Bill Text: IA HSB664 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, including procedures for proposed amendments to the Iowa Constitution, the issuance of bonds, self-promotion with taxpayer funds, voter registration, and absentee ballots, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2020-02-11 - Subcommittee: Jacobsen, Sexton and Hunter. H.J. 252. [HSB664 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HSB664-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
664
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
KAUFMANN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
conduct
of
elections,
including
1
procedures
for
proposed
amendments
to
the
Iowa
Constitution,
2
the
issuance
of
bonds,
self-promotion
with
taxpayer
3
funds,
voter
registration,
and
absentee
ballots,
providing
4
penalties,
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
PROCEDURES
FOR
PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS
TO
THE
IOWA
CONSTITUTION
2
Section
1.
Section
49.43,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
3
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
2.
Constitutional
amendments
and
other
public
measures
may
5
shall
be
summarized
by
the
commissioner
as
provided
in
sections
6
49.44
and
52.25
.
7
Sec.
2.
Section
49.44,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
8
to
read
as
follows:
9
1.
When
a
proposed
constitutional
amendment
or
other
public
10
measure
to
be
decided
by
the
voters
of
the
entire
state
is
to
11
be
voted
upon,
the
state
commissioner
shall
prepare
a
written
12
summary
of
the
amendment
or
measure
including
the
number
of
13
the
amendment
or
statewide
public
measure
assigned
by
the
14
state
commissioner.
The
summary
shall
be
printed
immediately
15
preceding
the
text
of
the
proposed
amendment
or
measure
on
the
16
paper
ballot
or
optical
scan
ballot
referred
to
in
section
17
49.43
.
If
the
complete
text
of
the
proposed
amendment
or
18
public
measure
will
not
fit
on
the
ballot
it
shall
be
posted
19
inside
the
voting
booth.
A
copy
of
the
full
text
shall
be
20
included
with
any
absentee
ballots.
21
Sec.
3.
REPEAL.
Sections
49A.10
and
49A.11,
Code
2020,
are
22
repealed.
23
DIVISION
II
24
ISSUANCE
OF
BONDS
25
Sec.
4.
Section
49.45,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
26
follows:
27
49.45
General
form
of
ballot.
28
1.
Ballots
referred
to
in
section
49.43
shall
be
29
substantially
in
the
following
form:
30
Shall
the
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
(or
public
31
measure)
be
adopted?
32
☐
Yes
33
☐
No
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(Here
insert
the
summary,
if
it
is
for
a
constitutional
1
amendment
or
statewide
public
measure,
and
in
full
the
proposed
2
constitutional
amendment
or
public
measure.
The
number
3
assigned
by
the
state
commissioner
or
the
letter
assigned
4
by
the
county
commissioner
shall
be
included
on
the
ballot
5
centered
above
the
question,
“Shall
the
following
amendment
to
6
the
Constitution
[or
public
measure]
be
adopted?”.)
7
2.
A
public
measure
to
approve
the
issuance
of
a
bond
8
pursuant
to
chapter
75
or
296
shall
include
on
the
ballot
the
9
current
property
tax
levy,
which
shall
immediately
follow
10
the
proposed
levy,
and
the
term
of
the
bond.
Such
a
public
11
measure
shall
also
include
on
the
ballot
the
average
increase
12
or
decrease
in
the
property
tax
burden
of
an
average
home
in
13
each
county,
as
well
as
the
average
of
such
averages,
according
14
to
data
provided
by
the
United
States
census
bureau.
15
DIVISION
III
16
SELF-PROMOTION
WITH
TAXPAYER
FUNDS
17
Sec.
5.
Section
68A.405A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
18
2020,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
19
Sec.
6.
Section
68A.405A,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
20
the
following
new
subsections:
21
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
22
“direct
mass
mailing”
means
a
mailing,
regardless
of
whether
23
the
mailing
was
sent
in
response
to
a
request
or
due
to
the
24
recipient’s
enrollment
in
a
program,
the
purpose
of
which
is
to
25
attract
public
attention
to
a
person,
policy,
product,
service,
26
program,
initiative,
law,
legislation,
event,
or
activity
27
promoted
by
the
statewide
elected
official
that
is
all
of
the
28
following:
29
a.
Printed
material
delivered
by
the
United
States
mail
or
30
other
delivery
service.
31
b.
Sent
to
more
than
two
hundred
physical
addresses.
32
c.
Substantially
similar
or
identical
as
regards
each
33
mailing.
34
d.
Sent
at
the
same
time
or
within
a
thirty-day
period.
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NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
1
only
moneys
appropriated
to
the
offices
of
the
governor
and
2
lieutenant
governor
are
considered
under
the
control
of
the
3
governor
or
lieutenant
governor.
4
DIVISION
IV
5
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
6
Sec.
7.
Section
54.9,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
7
follows:
8
54.9
Compensation.
9
The
electors
shall
each
receive
a
compensation
of
10
five
dollars
one-half
of
the
federal
general
services
11
administration’s
per
diem
rate
for
the
relevant
date
and
12
location
for
every
day’s
attendance,
and
the
same
mileage
as
13
members
of
the
general
assembly
which
shall
be
paid
from
funds
14
not
otherwise
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
15
Sec.
8.
Section
68.9,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
16
to
read
as
follows:
17
1.
When
an
impeachment
is
presented,
the
senate
shall,
after
18
the
hour
of
final
adjournment
of
the
legislature
as
soon
as
19
practicable
,
be
forthwith
organized
as
a
court
of
impeachment
20
for
the
trial
thereof,
at
the
capitol.
21
Sec.
9.
Section
68.14,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
22
follows:
23
68.14
Compensation
——
fees
——
payment.
24
The
presiding
officer
and
members
of
the
senate,
while
25
sitting
as
a
court
of
impeachment,
and
the
managers
elected
26
by
the
house
of
representatives,
shall
receive
the
sum
of
27
six
dollars
each
per
day
be
compensated
the
same
as
for
a
28
special
session
of
the
general
assembly,
but
shall
receive
29
no
additional
compensation
during
a
regular
session
of
the
30
general
assembly
,
and
shall
be
reimbursed
for
mileage
expense
31
in
going
from
and
returning
to
their
places
of
residence
by
the
32
ordinary
traveled
routes;
the
secretary,
sergeant
at
arms,
and
33
all
subordinate
officers,
clerks,
and
reporters,
shall
receive
34
such
amount
as
shall
be
determined
upon
by
a
majority
vote
of
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the
members
of
such
court.
The
same
fees
shall
be
allowed
to
1
witnesses,
to
officers,
and
to
other
persons
serving
process
or
2
orders,
as
are
allowed
for
like
services
in
criminal
cases,
but
3
no
fees
can
be
demanded
in
advance.
The
state
treasurer
shall,
4
upon
the
presentation
of
certificates
signed
by
the
presiding
5
officer
and
secretary
of
the
senate,
pay
all
of
the
foregoing
6
compensations
and
the
expenses
of
the
senate
incurred
under
the
7
provisions
of
this
chapter
.
8
DIVISION
V
9
CONDUCT
OF
ELECTIONS
10
Sec.
10.
Section
39.12,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
11
follows:
12
39.12
Failure
to
vacate.
13
An
elected
official
who
has
been
elected
to
another
elective
14
office
to
which
section
39.11
applies
shall
choose
only
one
15
office
in
which
to
serve.
The
official
shall
resign
from
all
16
but
one
of
the
offices
to
which
section
39.11
applies
before
17
the
beginning
of
the
term
of
the
office
to
which
the
person
18
was
most
recently
elected.
Failure
to
submit
the
required
19
resignation
will
result
in
a
vacancy
in
all
the
first
elective
20
offices
office
to
which
the
person
was
elected.
21
Sec.
11.
Section
43.11,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
22
to
read
as
follows:
23
1.
For
an
elective
county
office,
in
the
office
of
the
24
county
commissioner
not
earlier
than
ninety-two
days
nor
later
25
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
sixty-ninth
seventy-fourth
day
before
the
26
day
fixed
for
holding
the
primary
election.
27
Sec.
12.
Section
43.16,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
28
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
b.
