elected,
the
four
elected
who
receive
the
highest
number
of
votes
are
elected
for
four-year
terms.
The
remainder
are
elected
for
two-year
terms.
In
case
of
a
tie,
the
county
auditor
shall
determine
by
lot
which
of
the
trustees
with
the
lowest
number
of
winning
votes
shall
serve
two-year
terms
and
thereafter
their
successors
shall
be
elected
for
regular
terms
as
provided
in
section
347.9.
b.
If
five
trustees
are
to
be
elected,
the
four
elected
who
receive
the
highest
number
of
votes
are
elected
for
four-year
terms.
The
remaining
trustee
is
elected
for
a
two-year
term.
In
case
of
a
tie,
the
county
auditor
shall
determine
by
lot
which
of
the
trustees
with
the
lowest
number
of
winning
votes
shall
serve
the
two-year
term
and
thereafter
their
successors
shall
be
elected
for
regular
terms
as
provided
in
section
347.9.
2.
If
there
are
five
trustees
on
the
board,
if
four
trustees
are
to
be
elected,
the
three
elected
who
receive
the
highest
number
of
votes
are
elected
for
four-year
terms.
The
remaining
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trustee
is
elected
for
a
two-year
term.
In
case
of
a
tie,
the
county
auditor
shall
determine
by
lot
which
of
the
trustees
with
the
lowest
number
of
winning
votes
shall
serve
the
two-year
term
and
thereafter
their
successors
shall
be
elected
for
regular
terms
as
provided
in
section
347.9.
DIVISION
II
TECHNICAL
CHANGES
Sec.
5.
Section
39.2,
subsection
4,
paragraphs
a,
b,
and
c,
Code
2019,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
a.
For
a
county,
on
the
day
of
the
general
election,
on
the
day
of
the
regular
city
election,
on
the
date
of
a
special
election
held
to
fill
a
vacancy
in
the
same
county,
or
on
the
first
Tuesday
in
March
in
an
odd-numbered
year
,
the
first
Tuesday
in
May
March
,
or
the
first
second
Tuesday
in
August
of
each
year
September,
or
the
first
Tuesday
after
the
first
Monday
in
November
.
For
a
county,
in
an
even-numbered
year,
the
first
Tuesday
in
March
or
the
second
Tuesday
in
September.
b.
For
a
city,
on
the
day
of
the
general
election,
on
the
day
of
the
regular
city
election,
on
the
date
of
a
special
election
held
to
fill
a
vacancy
in
the
same
city,
or
on
the
first
Tuesday
in
March
in
an
odd-numbered
year
,
the
first
Tuesday
in
May
March
,
or
the
first
second
Tuesday
in
August
of
each
year
September,
or
the
first
Tuesday
after
the
first
Monday
in
November
.
For
a
city,
in
an
even-numbered
year,
the
first
Tuesday
in
March
or
the
second
Tuesday
in
September.
c.
For
a
school
district
or
merged
area,
in
the
odd-numbered
year,
the
first
Tuesday
in
February
March
,
the
first
Tuesday
in
April,
the
last
second
Tuesday
in
June
September
,
or
the
second
first
Tuesday
after
the
first
Monday
in
September
November
.
For
a
school
district
or
merged
area,
in
the
even-numbered
year,
the
first
Tuesday
in
February,
the
first
Tuesday
in
April
March
,
or
the
second
Tuesday
in
September
,
or
the
second
Tuesday
in
December
.
Sec.
6.
Section
39A.3,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(5)
Falsely
or
fraudulently
signs
nomination
papers
on
behalf
of
another
person.
Sec.
7.
Section
39A.3,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
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4
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
Miscellaneous
offenses.
Uses
voter
registration
information,
including
resale
or
redistribution
of
the
voter
registration
list
without
written
permission
of
the
state
registrar,
for
purposes
other
than
those
permitted
by
section
48A.39.
Sec.
8.
Section
39A.4,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
subparagraph
(5),
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
striking
the
subparagraph.
Sec.
9.
Section
39A.6,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
39A.6
Technical
infractions
——
notice.
1.
If
the
state
commissioner
or
county
commissioner
becomes
aware
of
an
apparent
technical
violation
of
a
provision
of
chapters
39
through
53
,
the
state
commissioner
or
county
commissioner
may
administratively
provide
a
written
notice
and
letter
of
instruction
to
the
responsible
person
regarding
proper
compliance
procedures.
2.
If
the
state
commissioner
sends
a
notice
of
such
a
technical
infraction
to
a
county
commissioner,
the
state
commissioner
may
require
a
written
explanation
of
the
occurrence,
and
measures
that
the
person
took
to
redress
the
issues
contained
within
the
notice.
3.
This
notice
is
not
a
final
determination
of
facts
or
law
in
the
matter,
and
does
not
entitle
a
person
to
a
proceeding
under
chapter
17A
.
Sec.
10.
Section
43.14,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
g.
The
printed
name,
signature,
address,
and
phone
number
of
the
person
responsible
for
circulating
the
petition
page.
Sec.
11.
Section
43.14,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
a.
Signatures
on
a
petition
page
shall
be
counted
only
if
the
information
required
in
subsection
1
is
written
or
printed
at
the
top
of
the
page.
b.
Nomination
papers
on
behalf
of
candidates
for
seats
in
the
general
assembly
need
only
designate
the
number
of
the
senatorial
or
representative
district,
as
appropriate,
and
not
the
county
or
counties,
in
which
the
candidate
and
the
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petitioners
reside.
c.
A
signature
line
shall
not
be
counted
if
the
line
lacks
the
signature
of
the
eligible
elector
and
the
signer’s
residential
address
,
with
street
and
number,
if
any,
and
city.
A
signature
line
shall
not
be
counted
if
an
eligible
elector
supplies
only
a
partial
address
or
a
post
office
box
address,
or
if
the
signer’s
address
is
obviously
outside
the
boundaries
of
the
district.
d.
A
signature
line
shall
not
be
counted
if
any
of
the
required
information
is
crossed
out
or
redacted
at
the
time
the
nomination
papers
are
filed
with
the
state
commissioner
or
commissioner.
Sec.
12.
Section
43.14,
subsection
4,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
f.
Any
other
information
required
by
section
43.18.
Sec.
13.
Section
43.15,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
Each
signer
shall
add
the
signer’s
residence
residential
address
,
with
street
and
number,
if
any,
and
the
date
of
signing.
