Bill Text: IA HSB22 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill relating to the policy administration of election and voter registration laws by the secretary of state, including the voter registration age, absentee voting, the provision of training space for election personnel, the candidate nomination filing requirements for merged area, school district, and city elections and related filing requirements, the filling of vacancies in city office, and authorizing certain cities to conduct city elections by absentee ballot, and including effective date provisions.
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Status: (N/A - Dead) 2013-03-05 - Voted - State Government. [HSB22 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HSB22-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
22
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
SECRETARY
OF
STATE
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
policy
administration
of
election
1
and
voter
registration
laws
by
the
secretary
of
state,
2
including
the
voter
registration
age,
absentee
voting,
the
3
provision
of
training
space
for
election
personnel,
the
4
candidate
nomination
filing
requirements
for
merged
area,
5
school
district,
and
city
elections
and
related
filing
6
requirements,
the
filling
of
vacancies
in
city
office,
and
7
authorizing
certain
cities
to
conduct
city
elections
by
8
absentee
ballot,
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
9
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
44.4,
subsection
1,
Code
2013,
is
amended
1
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
Nominations
made
pursuant
to
this
chapter
and
chapter
3
45
which
are
required
to
be
filed
in
the
office
of
the
state
4
commissioner
shall
be
filed
in
that
office
not
more
than
5
ninety-nine
days
nor
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
eighty-first
6
day
before
the
date
of
the
general
election
to
be
held
in
7
November.
Nominations
made
for
a
special
election
called
8
pursuant
to
section
69.14
shall
be
filed
by
5:00
p.m.
not
less
9
than
twenty-five
days
before
the
date
of
an
election
called
10
upon
at
least
forty
days’
notice
and
not
less
than
fourteen
11
days
before
the
date
of
an
election
called
upon
at
least
12
eighteen
days’
notice.
Nominations
made
for
a
special
election
13
called
pursuant
to
section
69.14A
shall
be
filed
by
5:00
p.m.
14
not
less
than
twenty-five
days
before
the
date
of
the
election.
15
Nominations
made
pursuant
to
this
chapter
and
chapter
45
which
16
are
required
to
be
filed
in
the
office
of
the
commissioner
17
shall
be
filed
in
that
office
not
more
than
ninety-two
days
18
nor
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
sixty-ninth
day
before
the
19
date
of
the
general
election.
Nominations
made
pursuant
to
20
this
chapter
or
chapter
45
for
city
office
shall
be
filed
not
21
more
than
seventy-two
days
nor
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
22
forty-seventh
day
before
the
city
election
with
the
city
clerk
23
county
commissioner
of
elections
responsible
under
section
47.2
24
for
conducting
elections
held
for
the
city
,
who
shall
process
25
them
as
provided
by
law.
26
Sec.
2.
Section
44.4,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
27
subparagraphs
(2)
and
(3),
Code
2013,
are
amended
to
read
as
28
follows:
29
(2)
Those
filed
with
the
commissioner,
not
less
than
30
sixty-four
days
before
the
date
of
the
election
,
except
as
31
provided
in
subparagraph
(3)
.
32
(3)
Those
filed
with
the
city
clerk
commissioner
for
an
33
elective
city
office
,
at
least
forty-two
days
before
the
34
regularly
scheduled
or
special
city
election.
However,
for
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those
cities
that
may
be
required
to
hold
a
primary
election,
1
at
least
sixty-three
days
before
the
regularly
scheduled
or
2
special
city
election.
3
Sec.
3.
Section
44.7,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
4
follows:
5
44.7
Hearing
before
commissioner.
6
Objections
Except
as
otherwise
provided
in
section
44.8,
7
objections
filed
with
the
commissioner
shall
be
considered
by
8
the
county
auditor,
county
treasurer,
and
county
attorney,
9
and
a
majority
decision
shall
be
final
;
but
.
However,
if
the
10
objection
is
to
the
certificate
of
nomination
of
one
or
more
11
of
the
above
named
county
officers,
the
officer
or
officers
12
objected
to
shall
not
pass
upon
the
objection,
but
their
places
13
shall
be
filled,
respectively,
by
the
chairperson
of
the
board
14
of
supervisors,
the
sheriff,
and
the
county
recorder.
15
Sec.
4.
Section
44.8,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
16
follows:
17
44.8
Hearing
before
mayor.
18
1.
Objections
filed
with
the
city
clerk
pursuant
to
19
section
362.4
or
with
the
commissioner
for
an
elective
city
20
office
shall
be
considered
by
the
mayor
and
clerk
and
one
21
member
of
the
council
chosen
by
the
council
by
ballot,
and
22
a
majority
decision
shall
be
final
;
but
.
However,
if
the
23
objection
is
to
the
certificate
of
nomination
of
either
of
24
those
city
officials,
that
official
shall
not
pass
upon
said
25
the
objection,
but
the
official’s
place
shall
be
filled
by
a
26
member
of
the
council
against
whom
no
such
objection
exists,
27
chosen
as
above
provided.
28
2.
The
hearing
shall
be
held
within
twenty-four
hours
of
the
29
receipt
of
the
objection
if
a
primary
election
must
be
held
for
30
the
office
sought
by
the
candidate
against
whom
the
objection
31
has
been
filed.
32
Sec.
5.
Section
44.9,
subsections
2,
3,
5,
and
6,
Code
2013,
33
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
2.
In
the
office
of
the
proper
commissioner,
at
least
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sixty-four
days
before
the
date
of
the
election
,
except
as
1
otherwise
provided
in
subsections
3,
5,
and
6
.
2
3.
In
the
office
of
the
proper
school
board
secretary
3
commissioner
,
at
least
thirty-five
days
before
the
day
of
a
4
regularly
scheduled
school
election.
5
5.
In
the
office
of
the
proper
commissioner
or
school
board
6
secretary
in
case
of
a
special
election
to
fill
vacancies
in
an
7
elective
school
board
office
,
at
least
twenty-five
days
before
8
the
day
of
election.
9
6.
In
the
office
of
the
proper
city
clerk
commissioner
,
at
10
least
forty-two
days
before
the
regularly
scheduled
or
special
11
city
election.
However,
for
those
cities
that
may
be
required
12
to
hold
a
primary
election,
at
least
sixty-three
days
before
a
13
regularly
scheduled
or
special
city
election.
14
Sec.
6.
Section
44.11,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
15
follows:
16
44.11
Vacancies
filled.
17
If
a
candidate
named
under
this
chapter
withdraws
before
the
18
deadline
established
in
section
44.9
,
declines
a
nomination,
19
or
dies
before
election
day,
or
if
a
certificate
of
nomination
20
is
held
insufficient
or
inoperative
by
the
officer
with
whom
21
it
is
required
to
be
filed,
or
in
case
any
objection
made
22
to
a
certificate
of
nomination,
or
to
the
eligibility
of
any
23
candidate
named
in
the
certificate,
is
sustained
by
the
board
24
appointed
to
determine
such
questions,
the
vacancy
or
vacancies
25
may
be
filled
by
the
convention,
or
caucus,
or
in
such
manner
26
as
such
convention
or
caucus
has
previously
provided.
The
27
vacancy
or
vacancies
shall
be
filled
not
less
than
seventy-four
28
days
before
the
election
in
the
case
of
nominations
required
to
29
be
filed
with
the
state
commissioner,
not
less
than
sixty-four
30
days
before
the
election
in
the
case
of
nominations
required
31
to
be
filed
with
the
commissioner,
not
less
than
thirty-five
32
days
before
the
election
in
the
case
of
nominations
required
33
to
be
filed
in
with
the
office
of
the
school
board
secretary
34
commissioner
for
school
board
elections
,
and
not
less
than
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forty-two
days
before
the
election
in
the
case
of
nominations
1
required
to
be
filed
with
the
city
clerk
commissioner
for
city
2
elections
.
3
Sec.
7.
Section
48A.5,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
Code
2013,
4
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
c.
Be
at
least
eighteen
years
of
age.
Completed
6
registration
forms
shall
be
accepted
from
registrants
who
7
are
at
least
seventeen
and
one-half
years
of
age
;
however
.
8
However
,
the
registration
shall
not
be
effective
until
the
9
registrant
reaches
the
age
of
eighteen.
The
commissioner
of
10
registration
shall
ensure
that
the
birth
date
shown
on
the
11
registration
form
is
at
least
seventeen
and
one-half
years
12
earlier
than
the
date
the
registration
is
processed.
A
13
registrant
who
is
at
least
seventeen
and
one-half
years
of
age
14
and
who
will
be
eighteen
by
the
date
of
a
pending
election
is
15
a
registered
voter
for
the
pending
election
for
purposes
of
16
chapter
53
.
17
Sec.
8.
Section
48A.14,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
18
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
b.
The
challenged
registrant
is
less
than
seventeen
and
20
one-half
years
of
age.
21
Sec.
9.
Section
48A.23,
subsection
1,
Code
2013,
is
amended
22
to
read
as
follows:
23
1.
At
least
twice
during
each
school
year,
the
board
of
24
directors
of
each
school
district
operating
a
high
school
and
25
the
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
26
shall
offer
the
opportunity
to
register
to
vote
to
each
student
27
who
is
at
least
seventeen
and
one-half
years
of
age.
28
Sec.
10.
Section
48A.26,
subsection
9,
Code
2013,
is
amended
29
to
read
as
follows:
30
9.
When
a
person
who
is
at
least
seventeen
and
one-half
31
years
of
age
but
less
than
eighteen
years
of
age
registers
32
to
vote,
the
commissioner
shall
maintain
a
record
of
the
33
registration
so
as
to
clearly
indicate
that
it
will
not
take
34
effect
until
the
registrant’s
eighteenth
birthday
and
that
the
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person
is
registered
and
qualifies
to
vote
at
any
election
held
1
on
or
after
that
date.
2
Sec.
11.
Section
48A.31,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
3
follows:
4
48A.31
Deceased
persons
record.
5
The
state
registrar
of
vital
statistics
shall
transmit
6
or
cause
to
be
transmitted
to
the
state
registrar
of
voters,
7
once
each
calendar
quarter,
a
certified
list
of
all
persons
8
seventeen
and
one-half
years
of
age
and
older
in
the
state
9
whose
deaths
have
been
reported
to
the
bureau
of
vital
records
10
of
the
Iowa
department
of
public
health
since
the
previous
list
11
of
decedents
was
certified
to
the
state
registrar
of
voters.
12
The
list
shall
be
submitted
according
to
the
specifications
13
of
the
state
registrar
of
voters.
The
commissioner
shall,
in
14
the
month
following
the
end
of
a
calendar
quarter,
run
the
15
statewide
voter
registration
system’s
matching
program
to
16
determine
whether
a
listed
decedent
was
registered
to
vote
in
17
the
county
and
shall
immediately
cancel
the
registration
of
any
18
person
named
on
the
list
of
decedents.
19
Sec.
12.
Section
49.11,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
20
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
(3)
A
voting
center
designated
under
this
subsection
is
22
subject
to
the
requirements
of
section
49.21
relating
to
23
accessibility
to
persons
who
are
elderly
and
persons
with
24
disabilities
and
relating
to
the
posting
of
signs.
The
25
location
of
each
voting
center
shall
be
published
by
the
county
26
commissioner
of
elections
in
the
same
manner
as
the
location
of
27
polling
places
is
required
to
be
published.
28
Sec.
13.
NEW
SECTION
.
49.123A
Training
sites
——
29
availability
——
accessibility.
30
For
a
period
of
thirty
days
prior
to
each
scheduled
election,
31
and
upon
the
application
of
the
commissioner,
the
authority
32
which
has
control
of
any
buildings
or
grounds
supported
by
33
taxation
under
the
laws
of
this
state
shall
make
available
34
the
necessary
space
therein
for
the
purpose
of
conducting
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training
courses
relating
to
the
election
and
offered
by
the
1
commissioner
for
precinct
election
officials
and
other
election
2
personnel,
without
charge
for
the
use
of
such
buildings
3
or
grounds.
Training
courses
scheduled
and
conducted
at
4
buildings
or
grounds
selected
by
the
commissioner
pursuant
to
5
this
section
shall
not
interfere
with
previously
scheduled
6
events
at
such
buildings
or
grounds.
The
commissioner
shall
7
only
schedule
and
conduct
training
courses
at
buildings
or
8
grounds
that
are
accessible
to
and
functional
for
persons
with
9
disabilities.
10
Sec.
14.
Section
53.8,
subsection
1,
Code
2013,
is
amended
11
to
read
as
follows:
12
1.
Upon
receipt
of
an
application
for
an
absentee
ballot
13
meeting
the
requirements
of
section
53.2
and
immediately
after
14
the
absentee
ballots
are
printed
but
in
no
case
sooner
than
15
the
fiftieth
day
before
any
election
for
an
absentee
ballot
16
to
be
mailed
to
a
person
described
in
section
53.37
,
the
17
commissioner
shall
mail
an
absentee
ballot
to
the
applicant
18
within
twenty-four
hours,
except
as
otherwise
provided
in
19
subsection
3
.
The
absentee
ballot
shall
be
enclosed
in
an
20
unsealed
envelope
bearing
a
serial
number
and
affidavit.
The
21
absentee
ballot
and
unsealed
envelope
shall
be
enclosed
in
or
22
with
a
return
envelope
marked
postage
paid
which
bears
the
same
23
serial
number
as
the
unsealed
envelope.
The
absentee
ballot,
24
unsealed
envelope,
and
return
envelope
shall
be
enclosed
in
25
a
third
envelope
to
be
sent
to
the
registered
voter.
If
the
26
ballot
cannot
be
folded
so
that
all
of
the
votes
cast
on
the
27
ballot
will
be
hidden,
the
commissioner
shall
also
enclose
a
28
secrecy
envelope
with
the
absentee
ballot.
29
Sec.
15.
Section
53.10,
subsection
1,
Code
2013,
is
amended
30
to
read
as
follows:
31
1.
Not
more
than
forty
days
before
the
date
of
the
primary
32
election
or
the
general
election,
the
commissioner
shall
33
provide
facilities
for
absentee
voting
in
person
at
the
34
commissioner’s
office.
This
service
shall
also
be
provided
for
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other
elections
as
soon
as
the
ballots
are
ready,
but
in
no
1
case
shall
absentee
ballots
be
available
for
absentee
voting
in
2
person
more
than
forty
days
before
an
election.
3
Sec.
16.
Section
53.11,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
4
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
a.
Satellite
absentee
voting
stations
may
be
established
6
no
sooner
than
the
fortieth
day
before
an
election
throughout
7
the
cities
and
county
at
the
direction
of
the
commissioner
8
and
shall
be
established
upon
the
commissioner’s
receipt
9
of
a
petition
signed
by
not
less
than
one
hundred
eligible
10
electors
requesting
that
a
satellite
absentee
voting
station
11
be
established
at
a
location
to
be
described
on
the
petition
12
of
the
jurisdiction
where
the
requested
satellite
absentee
13
voting
station
is
located
.
However,
if
a
special
election
14
is
scheduled
in
the
county
on
a
date
that
falls
between
15
the
date
of
the
regular
city
election
and
the
date
of
the
16
city
runoff
election,
the
commissioner
is
not
required
to
17
establish
a
satellite
absentee
voting
station
for
the
city
18
runoff
election.
The
petition
shall
be
on
a
form
prescribed
19
by
the
state
commissioner.
The
petition
form
shall
include
20
a
space
to
identify
the
location
of
the
requested
satellite
21
absentee
voting
station,
the
name,
address,
and
telephone
22
contact
information
for
the
person
circulating
the
petition,
23
and
the
name
or
number
of
the
precinct
in
which
the
station
is
24
requested
to
be
located.
The
petition
shall
also
include
space
25
for
the
petitioner’s
signature,
residential
address,
including
26
house
number
and
street,
date
on
which
the
petition
is
signed
27
by
the
petitioner,
and
a
statement
that
the
petitioners
are
28
residents
of
the
jurisdiction
conducting
the
election
for
29
which
the
satellite
absentee
voting
station
is
requested.
30
The
commissioner
shall
reject
signatures
on
petitions
if
31
any
information
required
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
is
not
32
included
on
the
petition.
Each
petitioner
is
limited
to
33
signing
one
satellite
absentee
voting
station
petition
for
34
each
election.
Duplicate
signatures
on
the
same
or
subsequent
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absentee
voting
petitions
for
a
particular
election
1
shall
not
be
counted.
The
commissioner
shall
post
notice
of
2
petitions
received,
including
the
location
of
the
requested
3
satellite
absentee
voting
station
and
the
name
or
number
of
the
4
precinct
in
which
the
station
is
requested
to
be
located,
on
5
the
county’s
internet
site,
if
any,
and
at
the
commissioner’s
6
office.
7
Sec.
17.
Section
53.11,
subsection
1,
Code
2013,
is
amended
8
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
9
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
Objections
to
a
petition
requesting
10
establishment
of
a
satellite
absentee
voting
station
may
be
11
filed
with
the
commissioner
no
later
than
the
second
day
12
following
the
petition
filing
deadline
set
forth
in
subsection
13
2.
When
objections
are
filed,
notice
shall
immediately
be
14
given
to
the
person
identified
on
the
petition
as
the
person
15
circulating
the
petition.
The
notice
shall
be
sent
to
the
16
address
provided
on
the
petition
by
such
person,
and
the
17
notice
shall
include
the
time
and
place
of
the
hearing
at
18
which
the
objections
will
be
considered.
The
hearing
shall
19
be
held
not
later
than
one
week
after
the
objection
is
filed.
20
The
objection
process
in
section
44.7
shall
be
followed
for
21
objections
filed
pursuant
to
this
section.
22
Sec.
18.
Section
260C.15,
subsection
3,
Code
2013,
is
23
amended
to
read
as
follows:
24
3.
Nomination
papers
on
behalf
of
candidates
for
member
of
25
the
board
of
directors
of
a
merged
area
shall
be
filed
with
26
the
secretary
of
the
board
county
commissioner
of
elections
27
responsible
under
section
47.2
for
conducting
elections
held
28
for
the
merged
area
not
earlier
than
sixty-four
days
nor
later
29
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
fortieth
day
prior
to
the
election
at
30
which
members
of
the
board
are
to
be
elected.
On
the
day
31
following
No
later
than
the
last
day
on
which
nomination
32
petitions
can
be
filed,
and
no
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
that
33
day,
the
secretary
of
the
board
shall
deliver
all
nomination
34
petitions
so
filed,
together
with
the
text
of
any
public
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measure
being
submitted
by
the
board
of
directors
to
the
1
electorate,
to
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
who
is
2
responsible
under
section
47.2
for
conducting
elections
held
3
for
the
merged
area.
That
commissioner
shall
certify
the
names
4
of
candidates,
and
the
text
and
summary
of
any
public
measure
5
being
submitted
to
the
electorate,
to
all
county
commissioners
6
of
elections
in
the
merged
area
by
the
thirty-fifth
day
prior
7
to
the
election.
8
Sec.
19.
Section
260C.15,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
Code
9
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
b.
The
objection
must
be
filed
with
the
secretary
of
the
11
board
county
commissioner
of
elections
responsible
under
12
section
47.2
for
conducting
elections
held
for
the
merged
area
13
at
least
thirty-five
days
before
the
day
of
the
election
at
14
which
members
of
the
board
are
elected.
When
objections
are
15
filed,
notice
shall
immediately
be
given
to
the
candidate
16
affected,
addressed
to
the
candidate’s
place
of
residence
as
17
given
on
the
candidate’s
affidavit,
stating
that
objections
18
have
been
made
to
the
legal
sufficiency
of
the
petition
or
to
19
the
eligibility
of
the
candidate,
and
also
stating
the
time
and
20
place
the
objections
will
be
considered.
The
board
secretary
21
county
commissioner
shall
also
attempt
to
notify
the
candidate
22
by
telephone
if
the
candidate
provided
a
telephone
number
on
23
the
candidate’s
affidavit.
24
Sec.
20.
Section
260C.15,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
25
the
following
new
subsection:
26
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4A.
A
candidate
nominated
under
this
27
section
may
withdraw
the
candidate’s
nomination
by
a
written
28
request
filed
with
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
29
responsible
under
section
47.2
for
conducting
elections
held
30
for
the
merged
area
at
least
thirty-five
days
before
the
day
of
31
the
election
at
which
members
of
the
board
are
elected.
32
Sec.
21.
Section
275.25,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
33
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
b.
The
election
shall
be
conducted
as
provided
in
section
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277.3
,
and
nomination
petitions
shall
be
filed
pursuant
to
1
section
277.4
,
except
as
otherwise
provided
in
this
subsection
.
2
Nomination
petitions
shall
be
filed
with
the
secretary
of
the
3
board
of
county
commissioner
of
elections
responsible
under
4
section
47.2
for
conducting
elections
held
for
the
existing
5
school
district
in
which
the
candidate
resides
not
less
than
6
twenty-eight
days
before
the
date
set
for
the
special
school
7
election.
The
secretary
of
the
board
commissioner
,
or
the
8
secretary’s
commissioner’s
designee,
shall
be
present
in
the
9
secretary’s
commissioner’s
office
until
5:00
p.m.
on
the
final
10
day
to
file
the
nomination
papers.
The
nomination
papers
shall
11
be
delivered
to
the
commissioner
no
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
12
twenty-seventh
day
before
the
election.
13
Sec.
22.
Section
277.4,
subsections
1,
3,
and
4,
Code
2013,
14
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
1.
Nomination
papers
for
all
candidates
for
election
16
to
office
in
each
school
district
shall
be
filed
with
the
17
secretary
of
the
school
board
county
commissioner
of
elections
18
responsible
under
section
47.2
for
conducting
elections
held
19
for
the
school
district
not
more
than
sixty-four
days,
nor
less
20
than
forty
days
before
the
election.
Nomination
petitions
21
shall
be
filed
not
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
last
day
for
22
filing.
If
the
school
board
secretary
is
not
readily
available
23
during
normal
office
hours,
the
secretary
may
designate
a
24
full-time
employee
of
the
school
district
who
is
ordinarily
25
available
to
accept
nomination
papers
under
this
section
.
On
26
the
final
date
for
filing
nomination
papers
the
office
of
the
27
school
secretary
county
commissioner
shall
remain
open
until
28
5:00
p.m.
29
3.
The
secretary
of
the
school
board
county
commissioner
30
shall
accept
the
petition
for
filing
if
on
its
face
it
appears
31
to
have
the
requisite
number
of
signatures
and
if
it
is
timely
32
filed.
The
secretary
of
the
school
board
county
commissioner
33
shall
note
upon
each
petition
and
affidavit
accepted
for
filing
34
the
date
and
time
that
the
petition
was
filed.
The
secretary
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of
the
school
board
shall
deliver
all
nomination
petitions,
1
together
with
the
complete
text
of
any
public
measure
being
2
submitted
by
the
board
to
the
electorate,
to
the
county
3
commissioner
of
elections
on
the
day
following
no
later
than
4
the
last
day
on
which
nomination
petitions
can
be
filed,
and
5
not
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
that
day.
6
4.
Any
person
on
whose
behalf
nomination
petitions
have
been
7
filed
under
this
section
may
withdraw
as
a
candidate
by
filing
8
a
signed
statement
to
that
effect
with
the
secretary
county
9
commissioner
of
elections
responsible
under
section
47.2
for
10
conducting
elections
held
for
the
school
district
at
any
time
11
prior
to
5:00
p.m.
on
the
thirty-fifth
day
before
the
election.
12
Sec.
23.
Section
277.5,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
13
follows:
14
277.5
Objections
to
nominations.
15
1.
Objections
to
the
legal
sufficiency
of
a
nomination
16
petition
or
to
the
eligibility
of
a
candidate
may
be
filed
by
17
any
person
who
would
have
the
right
to
vote
for
a
candidate
for
18
the
office
in
question.
The
objection
must
be
filed
with
the
19
secretary
of
the
school
board
county
commissioner
of
elections
20
responsible
under
section
47.2
for
conducting
elections
held
21
for
the
school
district
at
least
thirty-five
days
before
22
the
day
of
the
school
election.
When
objections
are
filed
23
notice
shall
forthwith
be
given
to
the
candidate
affected,
24
addressed
to
the
candidate’s
place
of
residence
as
given
on
the
25
candidate’s
affidavit,
stating
that
objections
have
been
made
26
to
the
legal
sufficiency
of
the
petition
or
to
the
eligibility
27
of
the
candidate,
and
also
stating
the
time
and
place
the
28
objections
will
be
considered.
29
2.
Objections
shall
be
considered
not
later
than
two
working
30
days
following
the
receipt
of
the
objections
by
the
president
31
of
the
school
board,
the
secretary
of
the
school
board,
and
32
one
additional
member
of
the
school
board
chosen
by
ballot.
33
If
objections
have
been
filed
to
the
nominations
of
either
of
34
those
school
officials,
that
official
shall
not
pass
on
the
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objection.
The
official’s
place
shall
be
filled
by
a
member
1
of
the
school
board
against
whom
no
objection
exists.
The
2
replacement
shall
be
chosen
by
ballot.
3
Sec.
24.
Section
277.7,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
4
follows:
5
277.7
Petitions
for
public
measures.
6
1.
A
petition
filed
with
the
school
board
to
request
an
7
election
on
a
public
measure
shall
be
examined
before
it
is
8
accepted
for
filing.
If
the
petition
appears
valid
on
its
face
9
it
shall
be
accepted
for
filing.
If
it
lacks
the
required
10
number
of
signatures
it
shall
be
returned
to
the
petitioners.
11
2.
Petitions
which
have
been
accepted
for
filing
are
valid
12
unless
written
objections
are
filed.
Objections
must
be
filed
13
with
the
secretary
of
the
school
board
within
five
working
days
14
after
the
petition
was
filed.
The
objection
process
in
section
15
277.5
,
subsection
2,
shall
be
followed
for
objections
filed
16
pursuant
to
this
section
.
17
Sec.
25.
Section
280.9A,
subsection
3,
Code
2013,
is
amended
18
to
read
as
follows:
19
3.
At
least
twice
during
each
school
year,
the
board
of
20
directors
of
each
local
public
school
district
operating
a
21
high
school
and
the
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
22
nonpublic
school
operating
a
high
school
shall
offer
the
23
opportunity
to
register
to
vote
to
each
student
who
is
at
least
24
seventeen
and
one-half
years
of
age,
as
required
by
section
25
48A.23
.
26
Sec.
26.
Section
372.13,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
27
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
28
a.
(1)
By
appointment
by
the
remaining
members
of
the
29
council,
except
that
if
the
remaining
members
do
not
constitute
30
a
quorum
of
the
full
membership,
paragraph
“b”
shall
be
31
followed.
The
appointment
shall
be
for
the
period
until
the
32
next
pending
election
as
defined
in
section
69.12
,
and
shall
33
be
made
within
forty
days
after
the
vacancy
occurs.
If
the
34
council
fails
to
make
an
appointment
within
forty
days
as
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required
by
this
subsection,
the
city
clerk
shall
give
notice
1
of
the
vacancy
to
the
county
commissioner
and
the
county
2
commissioner
shall
call
a
special
election
to
fill
the
vacancy
3
at
the
earliest
practicable
date
but
no
fewer
than
thirty-two
4
days
after
the
notice
is
received
by
the
county
commissioner.
5
(2)
If
the
council
chooses
to
proceed
under
this
paragraph,
6
it
shall
publish
notice
in
the
manner
prescribed
by
section
7
362.3
,
stating
that
the
council
intends
to
fill
the
vacancy
8
by
appointment
but
that
the
electors
of
the
city
or
ward,
as
9
the
case
may
be,
have
the
right
to
file
a
petition
requiring
10
that
the
vacancy
be
filled
by
a
special
election.
The
council
11
may
publish
notice
in
advance
if
an
elected
official
submits
12
a
resignation
to
take
effect
at
a
future
date.
The
council
13
may
make
an
appointment
to
fill
the
vacancy
after
the
notice
14
is
published
or
after
the
vacancy
occurs,
whichever
is
later.
15
However,
if
within
fourteen
days
after
publication
of
the
16
notice
or
within
fourteen
days
after
the
appointment
is
made,
17
there
is
filed
with
the
city
clerk
a
petition
which
requests
a
18
special
election
to
fill
the
vacancy,
an
appointment
to
fill
19
the
vacancy
is
temporary
and
the
council
shall
call
a
special
20
election
to
fill
the
vacancy
permanently,
under
paragraph
“b”
.
21
The
number
of
signatures
of
eligible
electors
of
a
city
for
a
22
valid
petition
shall
be
determined
as
follows:
23
(1)
(a)
For
a
city
with
a
population
of
ten
thousand
or
24
less,
at
least
two
hundred
signatures
or
at
least
the
number
of
25
signatures
equal
to
fifteen
percent
of
the
voters
who
voted
for
26
candidates
for
the
office
at
the
preceding
regular
election
at
27
which
the
office
was
on
the
ballot,
whichever
number
is
fewer.
28
(2)
(b)
For
a
city
with
a
population
of
more
than
ten
29
thousand
but
not
more
than
fifty
thousand,
at
least
one
30
thousand
signatures
or
at
least
the
number
of
signatures
equal
31
to
fifteen
percent
of
the
voters
who
voted
for
candidates
for
32
the
office
at
the
preceding
regular
election
at
which
the
33
office
was
on
the
ballot,
whichever
number
is
fewer.
34
(3)
(c)
For
a
city
with
a
population
of
more
than
fifty
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thousand,
at
least
two
thousand
signatures
or
at
least
the
1
number
of
signatures
equal
to
ten
percent
of
the
voters
who
2
voted
for
candidates
for
the
office
at
the
preceding
regular
3
election
at
which
the
office
was
on
the
ballot,
whichever
4
number
is
fewer.
5
(4)
(d)
The
minimum
number
of
signatures
for
a
valid
6
petition
pursuant
to
subparagraphs
(1)
subparagraph
divisions
7
(a)
through
(3)
(c)
shall
not
be
fewer
than
ten.
In
8
determining
the
minimum
number
of
signatures
required,
if
at
9
the
last
preceding
election
more
than
one
position
was
to
be
10
filled
for
the
office
in
which
the
vacancy
exists,
the
number
11
of
voters
who
voted
for
candidates
for
the
office
shall
be
12
determined
by
dividing
the
total
number
of
votes
cast
for
the
13
office
by
the
number
of
seats
to
be
filled.
14
Sec.
27.
Section
376.1,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
15
follows:
16
376.1
City
election
held
——
absentee
ballot
elections
17
authorized
.
18
1.
A
city
shall
hold
a
regular
city
election
on
the
first
19
Tuesday
after
the
first
Monday
in
November
of
each
odd-numbered
20
year.
A
city
shall
hold
regular,
special,
primary,
or
runoff
21
city
elections
as
provided
by
state
law.
22
2.
The
mayor
or
council
shall
give
notice
of
any
special
23
election
to
the
county
commissioner
of
elections.
The
county
24
commissioner
of
elections
shall
publish
notice
of
any
city
25
election
and
conduct
the
election
pursuant
to
the
provisions
of
26
chapters
39
to
53
,
except
as
otherwise
specifically
provided
27
in
chapters
362
to
392
.
The
results
of
any
election
shall
be
28
canvassed
by
the
county
board
of
supervisors
and
certified
29
by
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
to
the
mayor
and
the
30
council
of
the
city
for
which
the
election
is
held.
31
3.
a.
The
council
of
a
city
with
a
population
of
two
32
hundred
or
less
according
to
the
most
recent
federal
decennial
33
census
may
adopt
an
ordinance
providing
that
elections
be
34
conducted
by
absentee
ballot.
If
the
city
council
adopts
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such
an
ordinance,
the
clerk
shall
notify
the
commissioner
1
of
elections
of
the
adoption
of
the
ordinance,
and
the
2
commissioner
shall
mail
an
absentee
ballot
application
form
3
by
forwardable
mail
to
each
registered
voter
within
the
city
4
who
is
on
active
status
pursuant
to
section
48A.37
no
fewer
5
than
twenty-five
days
before
each
regular
city
election
or
6
special
election
for
the
city.
The
commissioner
shall
also
7
enclose
a
postage
paid
return
envelope
and
a
notice
in
the
form
8
prescribed
by
the
state
commissioner
informing
the
voter
that
9
voting
in
person
on
election
day
will
also
be
available
at
the
10
commissioner’s
office
during
the
time
the
polls
are
open.
The
11
commissioner
may
designate
one
additional
site
as
an
election
12
day
polling
place
for
a
city
that
adopts
an
ordinance
pursuant
13
to
this
subsection.
The
location
of
the
additional
polling
14
place
shall
be
included
in
the
notice
to
the
voter.
15
b.
The
additional
polling
place
designated
under
this
16
subsection
is
subject
to
the
requirements
of
section
49.21
17
relating
to
accessibility
to
persons
with
disabilities
18
and
relating
to
the
posting
of
signs.
The
location
of
the
19
additional
polling
place
shall
be
published
by
the
county
20
commissioner
of
elections
as
required
by
section
49.53.
21
c.
The
provisions
of
chapter
53,
insofar
as
applicable,
22
shall
apply
to
absentee
ballot
elections
authorized
under
this
23
subsection.
24
Sec.
28.
Section
376.4,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
25
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26
a.
An
eligible
elector
of
a
city
may
become
a
candidate
27
for
an
elective
city
office
by
filing
with
the
city
clerk
28
county
commissioner
of
elections
responsible
under
section
47.2
29
for
conducting
elections
held
for
the
city
a
valid
petition
30
requesting
that
the
elector’s
name
be
placed
on
the
ballot
31
for
that
office.
The
petition
must
be
filed
not
more
than
32
seventy-one
days
and
not
less
than
forty-seven
days
before
the
33
date
of
the
election,
and
must
be
signed
by
eligible
electors
34
equal
in
number
to
at
least
two
percent
of
those
who
voted
to
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fill
the
same
office
at
the
last
regular
city
election,
but
not
1
less
than
ten
persons.
However,
for
those
cities
which
may
be
2
required
to
hold
a
primary
election,
the
petition
must
be
filed
3
not
more
than
eighty-five
days
and
not
less
than
sixty-eight
4
days
before
the
date
of
the
regular
city
election.
Nomination
5
petitions
shall
be
filed
not
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
last
6
day
for
filing.
7
Sec.
29.
Section
376.4,
subsections
3,
4,
and
5,
Code
2013,
8
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
3.
If
the
city
clerk
is
not
readily
available
during
normal
10
office
hours,
the
city
clerk
shall
designate
other
employees
or
11
officials
of
the
city
who
are
ordinarily
available
to
accept
12
nomination
papers
under
this
section
.
On
the
final
date
for
13
filing
nomination
papers
the
office
of
the
city
clerk
county
14
commissioner
shall
remain
open
until
5:00
p.m.
15
4.
The
city
clerk
county
commissioner
shall
review
each
16
petition
and
affidavit
of
candidacy
for
completeness
following
17
the
standards
in
section
45.5
and
shall
accept
the
petition
18
for
filing
if
on
its
face
it
appears
to
have
the
requisite
19
number
of
signatures
and
if
it
is
timely
filed.
The
city
20
clerk
county
commissioner
shall
note
upon
each
petition
and
21
affidavit
accepted
for
filing
the
date
and
time
that
they
were
22
filed.
The
clerk
county
commissioner
shall
return
any
rejected
23
nomination
papers
to
the
person
on
whose
behalf
the
nomination
24
papers
were
filed.
25
5.
Nomination
papers
filed
with
the
city
clerk
county
26
commissioner
shall
be
available
for
public
inspection.
27
5A.
The
city
clerk
shall
deliver
all
nomination
papers
28
together
with
the
text
of
any
public
measure
being
submitted
by
29
the
city
council
to
the
electorate
to
the
county
commissioner
30
of
elections
on
the
day
following
no
later
than
the
last
day
31
on
which
nomination
petitions
can
be
filed,
and
not
later
than
32
5:00
p.m.
on
that
day.
33
Sec.
30.
Section
376.11,
subsections
3,
4,
and
5,
Code
2013,
34
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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3.
In
city
primary
elections
any
person
who
receives
1
write-in
votes
shall
execute
an
affidavit
in
substantially
the
2
form
required
by
section
45.3
,
and
file
it
with
the
county
3
commissioner
of
elections
or
the
city
clerk
not
later
than
5:00
4
p.m.
on
the
day
after
the
canvass
of
the
primary
election.
5
If
any
person
who
received
write-in
votes
fails
to
file
the
6
affidavit
at
the
time
required,
the
county
commissioner
shall
7
disregard
the
write-in
votes
cast
for
that
person.
A
notation
8
shall
be
made
on
the
abstract
of
votes
showing
which
persons
9
who
received
write-in
votes
filed
affidavits.
The
total
number
10
of
votes
cast
for
each
office
on
the
ballot
shall
be
amended
by
11
subtracting
the
write-in
votes
of
those
candidates
who
failed
12
to
file
the
affidavit.
It
is
not
necessary
for
a
candidate
13
whose
name
was
printed
upon
the
ballot
to
file
an
affidavit.
14
Of
the
remaining
candidates,
those
who
receive
the
highest
15
number
of
votes
to
the
extent
of
twice
the
number
of
unfilled
16
positions
shall
be
placed
on
the
ballot
for
the
regular
city
17
election
as
candidates
for
that
office.
18
4.
In
cities
in
which
the
city
council
has
chosen
a
runoff
19
election
in
lieu
of
a
primary,
if
a
person
who
was
elected
20
by
write-in
votes
chooses
not
to
accept
the
office
by
filing
21
a
resignation
notice
with
the
city
clerk
or
commissioner
of
22
elections
not
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
day
following
the
23
canvass,
all
remaining
persons
who
received
write-in
votes
and
24
who
wish
to
be
considered
candidates
for
the
runoff
election
25
shall
execute
an
affidavit
in
substantially
the
form
required
26
by
section
45.3
and
file
it
with
the
county
commissioner
or
27
the
city
clerk
not
later
than
5:00
p.m.
of
the
fourth
day
28
following
the
canvass.
If
a
person
receiving
write-in
votes
29
fails
to
file
the
affidavit
at
the
time
required,
the
county
30
commissioner
of
elections
shall
disregard
the
write-in
votes
31
cast
for
that
person.
The
abstract
of
votes
shall
be
amended
32
to
show
that
the
person
who
was
declared
elected
declined
the
33
office
and
a
notation
shall
be
made
next
to
the
names
of
those
34
persons
who
did
not
file
the
affidavit.
A
runoff
election
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shall
be
held
with
the
remaining
candidates
who
have
the
1
highest
number
of
votes
to
the
extent
of
twice
the
number
of
2
unfilled
positions.
3
5.
In
a
city
in
which
the
council
has
chosen
a
runoff
4
election,
if
no
person
was
declared
elected
for
an
office,
all
5
persons
who
received
write-in
votes
shall
execute
an
affidavit
6
in
substantially
the
form
required
by
section
45.3
and
file
it
7
with
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
or
the
city
clerk
not
8
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
day
following
the
canvass
of
votes.
9
If
any
person
who
received
write-in
votes
fails
to
file
the
10
affidavit,
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
shall
disregard
11
the
write-in
votes
cast
for
that
person.
The
abstract
of
votes
12
shall
be
amended
to
note
which
of
the
write-in
candidates
13
failed
to
file
the
affidavit.
A
runoff
election
shall
be
held
14
with
the
remaining
candidates
who
have
the
highest
number
of
15
votes
to
the
extent
of
twice
the
number
of
unfilled
positions.
16
Sec.
31.
Section
602.8102,
subsection
15,
Code
2013,
is
17
amended
to
read
as
follows:
18
15.
Monthly,
notify
the
county
commissioner
of
registration
19
and
the
state
registrar
of
voters
of
persons
seventeen
and
20
one-half
years
of
age
and
older
who
have
been
convicted
of
a
21
felony
during
the
preceding
calendar
month
or
persons
who
at
22
any
time
during
the
preceding
calendar
month
have
been
legally
23
declared
to
be
a
person
who
is
incompetent
to
vote
as
that
term
24
is
defined
in
section
48A.2
.
25
Sec.
32.
REPEAL.
Section
53.14,
Code
2013,
is
repealed.
26
Sec.
33.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
following
provision
or
27
provisions
of
this
Act
take
effect
January
1,
2014:
28
1.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
48A.5,
29
subsection
2,
paragraph
“c”.
30
2.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
48A.14,
31
subsection
1,
paragraph
“b”.
32
3.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
48A.23,
33
subsection
1.
34
4.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
48A.26,
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subsection
9.
1
5.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
48A.31.
2
6.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
280.9A,
3
subsection
3.
4
7.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
602.8102,
5
subsection
15.
6
EXPLANATION
7
This
bill
relates
to
the
policy
administration
of
the
8
election
and
voter
registration
laws
by
the
secretary
of
state.
9
The
bill
requires
that
the
county
commissioner
of
10
registration
accept
completed
voter
registration
forms
from
11
registrants
who
are
at
least
17
years
of
age.
Current
law
12
requires
the
county
commissioner
of
registration
to
accept
such
13
forms
from
registrants
who
are
at
least
17
and
one-half
years
14
of
age.
These
provisions
of
the
bill
take
effect
January
1,
15
2014.
16
In
2008,
Code
section
49.21,
relating
to
designation
of
17
polling
places,
eliminated
language
regarding
accessibility
to
18
elderly
persons
and
retained
language
regarding
accessibility
19
to
persons
with
disabilities.
The
bill
strikes
the
same
20
language
referring
to
accessibility
to
elderly
persons
at
21
voting
centers,
to
conform
with
Code
section
49.21.
22
The
bill
requires
that
any
authority
supported
by
taxation
23
under
the
laws
of
Iowa
make
space
available
for
the
training
24
of
precinct
election
officials
and
other
election
personnel
25
upon
the
application
of
the
county
commissioner
of
elections.
26
The
bill
requires
that
the
commissioner
only
schedule
and
27
conduct
such
training
courses
at
locations
that
are
accessible
28
to
and
functional
for
persons
with
disabilities
and
that
such
29
courses
not
interfere
with
previously
scheduled
events
at
those
30
locations.
31
The
bill
provides
that
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
32
shall
not
mail
an
absentee
ballot
to
a
person
who
is
included
33
within
the
term
“armed
forces
of
the
United
States”
as
defined
34
in
Code
section
53.37
sooner
than
50
days
before
any
election.
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The
bill
retains
the
provision
that
absentee
ballots
shall
1
be
made
available
for
voting
in
person
at
the
commissioner’s
2
office
not
more
than
40
days
before
an
election.
3
The
bill
repeals
a
Code
section
that
requires
a
voter’s
4
party
affiliation
be
designated
in
the
voter
affidavit
on
the
5
unsealed
affidavit
envelope
if
the
enclosed
ballot
is
a
primary
6
election
ballot.
7
The
bill
further
provides
that
satellite
absentee
voting
8
stations
shall
not
be
established
sooner
than
40
days
before
9
an
election.
The
bill
requires
that
a
petition
for
the
10
establishment
of
a
satellite
absentee
voting
station
be
on
a
11
form
prescribed
by
the
state
commissioner
of
elections,
and
12
as
provided
in
the
bill.
The
bill
provides
that
a
county
13
commissioner
of
elections
is
only
required
to
accept
one
14
valid
petition
for
each
precinct
in
each
election.
The
bill
15
requires
at
a
minimum
that
the
county
commissioner
honor
the
16
first
valid
petition
for
a
satellite
absentee
voting
station
17
if
more
than
one
petition
is
filed
for
a
station
in
the
same
18
precinct
for
the
same
election.
The
bill
requires
that
19
the
commissioner
accept
an
additional
valid
petition
if
the
20
commissioner
determines
operation
of
such
a
voting
station
21
to
be
impracticable
at
the
location
described
in
the
earlier
22
filed
petition.
The
commissioner
is
required
to
post
notice
of
23
received
petitions
on
the
county’s
internet
site,
if
any,
and
24
at
the
commissioner’s
office.
25
The
bill
provides
that
any
objection
to
a
petition
26
requesting
a
satellite
absentee
voting
station
shall
be
filed
27
with
the
county
commissioner
no
later
than
two
days
following
28
the
petition
filing
deadline.
The
county
commissioner
is
29
required
to
provide
notice
to
the
person
circulating
the
30
petition
upon
the
filing
of
such
an
objection.
31
The
bill
requires
that
nomination
petitions
and
affidavits
32
of
candidacy
of
candidates
for
member
of
the
board
of
33
directors
of
a
merged
area,
objections
to
such
nominations,
34
and
withdrawals
of
such
nominations
be
filed
with
the
county
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commissioner
of
elections
responsible
for
conducting
elections
1
for
the
merged
area,
rather
than
with
the
secretary
of
the
2
board.
The
bill
also
requires
the
county
commissioner,
3
rather
than
the
secretary
of
the
board,
to
attempt
to
notify
4
the
candidate
by
telephone
if
an
objection
is
filed
if
the
5
candidate
provided
a
telephone
number.
6
The
bill
requires
that
nomination
petitions
and
affidavits
7
of
candidacy
for
a
school
district
elected
office,
withdrawals
8
of
such
nominations,
and
objections
to
nominations
be
filed
9
with
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
responsible
for
10
conducting
elections
for
the
school
district.
Current
11
law
requires
that
such
nomination
papers,
withdrawals,
and
12
objections
be
filed
with
the
secretary
of
the
school
board.
13
Under
current
law,
the
remaining
members
of
a
city
council
14
may
fill
a
vacancy
on
the
council
by
appointment
or
by
special
15
election.
If
by
appointment,
the
appointment
must
be
made
16
within
40
days
after
the
vacancy
occurs.
The
bill
requires
17
the
city
clerk
to
notify
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
18
if
the
council
fails
to
make
such
an
appointment
within
the
19
required
40
days.
Upon
receipt
of
such
notice,
the
county
20
commissioner
of
elections
shall
call
a
special
election
to
fill
21
the
vacancy
at
the
earliest
practicable
date,
but
no
sooner
22
than
32
days
after
receiving
such
notice.
23
The
bill
allows
cities
with
populations
of
200
or
less
to
24
adopt
an
ordinance
providing
that
city
elections
be
conducted
25
by
absentee
ballot.
The
bill
requires
the
county
commissioner
26
of
elections
responsible
for
conducting
elections
for
such
a
27
city
to
mail
an
absentee
ballot
application
form
by
forwardable
28
mail
to
each
active
status
registered
voter
within
the
city
29
no
fewer
than
25
days
before
each
regular
city
election
or
30
special
election
for
that
city.
The
bill
requires
that
the
31
county
commissioner
of
elections
also
enclose
a
postage
paid
32
return
envelope
and
a
notice
that
in-person
voting
will
also
33
be
available
at
the
county
commissioner’s
office
on
the
day
of
34
the
election
and,
if
applicable,
the
location
of
the
additional
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polling
place.
The
bill
allows
the
county
commissioner
to
1
designate
one
additional
election
day
polling
place
for
such
2
cities.
3
The
bill
further
requires
that
nomination
petitions
and
4
affidavits
of
candidacy
for
elective
city
office,
withdrawals
5
of
such
nominations,
and
objections
to
nominations
be
filed
6
with
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
responsible
for
7
conducting
elections
for
the
city.
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