Bill Text: IA HF61 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for ongoing absentee voter status.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [HF61 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF61-Introduced.html
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BY
M.
SMITH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
ongoing
absentee
voter
status.
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BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
53.4
Ongoing
absentee
voter.
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A
registered
voter
applying
for
an
absentee
ballot
under
2
section
53.2
may
request
to
receive
an
absentee
ballot
for
all
3
subsequent
elections,
for
each
subsequent
general
election,
4
for
each
subsequent
presidential
election,
for
each
subsequent
5
school
election,
or
for
each
subsequent
city
election
in
6
which
that
person
is
eligible
to
vote
and
qualifies
under
7
section
53.1.
The
state
commissioner
shall
provide
check
8
boxes
on
the
prescribed
form
for
this
purpose.
For
those
9
subsequent
elections
for
which
the
voter
has
requested
ongoing
10
absentee
status,
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
shall
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automatically
mail
an
absentee
ballot
to
the
requesting
voter,
12
or
automatically
deliver
an
absentee
ballot
if
the
requester
13
is
a
resident
or
patient
of
a
health
care
facility
or
hospital
14
pursuant
to
section
53.22.
A
voter’s
status
as
an
ongoing
15
absentee
voter
shall
be
terminated
upon
the
request
of
the
16
voter
or
by
the
county
commissioner
if
the
voter
fails
to
17
qualify
under
section
53.1.
A
voter
may
request
to
make
18
changes
to
any
request
submitted
pursuant
to
this
section.
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EXPLANATION
20
This
bill
allows
an
absentee
voter
to
receive
absentee
21
ballots
for
all
subsequent
elections
or
for
general
elections,
22
presidential
elections,
school
elections,
or
city
elections
23
without
having
to
reapply
before
each
election.
A
person’s
24
status
as
an
ongoing
absentee
voter
can
be
terminated
by
that
25
person
or
by
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
if
the
person
26
fails
to
qualify
as
an
absentee
voter.
A
voter
may
request
to
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make
changes
to
any
previously
submitted
request.
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