Sec.
14.
Section
43.22,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
The
state
commissioner
shall,
at
least
sixty-nine
days
before
a
primary
election,
or
as
soon
as
practicable
if
an
objection
under
section
43.24
is
pending,
furnish
to
the
commissioner
of
each
county
a
certificate
under
the
state
commissioner’s
hand
and
seal,
which
certificate
shall
show:
Sec.
15.
Section
43.24,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
subparagraphs
(1)
and
(2),
Code
2019,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
(1)
Those
filed
with
the
state
commissioner,
not
less
than
seventy-four
days
before
the
date
of
the
election
,
or
for
certificates
of
nomination
filed
under
section
43.23,
not
less
than
seventy
days
before
the
date
of
the
election
.
(2)
Those
filed
with
the
commissioner,
not
less
than
sixty-four
days
before
the
date
of
the
election
,
or
for
certificates
of
nomination
filed
under
section
43.23,
not
less
than
sixty-two
days
before
the
date
of
the
election
.
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File
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p.
6
Sec.
16.
Section
45.5,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
f.
The
printed
name,
signature,
address,
and
phone
number
of
the
person
responsible
for
circulating
the
petition
page.
Sec.
17.
Section
45.5,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
a.
Signatures
on
a
petition
page
shall
be
counted
only
if
the
information
required
in
subsection
1
is
written
or
printed
at
the
top
of
the
page.
b.
Nomination
papers
on
behalf
of
candidates
for
seats
in
the
general
assembly
need
only
designate
the
number
of
the
senatorial
or
representative
district,
as
appropriate,
and
not
the
county
or
counties,
in
which
the
candidate
and
the
petitioners
reside.
c.
A
signature
line
in
a
nomination
petition
shall
not
be
counted
if
the
line
lacks
the
signature
of
the
eligible
elector
and
the
signer’s
residential
address
,
with
street
and
number,
if
any,
and
city.
A
signature
line
shall
not
be
counted
if
an
eligible
elector
supplies
only
a
partial
address
or
a
post
office
box
address,
or
if
the
signer’s
address
is
obviously
outside
the
boundaries
of
the
appropriate
ward,
city,
school
district
or
school
district
director
district,
legislative
district,
or
other
district.
d.
A
signature
line
shall
not
be
counted
if
any
of
the
required
information
is
crossed
out
or
redacted
at
the
time
the
nomination
papers
are
filed
with
the
state
commissioner
or
commissioner.
Sec.
18.
Section
45.6,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
Each
signer
shall
add
the
signer’s
residence
residential
address
,
with
street
and
number
,
if
any,
and
city
.
Sec.
19.
Section
47.1,
subsection
6,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6.
The
state
commissioner
may,
at
the
state
commissioner’s
discretion,
examine
the
records
of
a
commissioner
to
evaluate
complaints
and
to
ensure
compliance
with
the
provisions
of
chapters
39
through
53
.
This
examination
shall
include
assessments
conducted
or
authorized
by
private
or
government
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entities
to
evaluate
a
county’s
security
readiness
for
elections-related
technology
or
physical
facilities.
The
state
commissioner
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
require
a
commissioner
to
provide
written
explanations
related
to
examinations
conducted
pursuant
to
this
subsection
.
Any
information
that
is
requested
by
or
in
the
possession
of
the
state
commissioner
pursuant
to
this
chapter
shall
not
lose
its
confidential
status
pursuant
to
section
22.7,
subsection
50.
Sec.
20.
Section
47.1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsections:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7.
The
state
commissioner
may
share
information
a
county
provides
to
an
appropriate
government
agency
to
safeguard
against
cybersecurity
or
physical
threats.
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8.
The
state
commissioner
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
create
minimum
security
protocols
applicable
to
county
commissioners
of
elections.
If
a
county
fails
to
adhere
to
these
protocols,
the
state
commissioner
may
limit
access
to
the
statewide
voter
registration
system.
Sec.
21.
Section
47.2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7.
The
county
commissioner
of
elections
shall,
to
maintain
election
security,
do
all
of
the
following:
a.
When
the
county
commissioner
believes
that
a
cybersecurity
incident
or
data
breach
has
occurred,
the
county
commissioner
shall
immediately
inform
the
state
commissioner
of
elections.
b.
If
the
county
commissioner
has
no
reason
to
believe
that
a
cybersecurity
incident
or
data
breach
has
occurred,
the
county
commissioner
shall
certify
that
fact
to
the
state
commissioner
on
an
annual
basis.
Sec.
22.
Section
47.7,
subsection
2,
paragraph
d,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
d.
The
state
registrar
shall
prescribe
by
rule
the
procedures
for
access
to
the
state
voter
registration
file,
security
requirements,
and
access
protocols
for
adding,
changing,
or
deleting
information
from
the
state
voter
registration
file
including
all
of
the
following:
(1)
Access
protocols
for
adding,
changing,
or
deleting
information
from
the
state
voter
registration
file.
House
File
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p.
8
(2)
Training
requirements
for
all
state
voter
registration
file
users.
(3)
Technology
safeguards,
including
county
information
technology
network
requirements,
necessary
to
access
the
state
voter
registration
file.
(4)
Breach
incident
response
requirements
and
protocols
on
all
matters
related
to
elections
.
Sec.
23.
Section
47.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
e.
The
state
registrar
may
rescind
access
to
the
statewide
voter
registration
file
from
a
user
who
is
not
in
compliance
with
the
prescribed
rules.
Sec.
24.
Section
48A.9,
subsection
4,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4.
Registration
forms
submitted
to
voter
registration
agencies,
to
motor
vehicle
driver’s
license
stations,
and
to
county
treasurer’s
offices
participating
in
county
issuance
of
driver’s
licenses
under
chapter
321M
shall
be
considered
on
time
if
they
are
received
no
later
than
5:00
11:59
p.m.
on
the
day
registration
closes
for
that
election.
Offices
or
agencies
other
than
the
county
commissioner’s
office
are
not
required
to
be
open
for
voter
registration
purposes
at
times
other
than
their
usual
office
hours.
Sec.
25.
Section
48A.26,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
a.
Except
as
otherwise
provided
in
paragraph
paragraphs
“b”
and
“c”
of
this
subsection
,
or
section
48A.26A,
within
seven
working
days
of
receipt
of
a
voter
registration
form
or
change
of
information
in
a
voter
registration
record
the
commissioner
shall
send
an
acknowledgment
to
the
registrant
at
the
mailing
address
shown
on
the
registration
form.