A
person
who
has
filed
nomination
papers
with
the
30
commissioner
may
withdraw
as
a
candidate
not
later
than
the
31
sixty-seventh
sixty-ninth
day
before
the
primary
election
by
32
notifying
the
commissioner
in
writing.
33
Sec.
13.
Section
43.23,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
34
follows:
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43.23
Death
or
withdrawal
of
primary
candidate.
1
1.
If
a
person
who
has
filed
nomination
papers
with
the
2
state
commissioner
as
a
candidate
in
a
primary
election
dies
3
or
withdraws
up
to
the
seventy-sixth
day
before
the
primary
4
election,
the
appropriate
convention
or
central
committee
of
5
that
person’s
political
party
may
designate
one
additional
6
primary
election
candidate
for
the
nomination
that
person
7
was
seeking,
if
the
designation
is
submitted
to
the
state
8
commissioner
in
writing
by
5:00
p.m.
on
the
seventy-first
day
9
before
the
date
of
the
primary
election.
The
name
of
any
10
candidate
so
submitted
shall
be
included
in
the
appropriate
11
certificate
or
certificates
furnished
by
the
state
commissioner
12
under
section
43.22
.
13
2.
If
a
person
who
has
filed
nomination
papers
with
the
14
commissioner
as
a
candidate
in
a
primary
election
dies
or
15
withdraws
up
to
the
sixty-seventh
sixty-ninth
day
before
16
the
primary
election,
the
appropriate
convention
or
central
17
committee
of
that
person’s
political
party
may
designate
one
18
additional
primary
election
candidate
for
the
nomination
19
that
person
was
seeking,
if
the
designation
is
submitted
to
20
the
commissioner
in
writing
by
5:00
p.m.
on
the
sixty-third
21
sixty-fourth
day
before
the
primary
election.
The
name
of
22
any
candidate
so
submitted
shall
be
placed
on
the
appropriate
23
ballot
or
ballots
by
the
commissioner.
24
Sec.
14.
Section
43.78,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
25
to
read
as
follows:
26
2.
The
name
of
any
candidate
designated
to
fill
a
vacancy
27
on
the
general
election
ballot
in
accordance
with
subsection
28
1
,
paragraph
“a”
,
“b”
,
or
“c”
shall
be
submitted
in
writing
29
to
the
state
commissioner
not
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
30
seventy-third
seventy-sixth
day
before
the
date
of
the
general
31
election.
32
Sec.
15.
Section
43.79,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
33
follows:
34
43.79
Death
of
candidate
after
time
for
withdrawal.
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The
death
of
a
candidate
nominated
as
provided
by
law
for
any
1
office
to
be
filled
at
a
general
election,
during
the
period
2
beginning
on
the
eighty-first
seventy-fifth
day
before
the
3
general
election,
in
the
case
of
any
candidate
whose
nomination
4
papers
were
filed
with
the
state
commissioner,
or
beginning
5
on
the
seventy-third
day
before
the
general
election,
in
the
6
case
of
any
candidate
whose
nomination
papers
were
filed
with
7
the
commissioner,
and
ending
on
the
last
day
before
at
the
8
time
the
polls
close
on
the
day
of
the
general
election
shall
9
not
operate
to
remove
the
deceased
candidate’s
name
from
the
10
general
election
ballot.
If
the
deceased
candidate
was
seeking
11
the
office
of
senator
or
representative
in
the
Congress
of
12
the
United
States,
governor,
attorney
general,
senator
or
13
representative
in
the
general
assembly
or
county
supervisor,
14
section
49.58
shall
control.
If
the
deceased
candidate
was
15
seeking
any
other
office,
and
as
a
result
of
the
candidate’s
16
death
a
vacancy
is
subsequently
found
to
exist,
the
vacancy
17
shall
be
filled
as
provided
by
chapter
69
.
18
Sec.
16.
Section
44.1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
19
follows:
20
44.1
Political
nonparty
Nonparty
political
organizations.
21
Any
convention
or
caucus
of
eligible
electors
representing
22
a
political
organization
which
is
not
a
political
party
as
23
defined
by
law,
may,
for
the
state,
or
for
any
division
or
24
municipality
thereof,
or
for
any
county,
or
for
any
subdivision
25
thereof,
for
which
such
convention
or
caucus
is
held,
make
one
26
nomination
of
a
candidate
for
each
office
to
be
filled
therein
27
at
the
general
election.
However,
in
order
to
qualify
for
28
any
nomination
made
for
a
statewide
elective
office
by
such
29
a
political
organization
there
shall
be
in
attendance
at
the
30
convention
or
caucus
where
the
nomination
is
made
a
minimum
of
31
two
hundred
fifty
five
hundred
eligible
electors
including
at
32
least
one
eligible
elector
from
each
of
twenty-five
counties.
33
In
order
to
qualify
for
any
nomination
to
the
office
of
United
34
States
representative
there
shall
be
in
attendance
at
the
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convention
or
caucus
where
the
nomination
is
made
a
minimum
1
of
fifty
two
hundred
eligible
electors
who
are
residents
of
2
the
congressional
district
including
at
least
one
eligible
3
elector
from
each
of
at
least
one-half
of
the
counties
of
4
the
congressional
district.
In
order
to
qualify
for
any
5
nomination
to
an
office
to
be
filled
by
the
voters
of
a
county
6
or
of
a
city
there
shall
be
in
attendance
at
the
convention
or
7
caucus
where
the
nomination
is
made
a
minimum
of
ten
twenty
8
eligible
electors
who
are
residents
of
the
county
or
city,
9
as
the
case
may
be,
including
at
least
one
eligible
elector
10
from
at
least
one-half
of
the
voting
precincts
in
that
county
11
or
city.
In
order
to
qualify
for
any
nomination
made
for
12
the
general
assembly
there
shall
be
in
attendance
at
the
13
convention
or
caucus
where
the
nomination
is
made
a
minimum
14
of
ten
twenty-five
eligible
electors
who
are
residents
of
the
15
representative
district
or
twenty
fifty
eligible
electors
who
16
are
residents
of
the
senatorial
district,
as
the
case
may
be,
17
with
at
least
one
eligible
elector
from
one-half
of
the
voting
18
precincts
in
the
district
in
each
case.
The
names
of
all
19
delegates
in
attendance
at
such
convention
or
caucus
and
such
20
fact
shall
be
certified
to
the
state
commissioner
together
with
21
the
other
certification
requirements
of
this
chapter
.
22
Sec.
17.
Section
44.4,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
23
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
24
(1)
Those
filed
with
the
state
commissioner,
not
less
than
25
sixty-eight
seventy-four
days
before
the
date
of
the
election.
26
Sec.
18.
Section
44.9,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2020,
are
27
amended
to
read
as
follows:
28
1.
In
the
office
of
the
state
commissioner,
at
least
29
sixty-eight
days
before
the
date
of
the
election
as
provided
30
in
section
43.76
.
31
2.
In
the
office
of
the
appropriate
commissioner,
at
least
32
sixty-four
days
before
the
date
of
the
election,
except
as
33
otherwise
provided
in
subsection
6
as
provided
in
section
34
43.76
.
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Sec.
19.
Section
48A.9,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
1
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
Registration
closes
at
5:00
p.m.
eleven
days
before
each
3
election
except
general
elections.
For
general
elections,
4
registration
closes
at
5:00
p.m.
ten
days
before
the
election
.
5
An
eligible
elector
may
register
during
the
time
registration
6
is
closed
in
the
elector’s
precinct
but
the
registration
shall
7
not
become
effective
until
registration
opens
again
in
the
8
elector’s
precinct,
except
as
otherwise
provided
in
section
9
48A.7A
.
10
Sec.
20.
NEW
SECTION
.
49.2
Oversight
by
the
state
11
commissioner.
12
The
state
commissioner,
or
a
designee
of
the
state
13
commissioner,
may,
at
the
discretion
of
the
state
commissioner,
14
oversee
the
activities
of
a
county
commissioner
of
elections
15
during
a
period
beginning
sixty
days
before
an
election
and
16
ending
sixty
days
after
an
election.
