Bill Text: IA HF316 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to a voter's designee for purposes of returning absentee ballots. (See Cmte. Bill HF 499)
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [HF316 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF316-Introduced.html
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BY
COWNIE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
a
voter’s
designee
for
purposes
of
returning
1
absentee
ballots.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
53.17,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
The
person
designated
by
a
voter
to
3
return
a
completed
absentee
ballot
may
be
any
person
the
voter
4
chooses,
except
that
a
candidate
whose
name
is
on
the
ballot
or
5
an
elected
official
shall
not
serve
as
a
voter’s
designee
or
6
otherwise
return
a
ballot
under
this
section.
7
EXPLANATION
8
Current
law
provides
that
an
absentee
voter
may
designate
9
a
person
to
return
the
voter’s
absentee
ballot.
This
bill
10
provides
that
a
candidate
whose
name
is
on
the
ballot
or
an
11
elected
official
shall
not
serve
as
a
voter’s
designated
12
person.
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