The
acknowledgment
shall
be
sent
by
nonforwardable
mail.
b.
For
a
voter
registration
form
or
change
of
information
in
a
voter
registration
record
submitted
at
a
precinct
caucus,
the
commissioner
shall
send
an
acknowledgment
within
forty-five
days
of
receipt
of
the
form
or
change
of
information.
c.
For
a
voter
registration
form
or
change
of
information
in
a
voter
registration
record
submitted
within
fourteen
days
of
a
regularly
scheduled
election,
the
commissioner
shall
send
an
House
File
692,
p.
9
acknowledgment
within
forty-eight
hours
of
receipt
of
the
form
or
change
of
information.
Sec.
26.
Section
49.11,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
Notice
of
changes
made
pursuant
to
subsection
3
shall
be
reported
to
the
state
commissioner
at
least
twenty-five
days
before
the
next
election
in
which
the
temporary
precinct
will
be
active,
or,
for
elections
held
pursuant
to
section
69.14
while
the
general
assembly
is
in
session
or
within
forty-five
days
of
the
convening
of
a
session
of
the
general
assembly,
at
least
ten
days
before
election
day.
Sec.
27.
Section
49.31,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
a.
All
ballots
shall
be
arranged
with
the
names
of
candidates
for
each
office
listed
below
the
office
title.
For
partisan
elections
the
name
of
the
political
party
or
organization
which
nominated
each
candidate
shall
be
listed
after
or
below
each
candidate’s
name.
The
state
commissioner
may
prescribe,
and
a
county
commissioner
may
use,
uniform
abbreviations
for
political
parties
and
organizations.
Sec.
28.
Section
49.57,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
After
the
name
of
each
candidate
for
a
partisan
office
the
name
of
the
candidate’s
political
party
shall
be
printed
in
at
least
six
point
type.
The
names
of
political
parties
and
nonparty
political
organizations
may
be
abbreviated
on
the
remainder
of
the
ballot
if
both
the
full
name
and
the
abbreviation
appear
in
the
voter
instruction
area
of
the
ballot.
Sec.
29.
Section
50.51,
subsection
6,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6.
The
state
commissioner
shall
adopt
rules,
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
,
to
implement
this
section
,
which
may
include
the
establishment
of
pilot
programs
related
to
post-election
audits
.
Sec.
30.
NEW
SECTION
.
53.1A
Rules.
The
state
commissioner
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
for
the
implementation
of
this
chapter.
Sec.
31.
Section
53.8,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
House
File
692,
p.
10
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
Upon
receipt
of
an
application
for
an
absentee
ballot
and
immediately
after
the
absentee
ballots
are
printed,
but
not
more
than
twenty-nine
days
before
the
election,
the
commissioner
shall
mail
an
absentee
ballot
to
the
applicant
within
twenty-four
hours,
except
as
otherwise
provided
in
subsection
3
.
When
the
United
States
post
office
is
closed
in
observance
of
a
federal
holiday
and
is
not
delivering
mail
on
the
twenty-ninth
day
before
the
election,
the
first
day
to
mail
absentee
ballots
is
the
next
business
day
on
which
mail
delivery
is
available.
The
absentee
ballot
shall
be
sent
to
the
registered
voter
by
one
of
the
following
methods:
Sec.
32.
2017
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
155,
section
13,
is
amended
by
striking
the
section.
Sec.
33.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
DIVISION
III
CONDUCT
OF
ELECTIONS
Sec.
34.
Section
43.30,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
The
commissioner
shall
make
sample
ballots
available
to
the
public
upon
request.
The
sample
ballots
shall
be
clearly
marked
as
sample
ballots.
A
reasonable
fee
may
be
charged
for
printing
costs
if
a
person
requests
multiple
copies
of
sample
ballots.
The
commissioner
shall
not
distribute
sample
ballots
except
as
provided
in
this
subsection.
Sec.
35.
Section
43.36,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
43.36
Australian
ballot.
The
Australian
ballot
system
as
now
used
in
this
state,
except
as
herein
modified,
shall
be
used
at
said
primary
election.
The
endorsement
of
the
precinct
election
officials
and
the
facsimile
of
the
commissioner’s
signature
county
seal
shall
appear
upon
the
ballots
as
provided
for
general
elections.
Sec.
36.
Section
43.91,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
43.91
Voter
at
caucus
must
be
precinct
resident
——
House
File
692,
p.
11
qualifications
.
Any
person
voting
at
a
precinct
caucus
must
be
a
person
who
is
or
will
by
the
date
of
the
next
general
election
become
an
eligible
elector
,
who
has
not
already
participated
in
the
caucus
of
any
political
party
within
the
same
year,
and
who
is
a
resident
of
the
precinct.
A
list
of
the
names
and
addresses
of
each
person
to
whom
a
ballot
was
delivered
or
who
was
allowed
to
vote
in
each
precinct
caucus
shall
be
prepared
by
the
caucus
chairperson
and
secretary
who
shall
certify
such
list
to
the
commissioner
at
the
same
time
as
the
names
of
those
elected
as
delegates
and
party
committee
members
are
so
certified.
Sec.
37.
Section
44.4,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
a.
Nominations
made
pursuant
to
this
chapter
and
chapter
45
which
are
required
to
be
filed
in
the
office
of
the
state
commissioner
shall
be
filed
in
that
office
not
more
than
ninety-nine
days
nor
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
seventy-third
eighty-first
day
before
the
date
of
the
general
election
to
be
held
in
November
first
Tuesday
after
the
first
Monday
in
June
in
each
even-numbered
year
.
Nominations
made
for
a
special
election
called
pursuant
to
section
69.14
shall
be
filed
by
5:00
p.m.
not
less
than
twenty-five
days
before
the
date
of
an
election
called
upon
at
least
forty
days’
notice
and
not
less
than
fourteen
days
before
the
date
of
an
election
called
upon
at
least
eighteen
days’
notice.
Nominations
made
for
a
special
election
called
pursuant
to
section
69.14A
shall
be
filed
by
5:00
p.m.
not
less
than
twenty-five
days
before
the
date
of
the
election.