For
the
purposes
of
this
17
section,
“oversee”
means
to
observe
election-related
activity,
18
correct
any
activity
not
in
accordance
with
law,
and
issue
a
19
written
notice
and
instructions
pursuant
to
section
39A.6
for
20
any
technical
infractions
that
are
observed.
21
Sec.
21.
NEW
SECTION
.
49.42B
Form
of
official
ballot
——
22
candidates
for
president
and
vice
president.
23
When
candidates
for
president
and
vice
president
of
the
24
United
States
appear
on
the
ballot,
the
following
statement
25
shall
appear
directly
above
the
section
of
the
ballot
listing
26
such
candidates:
27
[A
ballot
cast
for
the
named
candidates
for
president
28
and
vice
president
of
the
United
States
is
considered
to
be
29
cast
for
the
slate
of
presidential
electors
nominated
by
30
the
political
party,
nonparty
political
organization,
or
31
independent
candidate.]
32
Sec.
22.
Section
49.53,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
33
to
read
as
follows:
34
1.
The
commissioner
shall
not
less
than
four
nor
more
than
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twenty
days
before
the
day
of
each
election,
except
those
for
1
which
different
publication
requirements
are
prescribed
by
law,
2
publish
notice
of
the
election.
The
notice
shall
contain
a
3
facsimile
of
the
portion
of
the
ballot
containing
the
first
4
rotation
as
prescribed
by
section
49.31,
subsection
2
,
and
5
shall
show
list
the
names
of
all
candidates
or
nominees
and
the
6
office
each
seeks,
and
all
public
questions,
to
be
voted
upon
7
at
the
election.
The
sample
ballot
published
as
a
part
of
the
8
notice
may
at
the
discretion
of
the
commissioner
be
reduced
in
9
size
relative
to
the
actual
ballot
but
such
reduction
shall
10
not
cause
upper
case
letters
appearing
in
candidates’
names
or
11
in
summaries
of
public
measures
on
the
published
sample
ballot
12
to
be
less
than
nine
point
type.
The
notice
shall
also
state
13
the
date
of
the
election,
the
hours
the
polls
will
be
open,
14
that
each
voter
is
required
to
provide
identification
at
the
15
polling
place
before
the
voter
can
receive
and
cast
a
ballot,
16
the
location
of
each
polling
place
at
which
voting
is
to
occur
17
in
the
election,
and
the
names
of
the
precincts
voting
at
each
18
polling
place
,
but
the
statement
need
not
set
forth
any
fact
19
which
is
apparent
from
the
portion
of
the
ballot
appearing
as
20
a
part
of
the
same
notice
.
The
notice
shall
include
the
full
21
text
of
all
public
measures
to
be
voted
upon
at
the
election.
22
The
notice
may
contain
one
or
more
facsimiles
of
the
portion
23
of
the
ballot
containing
the
first
rotation
as
prescribed
by
24
section
49.31,
subsection
2.
25
Sec.
23.
Section
49.58,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
26
to
read
as
follows:
27
1.
If
any
candidate
nominated
by
a
political
party,
28
as
defined
in
section
43.2
,
for
the
office
of
senator
or
29
representative
in
the
Congress
of
the
United
States,
governor,
30
attorney
general,
or
senator
or
representative
in
the
general
31
assembly
dies
during
the
period
beginning
on
the
eighty-eighth
32
eighty-first
day
and
ending
at
the
time
the
polls
close
on
the
33
last
day
before
of
the
general
election,
or
if
any
candidate
34
so
nominated
for
the
office
of
county
supervisor
dies
during
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the
period
beginning
on
the
seventy-third
seventy-fourth
day
1
and
ending
at
the
time
the
polls
close
on
the
last
day
before
2
of
the
general
election,
the
vote
cast
at
the
general
election
3
for
that
office
shall
not
be
canvassed
as
would
otherwise
be
4
required
by
chapter
50
.
Instead,
a
special
election
shall
be
5
held
on
the
first
Tuesday
after
the
second
Monday
in
December,
6
for
the
purpose
of
electing
a
person
to
fill
that
office.
7
Sec.
24.
Section
49.73,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
8
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
9
following:
10
2.
a.
The
commissioner
shall
not
shorten
voting
hours
for
11
any
election
if
there
is
filed
in
the
commissioner’s
office,
at
12
least
twenty-five
days
before
the
election,
a
petition
signed
13
by
at
least
fifty
eligible
electors
of
the
school
district
14
or
city,
as
the
case
may
be,
requesting
that
the
polls
be
15
opened
not
later
than
7:00
a.m.
All
polling
places
where
the
16
candidates
of
or
any
public
question
submitted
by
any
one
17
political
subdivision
are
being
voted
upon
shall
be
opened
at
18
the
same
hour,
except
that
this
requirement
shall
not
apply
to
19
merged
areas
established
under
chapter
260C.
The
hours
at
which
20
the
respective
precinct
polling
places
are
to
open
shall
not
21
be
changed
after
publication
of
the
notice
required
by
section
22
49.53.
The
polling
places
shall
be
closed
at
8:00
p.m.
for
all
23
elections.
24
b.
The
legislative
services
agency
shall
place
on
the
25
internet
site
of
the
agency
information
regarding
the
opening
26
and
closing
times
of
polling
places
until
and
including
27
November
5,
2024.
This
paragraph
is
repealed
effective
July
28
1,
2025.
29
Sec.
25.
Section
49.109,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
30
follows:
31
49.109
Employees
entitled
to
time
to
vote.
32
Any
person
entitled
to
vote
at
an
election
in
this
state
who
33
does
not
have
three
two
consecutive
hours
in
the
period
between
34
the
time
of
the
opening
and
the
time
of
the
closing
of
the
polls
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during
which
the
person
is
not
required
to
be
present
at
work
1
for
an
employer,
is
entitled
to
such
time
off
from
work
time
to
2
vote
as
will
in
addition
to
the
person’s
nonworking
time
total
3
three
two
consecutive
hours
during
the
time
the
polls
are
open.
4
Application
by
any
employee
for
such
absence
shall
be
made
5
individually
and
in
writing
prior
to
the
date
of
the
election,
6
and
the
employer
shall
designate
the
period
of
time
to
be
7
taken.
The
employee
is
not
liable
to
any
penalty
nor
shall
any
8
deduction
be
made
from
the
person’s
regular
salary
or
wages
on
9
account
of
such
absence.
10
Sec.
26.
Section
49A.6,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
11
follows:
12
49A.6
Certification
——
sample
ballot.
13
The
state
commissioner
of
elections
shall,
not
less
than
14
sixty-nine
sixty-three
days
preceding
any
election
at
which
a
15
constitutional
amendment
or
public
measure
is
to
be
submitted
16
to
a
vote
of
the
entire
people
of
the
state,
transmit
to
the
17
county
commissioner
of
elections
of
each
county
a
certified
18
copy
of
the
amendment
or
measure
and
a
sample
of
the
ballot
to
19
be
used
in
such
cases,
prepared
in
accordance
with
law.
20
Sec.
27.
Section
50.44,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
21
follows:
22
50.44
Tie
vote.
23
1.
If
Except
as
otherwise
provided
in
this
section,
if
more
24
than
the
requisite
number
of
persons
,
including
presidential
25
electors,
are
found
to
have
an
equal
and
the
highest
number
26
of
votes,
the
election
of
one
of
them
shall
be
determined
by
27
lot.
The
name
of
each
of
such
candidates
shall
be
written
28
on
separate
pieces
of
paper,
as
nearly
uniform
in
size
and
29
material
as
possible,
and
placed
in
a
receptacle
so
that
30
the
names
cannot
be
seen.
In
the
presence
of
the
board
of
31
canvassers,
one
of
them
shall
publicly
draw
one
of
such
names,
32
and
such
person
shall
be
declared
elected.
The
result
of
such
33
drawing
shall
be
entered
upon
the
abstract
of
votes
and
duly
34
recorded,
and
a
certificate
of
election
issued
to
such
person,
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as
provided
in
this
chapter
.
1
2.