Nominations
made
pursuant
to
this
chapter
and
chapter
45
which
are
required
to
be
filed
in
the
office
of
the
commissioner
shall
be
filed
in
that
office
not
more
than
ninety-two
days
nor
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
sixty-ninth
seventy-fourth
day
before
the
date
of
the
general
election
first
Tuesday
after
the
first
Monday
in
June
in
each
even-numbered
year
.
Nominations
made
pursuant
to
this
chapter
or
chapter
45
for
city
office
shall
be
filed
not
more
than
seventy-two
days
nor
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
forty-seventh
day
before
the
city
election
with
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
responsible
under
section
47.2
for
conducting
House
File
692,
p.
12
elections
held
for
the
city,
who
shall
process
them
as
provided
by
law.
b.
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“a”
,
nominations
for
president
and
vice
president
of
the
United
States
shall
be
filed
in
the
office
of
the
state
commissioner
not
more
than
ninety-nine
days
nor
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
eighty-first
day
before
the
date
of
the
general
election
to
be
held
in
November.
Sec.
38.
Section
47.2,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
a.
When
an
election
is
to
be
held
as
required
by
law
or
is
called
by
a
political
subdivision
of
the
state
and
the
political
subdivision
is
located
in
more
than
one
county,
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
of
the
county
having
the
greatest
taxable
base
within
the
political
subdivision
shall
conduct
that
election.
The
county
commissioners
of
elections
of
the
other
counties
in
which
the
political
subdivision
is
located
shall
cooperate
with
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
who
is
conducting
the
election.
b.
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“a”
,
for
a
city
primary
election,
city
runoff
election
or
a
special
election
for
a
city,
school
district,
or
merged
area,
if
a
political
subdivision
is
located
in
more
than
one
county,
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
of
a
county
not
having
the
greatest
taxable
base
within
the
political
subdivision
may
designate
that
the
controlling
commissioner
of
the
political
subdivision
shall
conduct
that
election
if
fewer
than
one
hundred
and
twenty-five
registered
voters
of
the
political
subdivision
are
located
within
such
county
commissioner’s
county.
If
the
controlling
commissioner
is
so
designated,
section
50.24,
subsections
3A
and
3B,
as
enacted
by
2017
Iowa
Acts,
ch.
155,
shall
not
apply.
For
the
purposes
of
this
paragraph,
the
number
of
registered
voters
shall
be
the
number
of
registered
voters
in
the
political
subdivision
of
a
county
not
having
the
greatest
taxable
base
on
May
1
immediately
preceding
the
first
day
of
the
filing
period
for
candidates
for
the
election.
If
May
1
falls
on
a
day
when
the
county
commissioner’s
office
is
closed
for
business,
the
county
commissioner
shall
use
the
number
of
registered
voters
on
the
next
day
that
the
county
commissioner’s
office
is
open
for
business
to
determine
the
House
File
692,
p.
13
number
of
registered
voters.
Sec.
39.
Section
47.2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7.
The
county
commissioner
shall
not
participate
in
an
absentee
ballot
drive
or
collection
effort
in
cooperation
with
a
candidate,
candidate’s
committee,
political
party,
or
nonparty
political
organization.
However,
when
a
county
commissioner
is
a
candidate
for
election,
such
a
county
commissioner
may
participate
in
an
absentee
ballot
drive
or
collection
effort,
but
shall
not
aid
any
other
candidate,
candidate’s
committee,
political
party,
or
nonparty
political
organization.
Sec.
40.
Section
49.21,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
The
commissioner
shall
remove
or
obscure
from
the
view
of
voters
any
published
material
displaying
the
name
of
a
candidate
or
elected
official
other
than
a
ballot
or
sample
ballot
or
envelope.
Sec.
41.
NEW
SECTION
.
49.49
Certain
sample
ballots
prohibited.
The
commissioner
and
state
commissioner
of
elections
shall
not
distribute
or
authorize
the
distribution
of
sample
ballots
to
voters
other
than
as
provided
in
sections
49.53
and
52.29.
Sec.
42.
Section
49.51,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
49.51
Commissioner
to
control
printing.
The
commissioner
shall
have
charge
of
the
printing
of
the
ballots
to
be
used
for
any
election
held
in
the
county,
unless
the
commissioner
delegates
that
authority
as
permitted
by
this
section
.
The
commissioner
may
delegate
this
authority
only
to
another
commissioner
who
is
responsible
under
section
47.2
for
conducting
the
elections
held
for
a
political
subdivision
which
lies
in
more
than
one
county,
and
only
with
respect
to
printing
of
ballots
containing
only
public
questions
or
the
names
of
candidates
to
be
voted
upon
by
the
registered
voters
of
that
political
subdivision.
Only
one
facsimile
signature
county
seal
,
that
of
the
county
of
the
commissioner
under
whose
direction
the
ballot
is
printed,
shall
appear
on
the
ballot.
It
is
the
duty
of
the
commissioner
to
insure
that
the
House
File
692,
p.
14
arrangement
of
any
ballots
printed
under
the
commissioner’s
direction
conforms
to
all
applicable
requirements
of
this
chapter
.
Sec.
43.
Section
49.57,
subsection
6,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6.
A
portion
of
the
ballot
shall
include
the
words
“Official
ballot”,
the
unique
identification
number
or
name
assigned
by
the
commissioner
to
the
ballot
style,
the
date
of
the
election,
and
a
facsimile
of
the
signature
the
county
seal
of
the
county
of
the
commissioner
who
has
caused
the
ballot
to
be
printed
pursuant
to
section
49.51
.
Sec.
44.
Section
49.82,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
49.82
Voter
to
receive
one
ballot
——
endorsement.
When
an
empty
voting
booth
is
available,
one
of
the
precinct
election
officials
shall
endorse
the
official’s
initials
on
each
ballot
the
voter
will
receive.
The
initials
shall
be
placed
so
that
they
may
be
seen
when
the
ballot
is
properly
folded
or
enclosed
in
a
secrecy
folder.
The
name
or
signature
of
the
commissioner
shall
not
appear
on
the
ballot
except
as
part
of
the
list
of
candidates
when
the
commissioner
is
a
candidate
for
election.
The
official
shall
give
the
voter
one
and
only
one
of
each
of
the
ballots
to
be
voted
at
that
election
in
that
precinct,
except
as
provided
by
section
49.100
.
No
ballot
without
the
required
official
endorsement
shall
be
placed
in
the
ballot
box.
Sec.
45.
Section
53.11,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6.
The
commissioner
shall
remove
or
obscure
from
the
view
of
voters
any
published
material
displaying
the
name
of
a
candidate
or
elected
official
other
than
a
ballot
or
sample
ballot
or
envelope.
DIVISION
IV
CONFLICTS
OF
INTEREST
Sec.
46.
Section
314.2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
striking
the
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
314.2
Conflicts
of
interest.
A
state
or
county
official
who
is
a
voting
member
of
a
governmental
entity
responsible
for
awarding
a
contract
House
File
692,
p.
15
pursuant
to
section
314.1
and
is
the
apparent
low
bidder
for
the
contract
shall
not
participate
in
a
vote
to
award
the
contract
and
shall
include
an
explanation
of
the
official’s
conflict
in
the
resolution
entered
pursuant
to
section
26.12.
Sec.
47.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act
takes
effect
January
1,
2023.
DIVISION
V
BALLOT
ORDER
Sec.
48.
Section
49.31,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
(1)
The
commissioner
shall
determine
the
order
of
political
parties
and
nonparty
political
organizations
candidates
on
the
ballot
as
provided
in
this
paragraph
.
The
sequence
order
shall
be
the
same
for
each
office
on
the
ballot
and
for
each
precinct
in
the
county
voting
in
the
election.
(2)
The
state
commissioner
shall
compile
a
list
of
each
county
in
the
state
in
alphabetical
order
and
assign
a
number
to
each
county
such
that
the
first
county
listed
is
number
one,
the
second
county
listed
is
number
two,
and
continuing
in
descending
order
in
the
same
manner.
The
commissioner
shall
put
in
alphabetical
order
the
top
two
political
parties
receiving
the
highest
votes
from
the
most
recent
election.
(3)
The
commissioner
of
each
county
assigned
an
even
number
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2)
shall
arrange
the
ballot
as
follows:
(a)
The
candidates
of
the
first
political
party
by
alphabetical
order
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2)
shall
appear
first
on
the
ballot
for
the
first
general
election
at
which
the
president
of
the
United
States
is
to
be
elected
following
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
and
second
on
the
ballot
for
the
first
general
election
at
which
the
governor
will
be
elected
following
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
and
second
on
the
ballot
for
the
second
general
election
at
which
the
president
of
the
United
States
is
to
be
elected
following
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
and
first
on
the
ballot
for
the
second
general
election
at
which
the
governor
will
be
elected
following
the
effective
date
of
this
Act,
and
thereafter
alternating
with
the
candidates
of
the
second
political
party
by
alphabetical
order
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2).
House
File
692,
p.
16
(b)
The
candidates
of
the
second
political
party
by
alphabetical
order
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2)
shall
appear
second
on
the
ballot
for
the
first
general
election
at
which
the
president
of
the
United
States
is
to
be
elected
following
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
and
first
on
the
ballot
for
the
first
general
election
at
which
the
governor
will
be
elected
following
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
and
first
on
the
ballot
for
the
second
general
election
at
which
the
president
of
the
United
States
is
to
be
elected
following
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
and
second
on
the
ballot
for
the
second
general
election
at
which
the
governor
will
be
elected
following
the
effective
date
of
this
Act,
and
thereafter
alternating
with
the
candidates
of
the
first
political
party
by
alphabetical
order
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2).
(4)
The
commissioner
of
each
county
assigned
an
odd
number
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2)
shall
arrange
the
ballot
as
follows:
(a)
The
candidates
of
the
second
political
party
by
alphabetical
order
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2)
shall
appear
first
on
the
ballot
for
the
first
general
election
at
which
the
president
of
the
United
States
is
to
be
elected
following
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
and
second
on
the
ballot
for
the
first
general
election
at
which
the
governor
will
be
elected
following
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
and
second
on
the
ballot
for
the
second
general
election
at
which
the
president
of
the
United
States
is
to
be
elected
following
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
and
first
on
the
ballot
for
the
second
general
election
at
which
the
governor
will
be
elected
following
the
effective
date
of
this
Act,
and
thereafter
alternating
with
the
candidates
of
the
first
political
party
by
alphabetical
order
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2).
(b)
The
candidates
of
the
first
political
party
by
alphabetical
order
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2)
shall
appear
second
on
the
ballot
for
the
first
general
election
at
which
the
president
of
the
United
States
is
to
be
elected
following
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
and
first
on
the
ballot
for
the
first
general
election
at
which
the
governor
will
be
elected
following
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
and
first
on
the
ballot
for
the
second
general
election
at
which
the
House
File
692,
p.
17
president
of
the
United
States
is
to
be
elected
following
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
and
second
on
the
ballot
for
the
second
general
election
at
which
the
governor
will
be
elected
following
the
effective
date
of
this
Act,
and
thereafter
alternating
with
the
candidates
of
the
second
political
party
by
alphabetical
order
pursuant
to
subparagraph
(2).
(c)
The
commissioner
shall
determine
the
order
of
candidates
of
nonparty
political
organizations
on
the
ballot.
The
order
shall
be
the
same
for
each
office
on
the
ballot
and
for
each
precinct
in
the
county
voting
in
the
election.
Sec.
49.
Section
49.31,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
The
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
subsection
1,
paragraph
“b”
,
to
the
contrary,
the
commissioner
shall
then
arrange
the
surnames
of
each
political
party’s
candidates
for
each
office
to
which
two
or
more
persons
are
to
be
elected
at
large
alphabetically
for
the
respective
offices
for
the
first
precinct
on
the
list;
thereafter,
for
each
political
party
and
for
each
succeeding
precinct,
the
names
appearing
first
for
the
respective
offices
in
the
last
preceding
precinct
shall
be
placed
last,
so
that
the
names
that
were
second
before
the
change
shall
be
first
after
the
change.
The
commissioner
may
also
rotate
the
names
of
candidates
of
a
political
party
in
the
reverse
order
of
that
provided
in
this
subsection
or
alternate
the
rotation
so
that
the
candidates
of
different
parties
shall
not
be
paired
as
they
proceed
through
the
rotation.
The
procedure
for
arrangement
of
names
on
ballots
provided
in
this
section
shall
likewise
be
substantially
followed
in
elections
in
political
subdivisions
of
less
than
a
county.
DIVISION
VI
MUNICIPAL
ELECTIONS
Sec.
50.
Section
44.9,
subsection
3,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
In
the
office
of
the
proper
school
board
secretary,
at
least
thirty-five
forty-two
days
before
the
day
of
a
regularly
scheduled
school
election.