If
more
than
the
requisite
number
of
candidates
for
2
United
States
senator
or
representative
to
the
United
States
3
house
of
representatives
are
found
to
have
an
equal
and
highest
4
number
of
votes,
a
special
election
shall
be
held
sixty-six
5
days
after
the
final
canvass
or
recount,
whichever
is
later,
6
in
which
each
such
candidate
shall
be
the
only
candidates
on
7
the
ballot.
8
3.
If
more
than
the
requisite
number
of
candidates
for
9
a
statewide
elected
office,
member
of
the
general
assembly,
10
member
of
a
board
of
supervisors,
or
a
partisan
office
to
11
be
filled
by
a
vote
of
the
residents
of
a
whole
county,
are
12
found
to
have
an
equal
and
highest
number
of
votes,
a
special
13
election
shall
be
held
consistent
with
section
69.14,
in
which
14
each
such
candidate
shall
be
the
only
candidates
on
the
ballot.
15
4.
If
more
than
the
requisite
number
of
presidential
16
electors
are
found
to
have
an
equal
and
the
highest
number
of
17
votes,
the
presidential
electors
shall
be
assigned
one-half
18
to
each
candidate.
If
there
is
an
odd
number
of
presidential
19
electors,
the
remaining
elector
shall
be
assigned
by
lot.
20
Sec.
28.
Section
50.48,
subsection
3,
Code
2020,
is
amended
21
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
22
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
In
addition
to
the
persons
listed
in
23
paragraph
“a”
,
the
candidate
requesting
the
recount
and
the
24
apparent
winning
candidate
may
each
submit
a
request
to
a
25
commissioner
from
a
county
other
than
the
county
conducting
the
26
recount
to
be
present
at
the
recount.
Such
a
commissioner
may
27
report
any
irregularities
observed
by
the
commissioner
at
any
28
time
after
the
election
to
the
state
commissioner.
29
Sec.
29.
Section
50.48,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
Code
30
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
31
b.
Any
member
of
the
recount
board
may
at
any
time
during
32
the
recount
proceedings
for
an
election
for
a
statewide
elected
33
official
as
defined
in
section
68B.2,
a
United
States
senator,
34
or
United
States
representative
extend
the
recount
of
votes
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cast
for
the
office
or
nomination
in
question
to
any
other
1
precinct
or
precincts
in
the
same
county,
or
from
which
the
2
returns
were
reported
to
the
commissioner
responsible
for
3
conducting
the
election,
without
the
necessity
of
posting
4
additional
bond.
The
recount
proceedings
for
an
election
for
5
any
other
office
shall
include
all
precincts
in
which
a
ballot
6
for
the
election
was
cast.
7
Sec.
30.
NEW
SECTION
.
50.52
Enforcement.
8
Members
of
local
law
enforcement
agencies
and
the
state
9
patrol
are
authorized
to
take
all
reasonable
actions
to
prevent
10
violations
of
this
chapter.
11
Sec.
31.
Section
53.2,
subsection
4,
paragraph
a,
12
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
13
follows:
14
Each
application
shall
contain
the
following
information
To
15
request
an
absentee
ballot,
a
registered
voter
shall
provide
:
16
Sec.
32.
Section
53.2,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
Code
2020,
17
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
18
b.
If
insufficient
information
has
been
provided,
including
19
the
absence
of
a
voter
verification
number,
either
on
the
20
prescribed
form
or
on
an
application
created
by
the
applicant,
21
the
commissioner
shall,
by
the
best
means
available,
obtain
22
the
additional
necessary
information
within
twenty-four
hours
23
after
the
receipt
of
the
absentee
ballot
request,
contact
the
24
applicant
by
telephone
and
electronic
mail,
if
such
information
25
has
been
provided
by
the
applicant.
If
the
commissioner
is
26
unable
to
contact
the
applicant
by
telephone
or
electronic
27
mail,
the
commissioner
shall
send
a
notice
to
the
applicant
28
at
the
address
where
the
applicant
is
registered
to
vote,
or
29
to
the
applicant’s
mailing
address
if
it
is
different
from
30
the
residential
address.
If
the
applicant
has
requested
the
31
ballot
to
be
sent
to
an
address
that
is
not
the
applicant’s
32
residential
or
mailing
address,
the
commissioner
shall
send
an
33
additional
notice
to
the
address
where
the
applicant
requested
34
the
ballot
to
be
sent.
A
commissioner
shall
not
use
the
voter
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registration
system
to
obtain
additional
necessary
information
.
1
A
voter
requesting
or
casting
a
ballot
pursuant
to
section
2
53.22
shall
not
be
required
to
provide
a
voter
verification
3
number.
The
state
commissioner
shall
adopt
rules
to
implement
4
this
section.
5
Sec.
33.
Section
53.2,
subsection
4,
Code
2020,
is
amended
6
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
7
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
d.
If
an
applicant
does
not
have
current
8
access
to
the
applicant’s
voter
verification
number,
the
9
commissioner
shall
verify
the
applicant’s
identity
prior
to
10
supplying
the
voter
verification
number
by
asking
the
applicant
11
to
provide
at
least
two
of
the
following
facts
about
the
12
applicant:
13
(1)
Date
of
birth.
14
(2)
The
last
four
digits
of
the
applicant’s
social
security
15
number,
if
applicable.
16
(3)
Residential
address.
17
(4)
Mailing
address.
18
(5)
Middle
name.
19
(6)
Voter
verification
number
as
defined
in
paragraph
“c”
.
20
Sec.
34.
Section
53.10,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
21
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
22
a.
Each
person
who
wishes
to
vote
by
absentee
ballot
at
23
the
commissioner’s
office
shall
first
sign
an
application
24
for
a
ballot
including
the
following
information:
name,
25
current
address,
voter
verification
number,
and
the
election
26
for
which
the
ballot
is
requested.
The
person
may
report
a
27
change
of
address
or
other
information
on
the
person’s
voter
28
registration
record
at
that
time.
Prior
to
furnishing
a
29
ballot,
the
commissioner
shall
verify
the
person’s
identity
30
as
provided
in
section
49.78.
The
registered
voter
shall
31
immediately
mark
the
ballot;
enclose
the
ballot
in
a
secrecy
32
envelope,
if
necessary,
and
seal
it
in
the
envelope
marked
33
with
the
affidavit;
subscribe
to
the
affidavit
on
the
reverse
34
side
of
the
envelope;
and
return
the
absentee
ballot
to
the
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commissioner.
The
commissioner
shall
record
the
numbers
1
appearing
on
the
application
and
affidavit
envelope
along
with
2
the
name
of
the
registered
voter.
3
Sec.
35.
Section
53.10,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
4
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
5
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0b.
If
an
unregistered
person
offering
6
to
vote
an
absentee
ballot
pursuant
to
this
section
prior
to
7
the
deadline
in
section
48A.9
does
not
have
an
Iowa
driver’s
8
license,
an
Iowa
nonoperator’s
identification
card,
or
a
voter
9
identification
number
assigned
to
the
voter
by
the
state
10
commissioner
pursuant
to
section
47.7,
subsection
2,
the
person
11
may
satisfy
identity
and
residence
requirements
as
provided
in
12
section
49.78.
This
section
shall
also
apply
to
a
registered
13
voter
casting
a
ballot
pursuant
to
this
section
who
has
not
yet
14
received
a
voter
verification
number.
15
Sec.
36.
Section
53.11,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
16
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
a.
Not
more
than
twenty-nine
days
before
the
date
of
18
an
election,
satellite
absentee
voting
stations
may
be
19
established
throughout
the
cities
and
county
at
the
direction
20
of
the
commissioner
and
shall
be
established
upon
receipt
21
of
a
petition
signed
by
not
less
than
one
hundred
eligible
22
electors
requesting
that
a
satellite
absentee
voting
station
23
be
established
at
a
location
to
be
described
on
the
petition.
24
However,
if
a
special
election
is
scheduled
in
the
county
on
a
25
date
that
falls
between
the
date
of
the
regular
city
election
26
and
the
date
of
the
city
runoff
election,
the
commissioner
is
27
not
required
to
establish
a
satellite
absentee
voting
station
28
for
the
city
runoff
election.