Sec.
51.
Section
50.48,
subsection
7,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7.
If
the
election
is
an
election
held
by
a
city
which
House
File
692,
p.
18
is
not
the
final
election
for
the
office
in
question
a
city
primary
election
held
pursuant
to
section
376.7
,
the
recount
shall
progress
according
to
the
times
provided
by
this
subsection
.
If
this
subsection
applies
the
canvass
shall
be
held
by
the
second
day
after
the
election,
the
request
for
a
recount
must
be
made
by
the
third
day
after
the
election,
the
board
shall
convene
to
conduct
the
recount
by
the
sixth
day
after
the
election,
and
the
report
shall
be
filed
by
the
eleventh
eighth
day
after
the
election.
Sec.
52.
Section
50.48,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8.
When
a
city
council
has
chosen
a
runoff
election
pursuant
to
section
376.9,
the
recount
shall
progress
according
to
the
times
provided
by
this
subsection.
If
this
subsection
applies,
the
canvass
shall
be
conducted
pursuant
to
section
50.24.
The
request
for
a
recount
must
be
made
by
the
day
after
the
canvass,
and
the
board
shall
convene
for
the
first
time
not
later
than
the
first
Friday
following
the
canvass.
The
report
shall
be
filed
not
later
than
the
fourteenth
day
after
the
election.
Sec.
53.
Section
260C.12,
subsection
1,
as
amended
by
2017
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
155,
section
2,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
the
merged
area
shall
organize
at
the
first
regular
meeting
following
the
regular
school
election
or
at
a
special
meeting
called
by
the
secretary
of
the
board
to
organize
the
board
in
advance
of
the
first
regular
meeting
following
the
regular
school
election
after
the
canvass
for
the
regular
school
election
.
Organization
of
the
board
shall
be
effected
by
the
election
of
a
president
and
other
officers
from
the
board
membership
as
board
members
determine.
The
board
of
directors
shall
appoint
a
secretary
and
a
treasurer
who
shall
each
give
bond
as
prescribed
in
section
291.2
and
who
shall
each
receive
the
salary
determined
by
the
board.
The
secretary
and
treasurer
shall
perform
duties
under
chapter
291
and
additional
duties
the
board
of
directors
deems
necessary.
However,
the
board
may
appoint
one
person
to
serve
as
the
secretary
and
treasurer.
If
one
person
serves
as
the
secretary
and
treasurer,
only
one
bond
is
necessary
for
that
House
File
692,
p.
19
person.
The
frequency
of
meetings
other
than
organizational
meetings
shall
be
as
determined
by
the
board
of
directors
but
the
president
or
a
majority
of
the
members
may
call
a
special
meeting
at
any
time.
Sec.
54.
Section
260C.15,
subsection
5,
as
amended
by
2017
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
155,
section
4,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5.
The
votes
cast
in
the
election
shall
be
canvassed
and
abstracts
of
the
votes
cast
shall
be
certified
as
required
by
section
277.20
.
In
each
county
whose
commissioner
of
elections
is
responsible
under
section
47.2
for
conducting
elections
held
for
a
merged
area,
the
county
board
of
supervisors
shall
convene
on
the
last
Monday
in
November
or
at
the
last
regular
board
meeting
in
November,
on
the
second
Monday
or
Tuesday
after
the
day
of
the
election
to
canvass
the
abstracts
of
votes
cast
and
declare
the
results
of
the
voting.
The
commissioner
shall
at
once
issue
certificates
of
election
to
each
person
declared
elected,
and
shall
certify
to
the
merged
area
board
in
substantially
the
manner
prescribed
by
section
50.27
the
result
of
the
voting
on
any
public
question
submitted
to
the
voters
of
the
merged
area.
Members
elected
to
the
board
of
directors
of
a
merged
area
shall
qualify
by
taking
the
oath
of
office
prescribed
in
section
277.28
.
Sec.
55.
Section
277.4,
subsection
3,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
The
secretary
of
the
school
board
shall
accept
the
petition
for
filing
if
on
its
face
it
appears
to
have
the
requisite
number
of
signatures
and
if
it
is
timely
filed.
The
secretary
of
the
school
board
shall
note
upon
each
petition
and
affidavit
accepted
for
filing
the
date
and
time
that
the
petition
was
filed.
The
secretary
of
the
school
board
shall
deliver
all
nomination
petitions,
together
with
the
complete
text
of
any
public
measure
being
submitted
by
the
board
to
the
electorate,
to
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
on
the
day
following
the
last
day
on
which
nomination
petitions
can
be
filed,
and
not
later
than
5:00
p.m.
12:00
noon
on
that
day.
Sec.
56.
Section
279.1,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
corporation
shall
House
File
692,
p.
20
meet
and
organize
at
the
first
regular
meeting
or
at
a
special
meeting
called
by
the
secretary
of
the
board
to
organize
the
board
in
advance
of
the
first
regular
meeting
after
the
canvass
for
the
regular
school
election
at
some
suitable
place
to
be
designated
by
the
secretary.
Notice
of
the
place
and
hour
of
the
meeting
shall
be
given
by
the
secretary
to
each
member
and
member-elect
of
the
board.
Sec.
57.
Section
279.7,
subsection
3,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
In
the
case
of
a
special
election
as
provided
in
this
section
to
fill
a
vacancy
occurring
among
the
elective
officers
or
members
of
a
school
board
before
the
expiration
of
a
full
term,
the
person
so
elected
shall
qualify
within
ten
days
thereafter
from
the
final
canvass
of
the
election
by
the
county
board
in
the
manner
required
by
section
277.28
and
shall
hold
office
for
the
residue
of
the
unexpired
term
and
until
a
successor
is
elected,
or
appointed,
and
qualified.
Sec.
58.
Section
376.5,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
376.5
Publication
of
ballot.
Notice
containing
a
copy
of
the
ballot
for
each
regular,
special,
primary,
or
runoff
city
election
must
be
published
by
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
as
provided
in
section
362.3
,
except
that
notice
of
a
regular,
primary,
or
runoff
election
may
be
published
not
less
than
four
days
before
the
date
of
the
election.
The
published
ballot
notice
must
contain
the
names
of
all
candidates,
and
may
not
contain
any
party
designations.
The
published
ballot
notice
must
contain
any
question
to
be
submitted
to
the
voters.
Sec.
59.
Section
376.7,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
If
the
city
holding
a
primary
election
is
located
in
more
than
one
county,
the
controlling
commissioner
for
that
city
under
section
47.2,
subsection
2,
shall
conduct
a
second
canvass
on
the
first
Monday
or
Tuesday
after
the
day
of
the
election.
However,
if
a
recount
is
requested
pursuant
to
section
50.48,
the
controlling
commissioner
shall
conduct
the
second
canvass
within
two
business
days
after
the
conclusion
of
the
recount
proceeding.
House
File
692,
p.
21
Each
commissioner
conducting
a
canvass
for
the
city
pursuant
to
section
50.24,
subsection
1,
shall
transmit
abstracts
for
the
offices
of
that
city
to
the
controlling
commissioner
for
that
city,
along
with
individual
tallies
for
each
write-in
candidate.
At
the
second
canvass,
the
county
board
of
supervisors
of
the
county
of
the
controlling
commissioner
shall
canvass
the
abstracts
received
pursuant
to
this
subsection
and
shall
prepare
a
combined
city
abstract
stating
the
number
of
votes
cast
in
the
city
for
each
office.
The
combined
city
abstract
shall
further
indicate
the
name
of
each
person
who
received
votes
for
each
office
on
the
ballot,
and
the
number
of
votes
each
person
received
for
that
office.
The
votes
of
all
write-in
candidates
who
each
received
less
than
five
percent
of
the
total
votes
cast
in
the
city
for
an
office
shall
be
reported
collectively
under
the
heading
“scattering”.
Sec.
60.
Section
376.9,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
A
runoff
election
may
be
held
only
for
positions
unfilled
because
of
failure
of
a
sufficient
number
of
candidates
to
receive
a
majority
vote
in
the
regular
city
election.
When
a
council
has
chosen
a
runoff
election
in
lieu
of
a
primary,
the
county
board
of
supervisors
shall
publicly
canvass
the
tally
lists
of
the
vote
cast
in
the
regular
city
election,
following
the
procedures
prescribed
in
section
50.24
,
at
a
meeting
to
be
held
on
the
second
day
following
the
regular
city
election,
and
beginning
no
earlier
than
1:00
p.m.
on
that
day
.
Candidates
who
do
not
receive
a
majority
of
the
votes
cast
for
an
office,
but
who
receive
the
highest
number
of
votes
cast
for
that
office
in
the
regular
city
election,
to
the
extent
of
twice
the
number
of
unfilled
positions,
are
candidates
in
the
runoff
election.
Sec.
61.
2017
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
155,
section
45,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
SEC.
45.
TERM
OF
OFFICE
——
TRANSITION
PROVISIONS.
1.
Notwithstanding
the
provisions
of
section
260C.11
designating
a
term
of
four
years
for
members
of
a
board
of
directors
of
a
merged
area,
the
term
of
office
for
a
seat
on
a
board
of
directors
filled
at
the
regular
school
election
held
on:
House
File
692,
p.
22
a.
September
8,
2015,
shall
expire
November
5,
2019
upon
the
board’s
organizational
meeting
held
pursuant
to
section
260C.12,
subsection
1
.
b.
September
12,
2017,
shall
expire
November
2,
2021
upon
the
board’s
organizational
meeting
held
pursuant
to
section
260C.12,
subsection
1
.
2.
Notwithstanding
the
provisions
of
section
273.8,
subsection
1
,
designating
a
term
of
four
years
for
members
of
a
board
of
directors
of
an
area
education
agency,
the
term
of
office
for
a
seat
on
a
board
of
directors
filled
by
election
in:
a.
September
2015
shall
expire
November
30,
2019.
b.
September
2017
shall
expire
November
30,
2021.
3.
Notwithstanding
the
provisions
of
section
274.7
designating
a
term
of
four
years
for
members
of
a
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district,
the
term
of
office
for
a
seat
on
a
board
of
directors
filled
at
the
regular
school
election
held
on:
a.
September
8,
2015,
shall
expire
November
5,
2019
upon
the
board’s
organizational
meeting
held
pursuant
to
section
279.1
.
b.
September
12,
2017,
shall
expire
November
2,
2021
upon
the
board’s
organizational
meeting
held
pursuant
to
section
279.1
.
DIVISION
VII
ABSENTEE
BALLOT
COUNTING
Sec.
62.
Section
49.128,
subsection
3,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
The
commissioner
shall
file
a
copy
of
the
a
certification
or
report
under
this
section
with
the
state
commissioner.
Sec.
63.
Section
49.128,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6.
The
commissioner
shall
place
on
file
in
the
commissioner’s
office
a
report,
and
shall
file
a
copy
of
the
report
with
the
state
commissioner,
regarding
absentee
ballot
tracking
and
counting
no
later
than
December
1
following
each
general
election.
The
report
shall
be
in
a
form
prescribed
by
the
state
commissioner.
Sec.
64.
Section
53.17,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
House
File
692,
p.
23
b.
The
sealed
return
envelope
may
be
mailed
to
the
commissioner
by
the
registered
voter
or
by
the
voter’s
designee.
If
mailed
by
the
voter’s
designee,
the
envelope
must
be
mailed
within
seventy-two
hours
of
retrieving
it
from
the
voter
or
within
time
to
be
postmarked
or,
if
applicable,
to
have
the
intelligent
mail
postal
service
barcode
traced
to
a
date
of
entry
into
the
federal
mail
system
not
later
than
the
day
before
the
election,
as
provided
in
section
53.17A,
whichever
is
earlier.
Sec.
65.
Section
53.17,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
In
order
for
the
ballot
to
be
counted,
the
return
envelope
must
be
received
in
the
commissioner’s
office
before
the
polls
close
on
election
day
or
be
clearly
postmarked
by
an
officially
authorized
postal
service
or
bear
an
intelligent
mail
a
postal
service
barcode
traceable
to
a
date
of
entry
into
the
federal
mail
system
not
later
than
the
day
before
the
election
,
as
provided
in
section
53.17A,
and
received
by
the
commissioner
not
later
than
noon
on
the
Monday
following
the
election.
Sec.
66.
Section
53.17,
subsection
4,
paragraph
f,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
f.