29
Sec.
37.
Section
53.11,
subsection
2,
paragraph
e,
Code
30
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
31
e.
For
a
special
election,
no
later
than
thirty-two
eighteen
32
days
before
the
special
election.
33
Sec.
38.
Section
53.18,
subsections
2
and
3,
Code
2020,
are
34
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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2.
a.
If
the
commissioner
receives
the
return
envelope
1
containing
the
completed
absentee
ballot
by
5:00
p.m.
on
the
2
Saturday
before
the
election
for
general
elections
and
by
5:00
3
p.m.
on
the
Friday
before
the
election
for
all
other
elections,
4
the
commissioner
shall
review
the
affidavit
marked
on
the
5
return
envelope,
if
applicable,
for
completeness
or
shall
open
6
the
return
envelope
to
review
the
affidavit
for
completeness.
7
If
the
affidavit
is
incomplete,
the
commissioner
shall,
within
8
twenty-four
hours
of
the
time
the
envelope
was
received,
notify
9
the
voter
of
that
fact
and
that
the
voter
may
complete
the
10
affidavit
in
person
at
the
office
of
the
commissioner
by
5:00
11
p.m.
on
the
day
before
the
election,
vote
a
replacement
ballot
12
in
the
manner
and
within
the
time
period
provided
in
subsection
13
3
,
or
appear
at
the
voter’s
precinct
polling
place
on
election
14
day
and
cast
a
ballot
in
accordance
with
section
53.19,
15
subsection
3
.
If
the
affidavit
lacks
the
signature
of
the
16
registered
voter,
the
commissioner
shall,
within
twenty-four
17
hours
of
the
receipt
of
the
envelope,
notify
the
voter
of
the
18
deficiency
and
inform
the
voter
that
the
voter
may
vote
a
19
replacement
ballot
as
provided
in
subsection
3,
cast
a
ballot
20
as
provided
in
section
53.19,
subsection
3,
or
complete
the
21
affidavit
in
person
at
the
office
of
the
commissioner
not
later
22
than
noon
on
the
Monday
following
the
election,
or
if
the
law
23
authorizing
the
election
specifies
that
the
votes
be
canvassed
24
earlier
than
the
Monday
following
the
election,
before
the
25
canvass
of
the
election.
26
b.
If
the
commissioner
receives
the
return
envelope
27
containing
the
completed
absentee
ballot
after
the
deadline
28
in
paragraph
“a”
,
the
commissioner
shall
submit
the
affidavit
29
to
the
absentee
and
special
voters
precinct
board
for
review.
30
If
the
absentee
and
special
voters
precinct
determines
that
31
the
affidavit
is
incomplete,
the
commissioner
shall,
within
32
twenty-four
hours
of
the
determination,
notify
the
voter.
If
33
the
affidavit
lacks
the
signature
of
the
registered
voter,
the
34
commissioner
shall
notify
the
voter
that
the
voter
may
complete
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the
affidavit
in
person
at
the
office
of
the
commissioner
1
not
later
than
noon
on
the
Monday
following
the
election,
or
2
if
the
law
authorizing
the
election
specifies
that
the
votes
3
be
canvassed
earlier
than
the
Monday
following
the
election,
4
before
the
canvass
of
the
election.
5
3.
If
the
affidavit
envelope
or
the
return
envelope
marked
6
with
the
affidavit
contains
a
defect
that
would
cause
the
7
absentee
ballot
to
be
rejected
by
the
absentee
and
special
8
voters
precinct
board,
the
commissioner
shall
immediately
9
notify
the
voter
of
that
fact
and
that
the
voter’s
absentee
10
ballot
shall
not
be
counted
unless
the
voter
requests
and
11
returns
a
replacement
ballot
in
the
time
permitted
under
12
section
53.17,
subsection
2
.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section
,
13
a
return
envelope
marked
with
the
affidavit
shall
be
considered
14
to
contain
a
defect
if
it
appears
to
the
commissioner
that
15
the
signature
on
the
envelope
has
been
signed
by
someone
16
other
than
the
registered
voter,
in
comparing
the
signature
17
on
the
envelope
to
the
signature
on
record
of
the
registered
18
voter
named
on
the
envelope.
A
signature
or
marking
made
19
in
accordance
with
section
39.3,
subsection
17
,
shall
not
20
be
considered
a
defect
for
purposes
of
this
section
.
The
21
voter
may
request
a
replacement
ballot
in
person,
in
writing,
22
or
over
the
telephone.
The
same
serial
number
that
was
23
assigned
to
the
records
of
the
original
absentee
ballot
24
application
shall
be
used
on
the
envelope
and
records
of
the
25
replacement
ballot.
The
envelope
marked
with
the
affidavit
and
26
containing
the
completed
replacement
ballot
shall
be
marked
27
“Replacement
ballot”.
The
envelope
marked
with
the
affidavit
28
and
containing
the
original
ballot
shall
be
marked
“Defective”
29
and
the
replacement
ballot
shall
be
attached
to
such
envelope
30
containing
the
original
ballot
and
shall
be
stored
in
a
secure
31
place
until
they
are
delivered
to
the
absentee
and
special
32
voters
precinct
board,
notwithstanding
sections
53.26
and
33
53.27
.
34
Sec.
39.
Section
53.18,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
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following
new
subsection:
1
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
04.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
a
2
return
envelope
marked
with
the
affidavit
shall
be
considered
3
incomplete
if
the
affidavit
lacks
the
registered
voter’s
4
signature.
A
signature
or
marking
made
in
accordance
with
5
section
39.3,
subsection
17,
shall
not
cause
an
affidavit
to
be
6
considered
incomplete.
7
Sec.
40.
Section
53.22,
subsection
3,
Code
2020,
is
amended
8
to
read
as
follows:
9
3.
Any
registered
voter
who
becomes
a
patient,
tenant,
or
10
resident
of
a
hospital,
assisted
living
program,
or
health
care
11
facility
in
the
county
where
the
voter
is
registered
to
vote
12
within
three
days
prior
to
the
date
of
any
election
after
the
13
deadline
to
make
a
written
application
for
an
absentee
ballot
14
as
provided
in
section
53.2
or
on
election
day
may
request
an
15
absentee
ballot
during
that
period
or
on
election
day.
As
an
16
alternative
to
the
application
procedure
prescribed
by
section
17
53.2
,
the
registered
voter
may
make
the
request
directly
to
18
the
officers
who
are
delivering
and
returning
absentee
ballots
19
under
this
section
.
Alternatively,
the
request
may
be
made
by
20
telephone
to
the
office
of
the
commissioner
not
later
than
four
21
hours
before
the
close
of
the
polls.
If
the
requester
is
found
22
to
be
a
registered
voter
of
that
county,
these
officers
shall
23
deliver
the
appropriate
absentee
ballot
to
the
registered
voter
24
in
the
manner
prescribed
by
this
section
.
25
Sec.
41.
Section
53.22,
subsection
6,
paragraph
a,
Code
26
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
a.
If
the
registered
voter
becomes
a
patient,
tenant,
or
28
resident
of
a
hospital,
assisted
living
program,
or
health
29
care
facility
outside
the
county
where
the
voter
is
registered
30
to
vote
within
three
days
before
the
date
of
any
election
31
after
the
deadline
to
make
a
written
application
for
an
32
absentee
ballot
as
provided
in
section
53.2
or
on
election
33
day,
the
voter
may
designate
a
person
to
deliver
and
return
34
the
absentee
ballot.
The
designee
may
be
any
person
the
voter
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chooses
except
that
no
candidate
for
any
office
to
be
voted
1
upon
for
the
election
for
which
the
ballot
is
requested
may
2
deliver
a
ballot
under
this
subsection
.
The
request
for
an
3
absentee
ballot
may
be
made
by
telephone
to
the
office
of
the
4
commissioner
not
later
than
four
hours
before
the
close
of
the
5
polls.
If
the
requester
is
found
to
be
a
registered
voter
of
6
that
county,
the
ballot
shall
be
delivered
by
mail
or
by
the
7
person
designated
by
the
voter.
An
application
form
shall
be
8
included
with
the
absentee
ballot
and
shall
be
signed
by
the
9
voter
and
returned
with
the
ballot.
10
Sec.
42.
Section
58.1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
11
follows:
12
58.1
Notice
——
grounds.
13
The
contestant
for
the
office
of
governor
shall,
within
14
thirty
fourteen
days
after
the
proclamation
of
the
result
of
15
the
election,
deliver
to
the
presiding
officer
of
each
house
16
of
the
general
assembly
a
notice
of
intent
to
contest,
and
a
17
specification
of
the
grounds
of
such
contest,
as
provided
in
18
chapter
62
.
19
Sec.
43.
Section
58.4,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2020,
are
20
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
1.
The
names
of
members
of
each
house,
except
the
presiding
22
officer
and
the
majority
and
minority
leaders
,
written
on
23
similar
paper
tickets,
shall
be
placed
in
a
box,
the
names
of
24
the
senators
in
their
presence
by
their
secretary,
and
the
25
names
of
the
representatives
in
their
presence
by
their
clerk.
26
2.
The
secretary
of
the
senate
in
the
presence
of
the
27
senate,
and
the
clerk
of
the
house
of
representatives
in
28
the
presence
of
the
house,
shall
draw
from
their
respective
29
boxes
the
names
of
seven
five
members
each.
The
majority
and
30
minority
leaders
of
each
house
shall
also
serve
on
the
contest
31
court.
32
Sec.
44.
Section
68A.405,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
33
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
(3)
“Published
material”
means
any
newspaper,
magazine,
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shopper,
outdoor
advertising
facility,
poster,
direct
mailing,
1
brochure,
internet
site,
campaign
sign,
or
any
other
form
of
2
printed
or
electronic
general
public
political
advertising.
3
“Published
material”
includes
television,
video,
or
motion
4
picture
advertising
,
automated
telephone
calls,
and
text
5
messages
.
6
Sec.
45.
Section
68A.405,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
7
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
8
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
i.
An
organization
that
sends
a
text
message
9
described
by
this
section
may
abbreviate
the
words
“paid
for
10
by”
as
“Pfb:”.
An
organization
may
use
the
full
name
of
the
11
organization
or
the
last
name
of
the
candidate
followed
by
12
the
organization’s
committee
identification
number.
If
the
13
organization
is
a
political
party,
the
name
of
the
organization
14
may
be
abbreviated.
15
Sec.
46.
NEW
SECTION
.
68A.507
Deceptive
names
prohibited.
16
No
person
shall
place
on
any
published
material,
as
defined
17
in
section
68A.405,
a
name
or
abbreviation
of
a
name
intended
18
to
cause
a
voter
to
believe
that
the
person
represents
a
19
political
party
or
nonparty
political
organization
of
which
the
20
person
is
not
a
candidate.
21
Sec.
47.
Section
69.9,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
22
follows:
23
69.9
Person
removed
not
eligible.
24
No
person
can
be
appointed
to
fill
a
vacancy
who
has
been
25
removed
from
office
within
one
year
next
preceding
.
26
Sec.
48.
Section
69.14,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
27
follows:
28
69.14
Special
election
to
fill
vacancies.
29
1.
A
special
election
to
fill
a
vacancy
shall
be
held
for
a
30
representative
in
Congress,
when
Congress
is
in
session
or
will
31
convene
prior
to
the
next
general
election,
or
for
a
senator
or
32
representative
in
the
general
assembly,
when
the
body
in
which
33
such
vacancy
exists
is
in
session,
or
the
general
assembly
will
34
convene
prior
to
the
next
general
election,
and
the
governor
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shall
order,
not
later
than
five
days
from
the
date
the
vacancy
1
exists,
a
special
election,
giving
not
less
than
forty
days’
2
notice
of
such
election.
3
2.
In
the
event
the
special
election
is
to
fill
a
vacancy
4
in
the
general
assembly
while
it
is
in
session
or
within
5
forty-five
days
of
the
convening
of
any
session,
the
time
limit
6
provided
in
this
section
shall
not
apply
and
the
governor
7
shall
order
such
,
not
later
than
five
days
after
the
day
the
8
vacancy
occurs,
a
special
election
at
the
earliest
practical
9
time
,
giving
at
least
eighteen
twenty-one,
but
no
more
than
10
forty-two,
days’
notice
of
the
special
election.
Any
special
11
election
called
under
this
section
must
be
held
on
a
Tuesday
12
and
shall
not
be
held
on
the
same
day
as
a
school
election
13
within
the
district.
14
Sec.
49.
Section
376.5,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
15
follows:
16
376.5
Publication
of
ballot.
17
Notice
containing
a
copy
of
the
ballot
for
each
regular,
18
special,
primary,
or
runoff
city
election
must
be
published
by
19
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
as
provided
in
section
20
362.3
,
except
that
notice
of
a
regular,
primary,
or
runoff
21
election
may
be
published
not
less
than
four
days
before
the
22
date
of
the
election.
The
published
notice
must
contain
shall
23
list
the
names
of
all
candidates,
and
may
not
contain
any
party
24
designations.
The
published
notice
must
contain
shall
include
25
any
question
to
be
submitted
to
the
voters.
The
notice
may
26
contain
one
or
more
facsimiles
of
the
portion
of
the
ballot
27
containing
the
first
arrangement
of
candidates
as
prescribed
28
by
section
49.31,
subsection
2.
29
Sec.
50.
Section
445.5,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
30
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
31
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
i.
Until
November
5,
2024,
the
hours
during
32
which
polling
places
are
open
on
election
days.
This
paragraph
33
is
repealed
effective
July
1,
2025.
34
Sec.
51.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
following
take
effect
January
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1,
2021:
1
1.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
2
43.11.
3
2.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
4
43.16.
5
3.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
6
43.23.
7
4.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
8
43.78.
9
5.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
10
43.79.
11
6.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
12
44.1.
13
7.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
14
44.4.
15
8.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
16
44.9.
17
Sec.
52.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
following,
being
deemed
of
18
immediate
importance,
take
effect
upon
enactment:
19
1.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
20
49.79.
21
2.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
22
49.109.
23
DIVISION
VI
24
VOTER
REGISTRATION
25
Sec.
53.
Section
47.7,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
26
following
new
subsection:
27
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
The
state
registrar
of
voters
shall
use
28
information
from
the
electronic
registration
information
center
29
to
update
information
in
the
statewide
voter
registration
30
system,
including
but
not
limited
to
the
following
reports:
31
a.
In-state
duplicates.
32
b.
In-state
updates.
33
c.
Cross-state
matches.
34
d.
Deceased.
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e.
Eligible
but
unregistered.
1
f.
National
change
of
address.
2
Sec.
54.
Section
48A.10A,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
3
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
1.
The
state
registrar
shall
compare
lists
of
persons
who
5
are
registered
to
vote
with
the
department
of
transportation’s
6
driver’s
license
and
nonoperator’s
identification
card
files
7
and
shall,
on
an
initial
basis,
issue
a
voter
identification
8
card
to
each
active,
registered
voter
whose
name
does
not
9
appear
in
the
department
of
transportation’s
files.
The
voter
10
identification
card
shall
include
the
name
of
the
registered
11
voter,
a
signature
line
above
which
the
registered
voter
shall
12
sign
the
voter
identification
card,
the
registered
voter’s
13
identification
number
assigned
to
the
voter
pursuant
to
section
14
47.7,
subsection
2
,
and
an
additional
four-digit
personal
15
identification
number
assigned
by
the
state
commissioner
,
and
16
the
times
during
which
polling
places
will
be
open
on
election
17
days
.
18
Sec.
55.
Section
48A.26B,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
19
follows:
20
48A.26B
Form
of
acknowledgment.
21
The
state
registrar
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
22
17A
to
prescribe
the
form
of
written
acknowledgments
sent
to
23
a
registrant
by
a
commissioner
pursuant
to
section
48A.26
or
24
48A.26A
.
An
acknowledgment
sent
after
March
1,
2023,
shall
25
include
the
times
during
which
polling
places
will
be
open
on
26
election
days.
27
Sec.
56.
Section
48A.27,
subsection
4,
paragraph
c,
28
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
(2)
The
notice
shall
contain
a
statement
in
substantially
30
the
following
form:
31
Information
received
from
the
United
States
postal
service
32
indicates
that
you
are
no
longer
a
resident
of,
and
therefore
33
not
eligible
to
vote
in
(name
of
county)
County,
Iowa.
If
this
34
information
is
not
correct,
and
you
still
live
in
(name
of
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county)
County,
please
complete
and
mail
the
attached
postage
1
paid
card
at
least
ten
days
before
the
primary
or
general
2
election
and
at
least
eleven
days
before
any
other
election
at
3
which
you
wish
to
vote.
If
the
information
is
correct
and
you
4
have
moved,
please
contact
a
local
official
in
your
new
area
5
for
assistance
in
registering
there.
If
you
do
not
mail
in
6
the
card,
you
may
be
required
to
show
identification
before
7
being
allowed
to
vote
in
(name
of
county)
County.
If
you
do
not
8
return
the
card,
and
you
do
not
vote
in
an
election
in
(name
9
of
county)
County,
Iowa,
on
or
before
(date
of
second
general
10
election
following
the
date
of
the
notice)
your
name
will
be
11
removed
from
the
list
of
voters
in
that
county.
12
Sec.
57.
Section
48A.29,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
13
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14
b.
The
notice
shall
contain
a
statement
in
substantially
the
15
following
form:
16
Information
received
from
the
United
States
postal
service
17
indicates
that
you
are
no
longer
a
resident
of
(residence
18
address)
in
(name
of
county)
County,
Iowa.
If
this
information
19
is
not
correct,
and
you
still
live
in
(name
of
county)
County,
20
please
complete
and
mail
the
attached
postage
paid
card
at
21
least
ten
days
before
the
primary
or
general
election
and
at
22
least
eleven
days
before
any
other
election
at
which
you
wish
23
to
vote.
If
the
information
is
correct,
and
you
have
moved,
24
please
contact
a
local
official
in
your
new
area
for
assistance
25
in
registering
there.
If
you
do
not
mail
in
the
card,
you
may
26
be
required
to
show
identification
before
being
allowed
to
vote
27
in
(name
of
county)
County.
If
you
do
not
return
the
card,
and
28
you
do
not
vote
in
some
election
in
(name
of
county)
County,
29
Iowa,
on
or
before
(date
of
second
general
election
following
30
the
date
of
the
notice)
your
name
will
be
removed
from
the
list
31
of
voters
in
that
county.
32
Sec.
58.
Section
48A.29,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
33
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
b.
The
notice
shall
contain
a
statement
in
substantially
the
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following
form:
1
Information
received
by
this
office
indicates
that
you
are
no
2
longer
a
resident
of
(residence
address)
in
(name
of
county)
3
County,
Iowa.
If
the
information
is
not
correct,
and
you
still
4
live
at
that
address,
please
complete
and
mail
the
attached
5
postage
paid
card
at
least
ten
days
before
the
primary
or
6
general
election
and
at
least
eleven
days
before
any
other
7
election
at
which
you
wish
to
vote.
If
the
information
is
8
correct,
and
you
have
moved
within
the
county,
you
may
update
9
your
registration
by
listing
your
new
address
on
the
card
and
10
mailing
it
back.
If
you
have
moved
outside
the
county,
please
11
contact
a
local
official
in
your
new
area
for
assistance
in
12
registering
there.
If
you
do
not
mail
in
the
card,
you
may
be
13
required
to
show
identification
before
being
allowed
to
vote
in
14
(name
of
county)
County.
If
you
do
not
return
the
card,
and
you
15
do
not
vote
in
some
election
in
(name
of
county)
County,
Iowa,
16
on
or
before
(date
of
second
general
election
following
the
17
date
of
the
notice)
your
name
will
be
removed
from
the
list
of
18
registered
voters
in
that
county.
19
Sec.
59.
NEW
SECTION
.
48A.39A
Voter
list
maintenance
20
reports.
21
1.
The
commissioner
of
registration
shall
annually
22
submit
to
the
state
registrar
of
voters
a
report
regarding
23
the
number
of
voter
registration
records
marked
inactive
or
24
canceled
pursuant
to
sections
48A.28
through
48A.30.
The
state
25
registrar
of
voters
shall
publish
such
reports
on
the
internet
26
site
of
the
state
registrar
of
voters.
27
2.
The
state
registrar
of
voters
shall
determine
by
rule
the
28
form
and
submission
deadline
of
reports
submitted
pursuant
to
29
subsection
1.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
This
bill
relates
to
the
conduct
of
elections.
34
DIVISION
I
——
PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS.
This
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division
of
the
bill
relates
to
the
process
for
amending
the
1
Iowa
constitution.
The
bill
requires
the
commissioner
of
2
elections
to
summarize
proposed
constitutional
amendments
and
3
public
measures
and
to
post
the
full
text
of
such
proposed
4
constitutional
amendments
and
public
measures
within
voting
5
booths.
Current
law
allows
the
commissioner
of
elections
6
to
summarize
proposed
constitutional
amendments
and
public
7
measures.
8
DIVISION
II
——
ISSUANCE
OF
BONDS.
This
division
of
the
bill
9
relates
to
the
issuance
of
bonds.
The
bill
requires
a
public
10
measure
to
approve
the
issuance
of
bonds
to
include
on
the
11
ballot
the
current
property
tax
levy,
the
term
of
the
bond,
12
and
the
average
increase
or
decrease
in
the
amount
of
property
13
tax
due
on
an
average
home
in
each
county
voting
on
the
bond,
14
as
well
as
the
average
of
such
averages,
according
to
data
15
provided
by
the
United
States
census
bureau.
16
DIVISION
III
——
SELF-PROMOTION
WITH
TAXPAYER
FUNDS.
This
17
division
of
the
bill
relates
to
the
prohibition
on
using
18
taxpayer
funds
for
self-promotion.
The
bill
defines
“direct
19
mass
mailing”
for
the
purposes
of
the
prohibition
as
a
mailing
20
the
purpose
of
which
is
to
promote
a
person
or
idea
sent
by
a
21
statewide
elected
official
that
is
delivered
by
a
mail
service,
22
sent
to
more
than
two
hundred
addresses,
is
substantially
23
similar
as
regards
each
mailing,
and
all
of
which
mailings
are
24
sent
at
the
same
time
or
within
30
days
of
each
other.
25
DIVISION
IV
——
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS.
This
division
of
26
the
bill
relates
to
various
changes
to
the
Code.
27
The
bill
changes
the
rate
of
compensation
for
presidential
28
electors
from
$5
per
day
to
one-half
of
the
per
diem
rate
set
by
29
the
federal
general
services
administration.
30
The
bill
changes
the
time
at
which
the
senate
shall
organize
31
as
a
court
of
impeachment
from
forthwith
after
the
hour
of
32
final
adjournment
to
as
soon
as
practicable.
The
bill
also
33
changes
the
rate
of
compensation
for
members
serving
on
a
court
34
of
impeachment
to
the
same
rate
as
for
members
serving
in
a
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special
session
of
the
general
assembly
if
the
general
assembly
1
is
not
in
regular
session.
If
the
general
assembly
is
in
2
regular
session,
the
bill
provides
that
members
shall
receive
3
no
additional
compensation.
4
DIVISION
V
——
CONDUCT
OF
ELECTIONS.
This
division
of
the
5
bill
relates
to
the
conduct
of
elections.
6
The
bill
provides
that
a
person
who
holds
an
elective
office
7
and
wins
an
election
for
a
second
office
shall
automatically
8
vacate
the
first
office
if
the
person
does
not
vacate
one
of
9
the
offices.
10
The
bill
alters
the
deadlines
for
filing
a
nomination
11
petition,
withdrawing
a
nomination,
and
filling
a
ballot
12
vacancy.
If
a
vacancy
occurs
on
a
ballot
due
to
the
death
of
a
13
candidate
after
the
date
for
filling
a
vacancy
until
the
time
14
the
polls
close
on
election
day,
the
election
for
that
office
15
shall
not
be
canvassed
and
the
office
shall
be
filled
by
a
16
special
election.
17
The
bill
changes
the
filing
deadline
for
nomination
papers
18
of
persons
seeking
to
be
a
nonparty
political
organization’s
19
candidate
for
elected
office.
The
bill
changes
the
deadlines
20
for
filing
nomination
papers
and
objections
to
the
same
21
deadline
that
is
applied
to
persons
seeking
to
be
a
political
22
party’s
candidate
for
elected
office.
23
The
bill
makes
technical
changes
to
the
provisions
of
law
24
governing
the
content
of
notices
of
elections.
25
The
bill
alters
the
number
of
signatures
required
for
a
26
person
to
obtain
a
nomination
by
petition.
27
The
bill
moves
the
voter
registration
deadline
for
all
28
elections
other
than
general
elections
from
11
days
before
an
29
election
to
10
days
before
an
election.
The
voter
registration
30
deadline
for
general
elections
is
currently
10
days
before
31
the
election.
The
bill
does
not
affect
election
day
voter
32
registration.
33
The
bill
allows
the
state
commissioner
of
elections
to
34
oversee
the
activities
of
county
commissioners
of
elections
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during
a
period
beginning
60
days
prior
to
an
election
and
1
ending
60
days
after
an
election.
2
The
bill
changes
the
circumstances
under
which
and
places
at
3
which
a
county
commissioner
of
elections
may
create
a
satellite
4
voting
location.
5
The
bill
changes
the
closing
time
for
polling
places
for
6
state
primary
and
general
elections,
and
other
partisan
7
elections,
and
any
other
election
held
concurrently
therewith,
8
from
9:00
p.m.
to
8:00
p.m.
The
bill
requires
that
the
opening
9
and
closing
times
for
polling
places
be
placed
on
the
internet
10
site
of
the
legislative
services
agency,
voter
identification
11
cards,
and
property
tax
statements.
12
The
bill
reduces
the
number
of
hours
an
employee
must
have
13
available
away
from
work
during
the
time
polls
are
open
on
14
election
day
from
three
hours
to
two
hours.
15
The
bill
requires
the
state
commissioner
of
elections
16
to
transmit
a
certified
copy
of
a
constitutional
amendment
17
or
public
measure
and
a
sample
ballot
to
each
county
18
commissioner
of
elections
63
days
before
an
election
at
which
a
19
constitutional
amendment
or
public
measure
is
to
be
submitted
20
to
a
vote
of
the
entire
people
of
the
state.
Current
law
21
requires
such
certified
copies
and
sample
ballots
to
be
sent
69
22
days
before
the
election.
23
The
bill
requires
any
election
other
than
a
presidential
24
election
or
an
election
for
a
nonpartisan
office
that
results
25
in
a
tie
to
go
to
a
special
election.
A
tied
election
for
26
president
shall
result
in
the
electors
being
split
between
the
27
candidates.
28
The
bill
allows
a
candidate
requesting
a
recount
to
request
29
the
presence
of
a
county
commissioner
of
elections
from
another
30
county
at
the
recount.
Such
a
commissioner
may
report
any
31
irregularities
observed
by
the
commissioner
at
any
time
after
32
the
election
to
the
state
commissioner
of
elections.
33
The
bill
requires
a
recount
for
an
election
other
than
a
34
statewide
election
to
include
all
precincts
in
which
a
ballot
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for
the
contested
election
was
cast.
1
The
bill
grants
local
law
enforcement
agencies
and
the
state
2
patrol
the
authority
to
take
all
reasonable
actions
to
prevent
3
violations
of
Code
chapter
50
(canvass
of
votes).
4
The
bill
makes
technical
changes
to
the
Code
section
5
controlling
absentee
ballot
request
forms.
6
The
bill
requires
a
county
commissioner
of
elections
who
7
receives
an
incomplete
absentee
ballot
request
to
inform
8
the
applicant
within
24
hours
of
receipt
of
the
request
9
by
telephone
or
electronic
mail
if
such
information
was
10
provided,
and
by
mail
if
such
information
was
not
provided.
11
The
bill
prohibits
a
county
commissioner
of
elections
from
12
using
the
voter
registration
system
to
obtain
additional
13
necessary
information.
The
bill
allows
a
county
commissioner
14
of
elections
to
verify
the
identity
of
an
applicant
for
15
an
absentee
ballot
who
cannot
access
the
applicant’s
voter
16
verification
number
by
asking
for
at
least
two
of
the
following
17
from
the
applicant:
date
of
birth,
the
last
four
digits
of
18
the
applicant’s
social
security
number,
residential
address,
19
mailing
address,
and
middle
name.
20
The
bill
requires
a
county
commissioner
of
elections
to
21
verify
the
identity
of
a
person
voting
absentee
in
person
in
22
the
same
manner
as
a
poll
worker
verifying
the
identity
of
a
23
person
voting
at
the
polls
on
election
day.
24
The
bill
allows
an
unregistered
person
seeking
to
vote
25
absentee
at
the
office
of
a
county
commissioner
of
elections
26
prior
to
the
voter
registration
deadline
who
does
not
have
an
27
Iowa
driver’s
license,
nonoperator’s
identification
card,
or
28
voter
identification
number
to
vote
absentee
by
satisfying
the
29
voter
identification
requirements
of
Code
section
49.78.
30
The
bill
changes
the
process
by
which
absentee
ballots
31
lacking
a
signature
are
verified.
If
such
a
ballot
is
received
32
by
5:00
p.m.
on
the
Saturday
before
a
general
election
or
by
33
5:00
p.m.
on
the
Friday
before
any
other
election,
the
county
34
commissioner
of
elections
must
contact
the
voter
within
24
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hours
and
inform
the
voter
how
to
remediate
the
ballot.
A
1
ballot
received
after
the
applicable
deadline
is
sent
to
the
2
absentee
and
special
voters
precinct
board
for
review.
If
the
3
absentee
and
special
voters
precinct
board
determines
that
the
4
affidavit
is
incomplete,
the
commissioner
shall
inform
the
5
voter
within
24
hours
how
the
ballot
may
be
remediated
if
the
6
ballot
lacks
a
signature.
7
The
bill
alters
the
timeline
for
contesting
a
gubernatorial
8
election
and
the
makeup
of
a
contest
court
for
such
a
9
challenge.
10
The
bill
allows
certain
abbreviations
to
be
used
in
11
attribution
statements
attached
to
political
communications
12
sent
by
text
message.
13
The
bill
prohibits
a
person
from
placing
on
any
published
14
material
a
name
or
abbreviation
of
a
name
intended
to
cause
a
15
voter
to
believe
that
the
person
represents
a
political
party
16
or
nonparty
political
organization
of
which
the
person
is
not
a
17
candidate.
A
willful
violation
of
the
prohibition
is
a
serious
18
misdemeanor.
19
The
bill
alters
the
timeline
for
holding
a
special
election
20
to
fill
a
vacant
office
and
prohibits
a
person
who
has
ever
21
been
removed
from
office
from
being
appointed
to
fill
a
22
vacancy.
23
The
division
includes
effective
date
provisions.
24
DIVISION
VI
——
VOTER
REGISTRATION.
This
division
of
the
bill
25
relates
to
voter
registration.
26
The
bill
alters
the
process
for
removing
inactive
voter
27
registration
records.
The
bill
requires
the
state
registrar
28
of
voters
to
use
information
from
the
electronic
registration
29
information
center
to
update
the
statewide
voter
registration
30
database.
The
bill
changes
the
deadline
for
returning
a
31
notification
that
a
person
no
longer
lives
in
a
given
county
32
to
11
days
before
an
election.
The
bill
requires
voter
33
identification
cards
and
acknowledgments
of
registration
to
34
include
the
times
polls
will
be
open.
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The
bill
requires
each
county
commissioner
of
registration
1
to
submit
a
report
on
voter
list
maintenance
activities
2
annually
to
the
state
registrar
of
voters.
The
state
registrar
3
of
voters
shall
publish
such
reports
on
the
internet
site
of
4
the
state
registrar
of
voters.
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