A
statement
that
the
completed
absentee
ballot
will
be
delivered
to
the
commissioner’s
office
within
seventy-two
hours
of
retrieving
it
from
the
voter
or
before
the
closing
of
the
polls
on
election
day,
whichever
is
earlier,
or
that
the
completed
absentee
ballot
will
be
mailed
to
the
commissioner
within
seventy-two
hours
of
retrieving
it
from
the
voter
or
within
time
to
be
postmarked
or,
if
applicable,
to
have
the
intelligent
mail
postal
service
barcode
traced
to
a
date
of
entry
into
the
federal
mail
system
not
later
than
the
day
before
the
election,
as
provided
in
section
53.17A,
whichever
is
earlier.
Sec.
67.
NEW
SECTION
.
53.17A
Absentee
ballot
tracking.
1.
For
the
purposes
of
this
chapter:
a.
“Postal
service
barcode”
means
a
barcode
purchased
by
the
sender
and
supplied
by
the
United
States
postal
service
that
is
used
to
sort
and
track
letters
and
flat
packages
and
is
printed
on
an
absentee
ballot
return
envelope
at
the
direction
of
the
House
File
692,
p.
24
commissioner
before
the
envelope
is
sent
to
the
voter.
b.
“Tracking
information
database”
means
a
database
administered
by
the
United
States
postal
service
that
is
accessible
to
the
commissioner
and
contains
information
regarding
letters
or
flat
packages.
2.
a.
Prior
to
implementing
for
the
first
time,
discontinuing
the
usage
of,
or
reimplementing
the
usage
of
a
postal
service
barcode
and
tracking
information,
the
commissioner
shall
send
notice
to
the
state
commissioner
prior
to
October
1,
2020,
for
an
election
taking
place
in
2020
after
that
date,
and
by
October
1
of
each
year
thereafter.
b.
The
commissioner
shall
not
implement
or
discontinue
the
use
of
a
postal
service
barcode
or
tracking
information
database
during
an
election
after
an
absentee
ballot
has
been
mailed
for
that
election
pursuant
to
section
53.8.
c.
The
state
commissioner
shall
adopt
rules
regarding
the
statewide
implementation
of
a
postal
service
barcode
and
tracking
information
database,
including
procedures
to
be
followed
when
usage
of
a
postal
service
barcode
or
the
tracking
information
database
is
negatively
impacted.
Each
commissioner
shall
use
a
postal
service
barcode
and
tracking
information
database
consistent
with
rules
of
the
state
commissioner.
Every
commissioner
shall
send
notice
to
the
state
commissioner
and
implement
the
use
of
a
postal
service
barcode
and
tracking
information
database
prior
to
October
1,
2020.
3.
a.
An
absentee
ballot
received
after
the
polls
close
on
election
day
but
prior
to
the
official
canvass
shall
be
counted
if
the
commissioner
determines
that
the
ballot
entered
the
federal
mail
system
by
the
deadline
specified
in
section
53.17
or
53.22.
The
date
of
entry
of
such
an
absentee
ballot
into
the
federal
mail
system
shall
only
be
verified
as
provided
in
paragraph
“b”
.
b.
(1)
If
the
postmark
indicates
that
the
absentee
ballot
entered
the
federal
mail
system
by
the
deadline
specified
in
section
53.17
or
53.22,
the
ballot
shall
be
included
for
canvass
by
the
absentee
and
special
voters
precinct
board.
(2)
If
the
postmark
is
illegible,
missing,
or
dated
on
or
after
election
day,
the
commissioner
shall
attempt
to
verify
the
ballot’s
date
of
entry
into
the
federal
mail
system
by
House
File
692,
p.
25
querying
the
postal
service
barcode
in
the
tracking
information
database.
If
the
tracking
information
database
indicates
that
the
absentee
ballot
entered
the
federal
mail
system
by
the
deadline
specified
in
section
53.17
or
53.22,
the
ballot
shall
be
included
for
canvass
by
the
absentee
and
special
voters
precinct
board.
The
commissioner
shall
provide
a
report
to
the
absentee
and
special
voters
precinct
board
regarding
the
information
available
in
the
tracking
information
database.
(3)
If
there
is
a
discrepancy
between
the
date
indicated
by
the
postmark
and
the
postal
service
barcode,
the
earlier
of
the
two
shall
determine
the
date
of
entry
of
the
absentee
ballot
into
the
federal
mail
system.
(4)
(a)
If
neither
the
postmark
nor
the
postal
service
barcode
indicates
that
the
absentee
ballot
entered
the
federal
mail
system
by
the
deadline
specified
in
section
53.17
or
53.22,
the
absentee
ballot
shall
be
sent
to
the
absentee
and
special
voters
precinct
board
pursuant
to
subparagraph
division
(b)
with
the
numeric
value
assigned
to
the
postal
service
barcode
and
a
full
report
from
the
tracking
information
database.
(b)
Up
to
five
absentee
and
special
voters
precinct
board
members
from
each
political
party
for
partisan
elections,
or
any
two
members
of
the
board
for
nonpartisan
elections,
shall
review
the
postal
service
barcode
and
tracking
database
information
report
of
each
absentee
ballot
submitted
pursuant
to
subparagraph
division
(a)
and
certify
that
the
tracking
information
database
report
corresponds
to
the
absentee
ballot
by
initialing
the
report
and
the
absentee
ballot
envelope.
If
the
board
concludes
that
the
postal
service
barcode
and
tracking
information
database
report
verify
that
the
absentee
ballot
entered
the
federal
mail
system
by
the
deadline
specified
in
section
53.17
or
53.22,
the
ballot
shall
be
counted.
Otherwise,
the
ballot
shall
not
be
counted.
Sec.
68.
Section
53.22,
subsection
6,
paragraph
b,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
Absentee
ballots
voted
under
this
subsection
shall
be
delivered
to
the
commissioner
no
later
than
the
time
the
polls
are
closed
on
election
day.
If
the
ballot
is
returned
by
mail
the
return
envelope
must
be
received
by
the
time
the
polls
House
File
692,
p.
26
close,
or
be
clearly
postmarked
by
an
officially
authorized
postal
service
or
bear
an
intelligent
mail
a
postal
service
barcode
traceable
to
a
date
of
entry
into
the
federal
mail
system
not
later
than
the
day
before
the
election
,
as
provided
in
section
53.17A,
and
received
by
the
commissioner
no
later
than
the
time
established
for
the
canvass
by
the
board
of
supervisors
for
that
election.
______________________________
LINDA
UPMEYER
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
CHARLES
SCHNEIDER
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
692,
Eighty-eighth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
CARMINE
BOAL
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2019
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor