Bill Text: IA SF413 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Amended
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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, including absentee ballots and voter list maintenance activities, making penalties applicable, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1199.) Effective date: 03/08/2021. Applicability date: 01/01/2022.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-28 - Fiscal note. [SF413 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF413-Amended.html
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, including absentee ballots and voter list maintenance activities, making penalties applicable, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1199.) Effective date: 03/08/2021. Applicability date: 01/01/2022.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-28 - Fiscal note. [SF413 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF413-Amended.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1199)
(COMPANION
TO
2298HV
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
February
23,
2021
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
conduct
of
elections,
including
absentee
1
ballots
and
voter
list
maintenance
activities,
making
2
penalties
applicable,
and
including
effective
date
and
3
applicability
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
9E.6,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
The
program
participant
shall
complete
the
ballot
and
3
return
it
to
the
state
commissioner
of
elections,
who
shall
4
review
the
ballot
in
the
manner
provided
by
sections
53.18
5
and
53.19
if
the
return
envelope
is
received
in
the
state
6
commissioner’s
office
before
the
polls
close
on
election
day
7
or
is
clearly
postmarked
by
an
officially
authorized
postal
8
service
or
bears
a
postal
service
barcode
traceable
to
a
date
9
of
entry
into
the
federal
mail
system
not
later
than
the
day
10
before
the
election,
as
provided
in
section
53.17A
.
If
the
11
materials
comply
with
the
requirements
of
section
53.18
,
the
12
materials
shall
be
certified
by
the
state
commissioner
of
13
elections
as
the
ballot
of
a
program
participant,
and
shall
be
14
forwarded
to
the
appropriate
county
commissioner
of
elections
15
for
tabulation
by
the
special
voters
precinct
election
board
16
appointed
pursuant
to
section
53.23
.
17
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
39.13
Conference
boards
——
appointment
18
——
limitations.
19
1.
Notwithstanding
section
441.2,
for
the
purposes
of
20
conducting
the
business
of
a
conference
board
established
21
pursuant
to
section
441.2,
a
person
shall
not
serve
in
a
22
voting
unit
of
a
conference
board
if
such
service
would
be
23
incompatible
with
another
office
held
by
that
person.
24
2.
If
a
person
is
a
member
of
more
than
one
body
whose
25
members
make
up
a
voting
unit
on
the
conference
board,
that
26
person
shall
waive
the
person’s
position
on
the
conference
27
board
for
all
but
one
of
the
bodies
the
person
represents.
A
28
waiver
pursuant
to
this
subsection
does
not
cause
the
person
29
to
vacate
any
elective
office.
30
Sec.
3.
Section
39A.2,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
31
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
32
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
g.
Failure
to
perform
duties.
As
an
33
election
official,
fails
to
perform
duties
prescribed
by
34
chapters
39
through
53,
except
for
section
48A.41,
or
fails
to
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follow
or
implement
guidance
issued
pursuant
to
section
47.1,
1
or
performs
those
duties
and
responsibilities
in
such
a
way
as
2
to
hinder
or
disregard
the
object
of
the
law.
3
Sec.
4.
Section
39A.3,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
2021,
4
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
5
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(9)
Fails
to
perform
voter
list
6
maintenance
in
violation
of
section
48A.41.
7
Sec.
5.
Section
39A.4,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
8
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
(1)
Serving
as
a
member
of
a
challenging
committee
or
10
observer
under
section
49.104,
subsection
2,
5,
or
6
,
1,
11
paragraph
“b”
,
“e”
,
or
“f”
,
while
serving
as
a
precinct
election
12
official
at
the
polls.
13
Sec.
6.
Section
39A.4,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
14
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
striking
the
15
subparagraph.
16
Sec.
7.
Section
39A.4,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
2021,
17
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
18
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(14)
Interferes
with
a
person
permitted
19
at
a
polling
place
pursuant
to
section
49.104.
20
Sec.
8.
Section
39A.4,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
21
subparagraphs
(10)
and
(11),
Code
2021,
are
amended
to
read
as
22
follows:
23
(10)
Returning
a
voted
absentee
ballot
,
by
mail
,
to
a
ballot
24
drop
box,
or
in
person,
to
the
commissioner’s
office
and
the
25
person
returning
the
ballot
is
not
the
voter,
the
voter’s
26
designee,
or
a
special
precinct
election
official
designated
27
pursuant
to
section
53.22,
subsection
2
a
person
prohibited
28
to
collect
and
deliver
a
completed
ballot
pursuant
to
section
29
53.33
.
30
(11)
Making
a
false
or
untrue
statement
reporting
that
31
a
voted
absentee
ballot
was
returned
to
the
commissioner’s
32
office,
by
mail
or
in
person,
or
to
a
ballot
drop
box,
by
33
a
person
other
than
the
voter,
the
voter’s
designee,
or
a
34
special
precinct
election
official
designated
pursuant
to
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section
53.22,
subsection
2
prohibited
to
collect
and
deliver
a
1
completed
ballot
pursuant
to
section
53.33
.
2
Sec.
9.
Section
39A.6,
subsection
3,
Code
2021,
is
amended
3
to
read
as
follows:
4
3.
a.
This
notice
is
not
a
final
determination
of
facts
5
or
law
in
the
matter,
and
does
not
entitle
a
person
to
a
6
proceeding
under
chapter
17A
.
Upon
issuance
of
a
technical
7
infraction
to
a
county
commissioner,
the
state
commissioner
8
shall
also
impose
a
fine
not
to
exceed
ten
thousand
dollars
to
9
be
deposited
in
the
general
fund.
10
b.
A
county
commissioner
shall
pay
a
fine
issued
pursuant
to
11
this
section
or
file
an
appeal
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
within
12
sixty
days.
A
county
commissioner
who
fails
to
pay
a
fine
that
13
was
not
dismissed
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
shall
be
suspended
14
from
office
for
a
period
not
to
exceed
two
years
pursuant
to
15
sections
66.7
and
66.8.
16
c.
If
a
county
commissioner
is
suspended
pursuant
to
17
paragraph
“b”
,
the
state
commissioner
shall
direct
the
deputy
of
18
the
county
commissioner
to
oversee
the
functions
of
the
office
19
until
the
suspension
is
revoked
or
the
office
is
vacated
and
a
20
successor
is
elected.
The
state
commissioner
may
direct
the
21
state
commissioner’s
staff
to
assist
in
the
performance
of
the
22
duties
of
the
county
commissioner.
23
Sec.
10.
Section
39A.6,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
24
following
new
subsection:
25
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
Upon
issuing
a
technical
infraction,
26
the
state
commissioner
shall
immediately
inform
the
attorney
27
general
and
relevant
county
attorney
if
the
apparent
violation
28
constitutes
or
may
constitute
election
misconduct
under
this
29
chapter.
30
Sec.
11.
NEW
SECTION
.
39A.7
Election
misconduct
——
31
investigation.
32
1.
The
attorney
general
or
county
attorney
shall
33
investigate
allegations
of
election
misconduct
reported
to
the
34
attorney
general
or
county
attorney.
Election
misconduct
by
an
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election
official
shall
also
be
investigated
for
prosecution
1
under
chapter
721.
2
2.
Upon
the
completion
of
an
investigation
required
by
this
3
section,
the
attorney
general
or
county
attorney
shall
submit
4
the
results
of
the
investigation
to
the
state
commissioner
and
5
explain
whether
the
attorney
general
or
county
attorney
will
6
pursue
charges.
7
Sec.
12.
NEW
SECTION
.
43.17
Preclusion
of
partisan
8
nomination.
9
A
person
shall
not
file
nomination
papers
under
this
chapter
10
on
behalf
of
a
candidate
if
nomination
papers
have
been
filed
11
pursuant
to
section
44.4
on
behalf
of
the
candidate
for
the
12
same
office
and
election
year.
13
Sec.
13.
Section
43.20,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
14
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
15
following:
16
1.
a.
Except
as
provided
in
paragraph
“b”
,
nomination
17
papers
shall
be
signed
by
eligible
electors
as
provided
in
18
section
45.1.
19
b.
Nomination
papers
for
an
office
to
be
filled
by
the
20
voters
of
the
county
or
for
the
office
of
county
supervisor
21
elected
from
a
district
within
the
county,
shall
be
signed
22
by
at
least
two
percent
of
the
party
vote
in
the
county
or
23
supervisor
district,
as
shown
by
the
last
general
election,
or
24
by
at
least
one
hundred
persons,
whichever
is
less.
25
Sec.
14.
Section
43.20,
subsection
2,
Code
2021,
is
amended
26
by
striking
the
subsection.
27
Sec.
15.
Section
44.1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
28
follows:
29
44.1
Political
nonparty
Nonparty
political
organizations.
30
1.
Any
convention
or
caucus
of
eligible
electors
31
representing
a
political
organization
which
is
not
a
political
32
party
as
defined
by
law,
may,
for
the
state,
or
for
any
33
division
or
municipality
thereof,
or
for
any
county,
or
for
34
any
subdivision
thereof,
for
which
such
convention
or
caucus
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is
held,
make
one
nomination
of
a
candidate
for
each
office
to
1
be
filled
therein
at
the
general
election.
However,
in
order
2
to
qualify
for
any
nomination
made
for
a
statewide
elective
3
office
by
such
a
political
organization
there
shall
be
in
4
attendance
at
the
convention
or
caucus
where
the
nomination
5
is
made
a
minimum
of
two
hundred
fifty
five
hundred
eligible
6
electors
including
at
least
one
eligible
elector
from
each
of
7
twenty-five
counties.
In
order
to
qualify
for
any
nomination
8
to
the
office
of
United
States
representative
there
shall
be
9
in
attendance
at
the
convention
or
caucus
where
the
nomination
10
is
made
a
minimum
of
fifty
two
hundred
eligible
electors
who
11
are
residents
of
the
congressional
district
including
at
least
12
one
eligible
elector
from
each
of
at
least
one-half
of
the
13
counties
of
the
congressional
district.
In
order
to
qualify
14
for
any
nomination
to
an
office
to
be
filled
by
the
voters
15
of
a
county
or
of
a
city
there
shall
be
in
attendance
at
the
16
convention
or
caucus
where
the
nomination
is
made
a
minimum
of
17
ten
twenty
eligible
electors
who
are
residents
of
the
county
18
or
city,
as
the
case
may
be,
including
at
least
one
eligible
19
elector
from
at
least
one-half
of
the
voting
precincts
in
that
20
county
or
city.
In
order
to
qualify
for
any
nomination
made
21
for
the
general
assembly
there
shall
be
in
attendance
at
the
22
convention
or
caucus
where
the
nomination
is
made
a
minimum
23
of
ten
twenty-five
eligible
electors
who
are
residents
of
the
24
representative
district
or
twenty
fifty
eligible
electors
who
25
are
residents
of
the
senatorial
district,
as
the
case
may
be,
26
with
at
least
one
eligible
elector
from
one-half
of
the
voting
27
precincts
in
the
district
in
each
case.
The
names
of
all
28
delegates
in
attendance
at
such
convention
or
caucus
and
such
29
fact
shall
be
certified
to
the
state
commissioner
together
with
30
the
other
certification
requirements
of
this
chapter
.
31
2.
A
candidate
who
has
been
nominated
under
a
political
32
party
under
chapter
43
shall
not
be
eligible
for
nomination
33
under
this
chapter
for
the
same
office
in
the
same
election
34
year.
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Sec.
16.
Section
45.1,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2021,
are
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
Nominations
for
candidates
for
president
and
vice
3
president,
governor
and
lieutenant
governor,
and
for
other
4
statewide
elected
offices
United
States
senator
may
be
made
5
by
nomination
petitions
signed
by
not
less
than
one
thousand
6
five
hundred
eligible
electors
residing
in
not
less
than
ten
7
counties
of
the
state
three
thousand
five
hundred
eligible
8
electors,
including
at
least
one
hundred
eligible
electors
each
9
from
at
least
nineteen
counties
of
the
state
.
10
2.
Nominations
for
candidates
for
a
representative
in
11
the
United
States
house
of
representatives
may
be
made
by
12
nomination
petitions
signed
by
not
less
than
the
number
of
13
eligible
electors
equal
to
the
number
of
signatures
required
in
14
subsection
1
divided
by
the
number
of
congressional
districts.
15
Signers
of
the
petition
shall
be
eligible
electors
who
are
16
residents
of
the
congressional
district
one
thousand
seven
17
hundred
twenty-six
eligible
electors
who
are
residents
of
the
18
congressional
district,
including
at
least
forty-seven
eligible
19
electors
each
from
at
least
one-half
of
the
counties
in
the
20
congressional
district
.
21
Sec.
17.
Section
45.1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
22
following
new
subsection:
23
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
Nominations
for
candidates
for
24
statewide
offices
other
than
those
listed
in
subsection
1
may
25
be
made
by
nomination
petitions
signed
by
not
less
than
two
26
thousand
five
hundred
eligible
electors,
including
at
least
27
seventy-seven
eligible
electors
from
not
less
than
eighteen
28
counties
of
the
state.
29
Sec.
18.
Section
47.1,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
30
to
read
as
follows:
31
1.
The
secretary
of
state
is
designated
as
the
state
32
commissioner
of
elections
and
shall
supervise
the
activities
of
33
the
county
commissioners
of
elections.
There
is
established
34
within
the
office
of
the
secretary
of
state
a
division
of
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elections
which
shall
be
under
the
direction
of
the
state
1
commissioner
of
elections.
The
state
commissioner
of
2
elections
may
appoint
a
person
to
be
in
charge
of
the
division
3
of
elections
who
shall
perform
the
duties
assigned
by
the
4
state
commissioner
of
elections.
The
state
commissioner
of
5
elections
shall
prescribe
uniform
election
practices
and
6
procedures,
shall
prescribe
the
necessary
forms
required
7
for
the
conduct
of
elections,
shall
assign
a
number
to
each
8
proposed
constitutional
amendment
and
statewide
public
measure
9
for
identification
purposes,
and
shall
adopt
rules,
pursuant
to
10
chapter
17A
,
to
carry
out
this
section
.
The
state
commissioner
11
of
elections
may
issue
guidance
that
is
not
subject
to
the
12
rulemaking
process
to
clarify
election
laws
and
rules.
13
Sec.
19.
Section
47.2,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
14
to
read
as
follows:
15
1.
The
county
auditor
of
each
county
is
designated
as
the
16
county
commissioner
of
elections
in
each
county.
The
county
17
commissioner
of
elections
shall
conduct
voter
registration
18
pursuant
to
chapter
48A
and
conduct
all
elections
within
the
19
county.
The
county
commissioner
of
elections
does
not
possess
20
home
rule
powers
with
respect
to
the
exercise
of
powers
or
21
duties
related
to
the
conduct
of
elections
prescribed
by
22
statute
or
rule,
or
guidance
issued
pursuant
to
section
47.1.
23
Sec.
20.
Section
47.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2021,
is
amended
24
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
25
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
f.
(1)
The
state
registrar
shall,
in
the
26
first
quarter
of
each
calendar
year,
conduct
a
verification
27
of
all
voters
in
the
statewide
voter
registration
file,
which
28
shall
include
cross-referencing
the
records
in
the
statewide
29
voter
registration
file
with
similar
records
maintained
by
30
other
states.
The
state
registrar
of
voters
shall
cancel
the
31
registration
of
a
voter
found
to
be
ineligible
pursuant
to
32
section
48A.30.
The
state
registrar
shall
submit
a
report
33
to
the
general
assembly
by
April
30
of
each
year
regarding
34
the
number
of
voter
registrations
canceled
pursuant
to
this
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paragraph.
The
state
registrar
shall
also
publish
this
report
1
on
the
internet
site
of
the
state
registrar.
2
(2)
The
state
registrar
may
contract
with
a
third-party
3
vendor
to
develop
or
provide
a
program
to
allow
the
state
4
registrar
to
verify
the
status
of
records
in
the
statewide
5
voter
registration
file
and
identify
ineligible
voters
on
an
6
ongoing
basis.
7
Sec.
21.
Section
47.7,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
8
following
new
subsection:
9
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
The
state
registrar
of
voters
shall
use
10
information
from
the
electronic
registration
information
center
11
to
update
information
in
the
statewide
voter
registration
12
system,
including
but
not
limited
to
the
following
reports:
13
a.
In-state
duplicates.
14
b.
In-state
updates.
15
c.
Cross-state
matches.
16
d.
Deceased.
17
e.
Eligible
but
unregistered.
18
f.
National
change
of
address.
19
Sec.
22.
Section
48A.9,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
20
to
read
as
follows:
21
1.
Registration
closes
at
5:00
p.m.
eleven
fifteen
days
22
before
each
election
except
general
elections.
For
general
23
elections,
registration
closes
at
5:00
p.m.
ten
days
before
24
the
election
.
An
eligible
elector
may
register
during
the
25
time
registration
is
closed
in
the
elector’s
precinct
but
the
26
registration
shall
not
become
effective
until
registration
27
opens
again
in
the
elector’s
precinct,
except
as
otherwise
28
provided
in
section
48A.7A
.
29
Sec.
23.
Section
48A.10A,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
30
amended
to
read
as
follows:
31
1.
The
state
registrar
shall
compare
lists
of
persons
who
32
are
registered
to
vote
with
the
department
of
transportation’s
33
driver’s
license
and
nonoperator’s
identification
card
files
34
and
shall,
on
an
initial
basis,
issue
a
voter
identification
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card
to
each
active,
registered
voter
whose
name
does
not
1
appear
in
the
department
of
transportation’s
files.
The
voter
2
identification
card
shall
include
the
name
of
the
registered
3
voter,
a
signature
line
above
which
the
registered
voter
shall
4
sign
the
voter
identification
card,
the
registered
voter’s
5
identification
number
assigned
to
the
voter
pursuant
to
section
6
47.7,
subsection
2
,
and
an
additional
four-digit
personal
7
identification
number
assigned
by
the
state
commissioner
,
and
8
the
times
during
which
polling
places
will
be
open
on
election
9
days
.
10
Sec.
24.
Section
48A.27,
subsection
4,
paragraph
c,
11
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
(2)
The
notice
shall
contain
a
statement
in
substantially
13
the
following
form:
14
Information
received
from
the
United
States
postal
service
15
indicates
that
you
are
no
longer
a
resident
of,
and
therefore
16
not
eligible
to
vote
in
(name
of
county)
County,
Iowa.
If
this
17
information
is
not
correct,
and
you
still
live
in
(name
of
18
county)
County,
please
complete
and
mail
the
attached
postage
19
paid
card
at
least
ten
days
before
the
primary
or
general
20
election
and
at
least
eleven
fifteen
days
before
any
other
21
election
at
which
you
wish
to
vote.
If
the
information
is
22
correct
and
you
have
moved,
please
contact
a
local
official
23
in
your
new
area
for
assistance
in
registering
there.
If
24
you
do
not
mail
in
the
card,
you
may
be
required
to
show
25
identification
before
being
allowed
to
vote
in
(name
of
county)
26
County.
If
you
do
not
return
the
card,
and
you
do
not
vote
27
in
an
election
in
(name
of
county)
County,
Iowa,
on
or
before
28
(date
of
second
general
election
following
the
date
of
the
29
notice)
your
name
will
be
removed
from
the
list
of
voters
in
30
that
county.
31
Sec.
25.
Section
48A.28,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2021,
are
32
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
1.
Each
commissioner
shall
conduct
a
systematic
program
34
that
makes
a
reasonable
effort
to
remove
from
the
official
list
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413
of
registered
voters
the
names
of
registered
voters
who
have
1
changed
residence
from
their
registration
addresses.
Either
or
2
both
of
the
methods
described
in
this
section
may
be
used.
3
2.
a.
A
commissioner
may
shall
participate
in
the
United
4
States
postal
service
national
change
of
address
program,
as
5
provided
in
section
48A.27
.
The
state
voter
registration
6
commission
shall
adopt
rules
establishing
specific
requirements
7
for
participation
and
use
of
the
national
change
of
address
8
program.
9
b.
A
commissioner
participating
in
the
national
change
of
10
address
program,
in
the
first
quarter
of
each
calendar
year,
11
shall
send
a
notice
and
preaddressed,
postage
paid
return
card
12
by
forwardable
mail
to
each
registered
voter
whose
name
was
13
not
reported
by
the
national
change
of
address
program
and
who
14
has
not
voted
in
two
or
more
consecutive
general
elections
the
15
most
recent
general
election
and
has
not
registered
again
,
or
16
who
has
not
reported
a
change
to
an
existing
registration
,
or
17
who
has
not
responded
to
a
notice
from
the
commissioner
or
18
registrar
during
the
period
between
and
following
the
previous
19
two
general
elections
.
Registered
voters
receiving
such
20
notice
shall
be
marked
inactive.
The
form
and
language
of
the
21
notice
and
return
card
shall
be
specified
by
the
state
voter
22
registration
commission
by
rule.
A
registered
voter
shall
not
23
be
sent
a
notice
and
return
card
under
this
subsection
more
24
frequently
than
once
in
a
four-year
period.
25
Sec.
26.
Section
48A.28,
subsection
3,
Code
2021,
is
amended
26
by
striking
the
subsection.
27
Sec.
27.
Section
48A.29,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
28
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
b.
The
notice
shall
contain
a
statement
in
substantially
the
30
following
form:
31
Information
received
from
the
United
States
postal
service
32
indicates
that
you
are
no
longer
a
resident
of
(residence
33
address)
in
(name
of
county)
County,
Iowa.
If
this
information
34
is
not
correct,
and
you
still
live
in
(name
of
county)
County,
35
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S.F.
413
please
complete
and
mail
the
attached
postage
paid
card
at
1
least
ten
days
before
the
primary
or
general
election
and
at
2
least
eleven
fifteen
days
before
any
other
election
at
which
3
you
wish
to
vote.
If
the
information
is
correct,
and
you
have
4
moved,
please
contact
a
local
official
in
your
new
area
for
5
assistance
in
registering
there.
If
you
do
not
mail
in
the
6
card,
you
may
be
required
to
show
identification
before
being
7
allowed
to
vote
in
(name
of
county)
County.
If
you
do
not
8
return
the
card,
and
you
do
not
vote
in
some
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.
28.
Section
48A.29,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
13
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14
b.
The
notice
shall
contain
a
statement
in
substantially
the
15
following
form:
16
Information
received
by
this
office
indicates
that
you
17
are
no
longer
a
resident
of
(residence
address)
in
(name
of
18
county)
County,
Iowa.
If
the
information
is
not
correct,
19
and
you
still
live
at
that
address,
please
complete
and
mail
20
the
attached
postage
paid
card
at
least
ten
days
before
the
21
primary
or
general
election
and
at
least
eleven
fifteen
days
22
before
any
other
election
at
which
you
wish
to
vote.
If
the
23
information
is
correct,
and
you
have
moved
within
the
county,
24
you
may
update
your
registration
by
listing
your
new
address
25
on
the
card
and
mailing
it
back.
If
you
have
moved
outside
26
the
county,
please
contact
a
local
official
in
your
new
area
27
for
assistance
in
registering
there.
If
you
do
not
mail
in
28
the
card,
you
may
be
required
to
show
identification
before
29
being
allowed
to
vote
in
(name
of
county)
County.
If
you
do
not
30
return
the
card,
and
you
do
not
vote
in
some
election
in
(name
31
of
county)
County,
Iowa,
on
or
before
(date
of
second
general
32
election
following
the
date
of
the
notice)
your
name
will
be
33
removed
from
the
list
of
registered
voters
in
that
county.
34
Sec.
29.
Section
48A.30,
subsection
1,
paragraph
g,
Code
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413
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
g.
The
registered
voter’s
registration
record
has
been
2
inactive
pursuant
to
section
48A.28
or
48A.29
for
two
3
successive
general
elections.
4
Sec.
30.
Section
48A.37,
subsection
2,
Code
2021,
is
amended
5
to
read
as
follows:
6
2.
Electronic
records
shall
include
a
status
code
7
designating
whether
the
records
are
active,
inactive,
8
incomplete,
pending,
or
canceled.
Inactive
records
are
records
9
of
registered
voters
to
whom
notices
have
been
sent
pursuant
10
to
section
48A.28,
subsection
3,
and
who
have
not
returned
11
the
card
or
otherwise
responded
to
the
notice,
and
those
12
records
have
been
designated
inactive
pursuant
to
section
13
48A.29
.
Inactive
records
are
also
records
of
registered
14
voters
to
whom
notices
have
been
sent
pursuant
to
section
15
48A.26A
and
who
have
not
responded
to
the
notice.
Incomplete
16
records
are
records
missing
required
information
pursuant
to
17
section
48A.11,
subsection
8
.
Pending
records
are
records
of
18
applicants
whose
applications
have
not
been
verified
pursuant
19
to
section
48A.25A
.
Canceled
records
are
records
that
have
20
been
canceled
pursuant
to
section
48A.30
.
All
other
records
21
are
active
records.
An
inactive
record
shall
be
made
active
22
when
the
registered
voter
requests
an
absentee
ballot,
votes
23
at
an
election,
registers
again,
or
reports
a
change
of
name,
24
address,
telephone
number,
or
political
party
or
organization
25
affiliation.
An
incomplete
record
shall
be
made
active
when
26
a
completed
application
is
received
from
the
applicant
and
27
verified
pursuant
to
section
48A.25A
.
A
pending
record
shall
28
be
made
active
upon
verification
or
upon
the
voter
providing
29
identification
pursuant
to
section
48A.8
.
30
Sec.
31.
NEW
SECTION
.
48A.40
Voter
list
maintenance
31
reports.
32
1.
The
commissioner
of
registration
shall
annually
33
submit
to
the
state
registrar
of
voters
a
report
regarding
34
the
number
of
voter
registration
records
marked
inactive
or
35
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413
canceled
pursuant
to
sections
48A.28
through
48A.30.
The
state
1
registrar
of
voters
shall
publish
such
reports
on
the
internet
2
site
of
the
state
registrar
of
voters.
3
2.
The
state
registrar
of
voters
shall
determine
by
rule
the
4
form
and
submission
deadline
of
reports
submitted
pursuant
to
5
subsection
1.
6
Sec.
32.
NEW
SECTION
.
48A.41
Voter
registration
maintenance
7
audits
——
investigations.
8
1.
The
state
registrar
of
voters
shall
conduct
an
audit
9
of
voter
registration
maintenance
by
each
commissioner
of
10
registration
in
April
of
each
odd-numbered
year,
on
a
schedule
11
determined
by
the
commissioner.
12
2.
If
in
the
course
of
an
audit
under
this
section
the
state
13
registrar
of
voters
finds
that
a
commissioner
of
registration
14
has
failed
to
perform
required
voter
list
maintenance,
15
the
state
registrar
of
voters
shall
submit
the
audit
to
16
the
relevant
county
attorney
and
attorney
general
within
17
twenty-four
hours
for
investigation
of
a
violation
of
section
18
39A.3,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
(9),
or
other
19
provision
of
law.
20
Sec.
33.
NEW
SECTION
.
49.2
Oversight
by
the
state
21
commissioner.
22
The
state
commissioner,
or
a
designee
of
the
state
23
commissioner,
may,
at
the
discretion
of
the
state
commissioner,
24
oversee
the
activities
of
a
county
commissioner
of
elections
25
during
a
period
beginning
sixty
days
before
an
election
and
26
ending
sixty
days
after
an
election.
For
the
purposes
of
this
27
section,
“oversee”
means
to
observe
election-related
activity,
28
correct
any
activity
not
in
accordance
with
law,
and
issue
a
29
written
notice
and
instructions
pursuant
to
section
39A.6
for
30
any
technical
infractions
that
are
observed.
31
Sec.
34.
Section
49.13,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
32
following
new
subsection:
33
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7.
A
person
serving
on
a
precinct
election
34
board
pursuant
to
subsection
2
or
3
who
changes
the
political
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party
of
which
the
person
is
a
member
within
thirty
days
before
1
an
election
shall
be
immediately
removed
from
the
board
and
a
2
substitute
shall
be
appointed
pursuant
to
section
49.14.
3
Sec.
35.
Section
49.23,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
4
follows:
5
49.23
Notice
of
change.
6
When
a
change
is
made
from
the
usual
polling
place
for
the
7
precinct
or
when
the
precinct
polling
place
for
any
primary
or
8
general
election
is
different
from
that
used
for
the
precinct
9
at
the
last
preceding
primary
or
general
election,
notice
of
10
such
change
shall
be
given
by
publication
in
a
newspaper
of
11
general
circulation
in
the
precinct
mailed
to
all
registered
12
voters
in
the
precinct
and
posted
prominently
in
the
county
13
commissioner’s
office
and
on
the
county
commissioner’s
internet
14
site
not
more
than
twenty
nor
less
than
four
seven
days
before
15
the
day
on
which
the
election
is
to
be
held.
In
addition
a
16
notice
of
the
present
polling
place
for
the
precinct
shall
be
17
posted,
not
later
than
the
hour
at
which
the
polls
open
on
18
the
day
of
the
election,
on
each
door
to
the
usual
or
former
19
polling
place
in
the
precinct
and
shall
remain
there
until
the
20
polls
have
closed.
21
Sec.
36.
Section
49.73,
subsection
2,
Code
2021,
is
amended
22
to
read
as
follows:
23
2.
a.
All
polling
places
where
the
candidates
of
or
any
24
public
question
submitted
by
any
one
political
subdivision
are
25
being
voted
upon
shall
be
opened
at
the
same
hour.
The
hours
at
26
which
the
respective
precinct
polling
places
are
to
open
shall
27
not
be
changed
after
publication
of
the
notice
required
by
28
section
49.53
.
The
polling
places
shall
be
closed
at
9:00
p.m.
29
for
state
primary
and
general
elections
and
other
partisan
30
elections,
and
for
any
other
election
held
concurrently
31
therewith,
and
at
8:00
p.m.
for
all
other
elections.
32
b.
The
legislative
services
agency
shall
place
on
the
33
internet
site
of
the
agency
information
regarding
the
opening
34
and
closing
times
of
polling
places
until
and
including
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November
7,
2024.
This
paragraph
is
repealed
effective
July
1
1,
2025.
2
Sec.
37.
Section
49.77,
subsection
2,
Code
2021,
is
amended
3
to
read
as
follows:
4
2.
If
the
declaration
of
eligibility
is
not
printed
on
5
each
page
of
the
election
register,
any
of
those
persons
6
present
pursuant
to
section
49.104,
subsection
2,
3,
5,
or
6
,
7
1,
paragraph
“b”
,
“c”
,
“e”
,
or
“f”
,
may
upon
request
view
the
8
signed
declarations
of
eligibility
and
may
review
the
signed
9
declarations
on
file
so
long
as
the
person
does
not
interfere
10
with
the
functions
of
the
precinct
election
officials.
If
the
11
declaration
of
eligibility
is
printed
on
the
election
register,
12
voters
shall
also
sign
a
voter
roster
which
the
precinct
13
election
official
shall
make
available
for
viewing.
Any
of
14
those
persons
present
pursuant
to
section
49.104,
subsection
2,
15
3,
5,
or
6
,
1,
paragraph
“b”
,
“c”
,
“e”
,
or
“f”
,
may
upon
request
16
view
the
roster
of
those
voters
who
have
signed
declarations
of
17
eligibility,
so
long
as
the
person
does
not
interfere
with
the
18
functions
of
the
precinct
election
officials.
19
Sec.
38.
Section
49.88,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
20
following
new
subsection:
21
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
A
person
standing
for
election
on
the
22
ballot
before
a
voter
shall
not
occupy
the
voting
booth
with
23
the
voter,
including
to
assist
the
voter.
24
Sec.
39.
Section
49.90,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
25
follows:
26
49.90
Assisting
voter.
27
Any
voter
who
may
declare
upon
oath
that
the
voter
is
blind,
28
cannot
read
the
English
language,
or
is,
by
reason
of
any
29
physical
disability
other
than
intoxication,
unable
to
cast
a
30
vote
without
assistance,
shall,
upon
request,
be
assisted
by
31
the
two
officers
as
provided
in
section
49.89
,
or
alternatively
32
by
any
other
person
the
voter
may
select
in
casting
the
vote
,
33
except
that
the
voter
shall
not
select
a
person
standing
for
34
election
on
the
ballot
.
The
officers,
or
the
person
selected
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by
the
voter,
shall
cast
the
vote
of
the
voter
requiring
1
assistance,
and
shall
thereafter
give
no
information
regarding
2
the
vote
cast.
If
any
elector
because
of
a
disability
cannot
3
enter
the
building
where
the
polling
place
for
the
elector’s
4
precinct
of
residence
is
located,
the
two
officers
shall
take
5
a
paper
ballot
to
the
vehicle
occupied
by
the
elector
with
6
a
disability
and
allow
the
elector
to
cast
the
ballot
in
7
the
vehicle.
Ballots
cast
by
voters
with
disabilities
shall
8
be
deposited
in
the
regular
ballot
box,
or
inserted
in
the
9
tabulating
device,
and
counted
in
the
usual
manner.
10
Sec.
40.
Section
49.104,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
11
follows:
12
49.104
Persons
permitted
at
polling
places.
13
1.
The
following
persons
shall
be
permitted
to
be
present
at
14
and
in
the
immediate
vicinity
of
the
polling
places,
provided
15
they
do
not
solicit
votes:
16
1.
a.
Any
person
who
is
by
law
authorized
to
perform
or
17
is
charged
with
the
performance
of
official
duties
at
the
18
election.
19
2.
b.
Any
number
of
persons,
not
exceeding
three
at
a
time
20
from
each
political
party
having
candidates
to
be
voted
for
21
at
such
election,
to
act
as
challenging
committees,
who
are
22
appointed
and
accredited
by
the
executive
or
central
committee
23
of
such
political
party
or
organization.
24
3.
c.
Any
number
of
persons
not
exceeding
three
at
a
time
25
from
each
of
such
political
parties,
appointed
and
accredited
26
in
the
same
manner
as
prescribed
in
subsection
2
paragraph
27
“b”
for
challenging
committees,
and
any
number
of
persons
28
not
exceeding
three
at
a
time
appointed
as
observers
under
29
subsection
5
paragraph
“e”
,
to
witness
the
counting
of
ballots.
30
4.
d.
Any
peace
officer
assigned
or
called
upon
to
keep
31
order
or
maintain
compliance
with
the
provisions
of
this
32
chapter
,
upon
request
of
the
commissioner
or
of
the
chairperson
33
of
the
precinct
election
board.
34
5.
e.
One
observer
at
a
time
representing
any
nonparty
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political
organization,
any
candidate
nominated
by
petition
1
pursuant
to
chapter
45
,
or
any
other
nonpartisan
candidate
2
in
a
city
or
school
election,
appearing
on
the
ballot
of
the
3
election
in
progress.
Candidates
who
send
observers
to
the
4
polls
shall
provide
each
observer
with
a
letter
of
appointment
5
in
the
form
prescribed
by
the
state
commissioner.
6
6.
f.
Any
persons
expressing
an
interest
in
a
ballot
issue
7
to
be
voted
upon
at
an
election
except
a
general
or
primary
8
election.
Any
such
person
shall
file
a
notice
of
intent
to
9
serve
as
an
observer
with
the
commissioner
before
election
10
day.
If
more
than
three
persons
file
a
notice
of
intent
to
11
serve
at
the
same
time
with
respect
to
ballot
issues
at
an
12
election,
the
commissioner
shall
appoint
from
those
submitting
13
a
notice
of
intent
the
three
persons
who
may
serve
at
that
time
14
as
observers,
and
shall
provide
a
schedule
to
all
persons
who
15
filed
notices
of
intent.
The
appointees,
whenever
possible,
16
shall
include
both
opponents
and
proponents
of
the
ballot
17
issues.
18
7.
g.
Any
person
authorized
by
the
commissioner,
in
19
consultation
with
the
secretary
of
state,
for
the
purposes
of
20
conducting
and
attending
educational
voting
programs.
21
8.
h.
Reporters,
photographers,
and
other
staff
22
representing
the
news
media.
However,
representatives
of
the
23
news
media,
while
present
at
or
in
the
immediate
vicinity
of
24
the
polling
places,
shall
not
interfere
with
the
election
25
process
in
any
way.
26
2.
A
precinct
election
official
or
county
commissioner
27
shall
not
obstruct
or
interfere
with
a
person
fulfilling
that
28
person’s
role
or
performing
that
person’s
duty
under
subsection
29
1.
A
person
who
violates
this
subsection
is
guilty
of
election
30
misconduct
in
the
third
degree.
31
Sec.
41.
Section
49.109,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
32
follows:
33
49.109
Employees
entitled
to
time
to
vote.
34
Any
person
entitled
to
vote
at
an
election
in
this
state
who
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does
not
have
three
two
consecutive
hours
in
the
period
between
1
the
time
of
the
opening
and
the
time
of
the
closing
of
the
polls
2
during
which
the
person
is
not
required
to
be
present
at
work
3
for
an
employer,
is
entitled
to
such
time
off
from
work
time
to
4
vote
as
will
in
addition
to
the
person’s
nonworking
time
total
5
three
two
consecutive
hours
during
the
time
the
polls
are
open.
6
Application
by
any
employee
for
such
absence
shall
be
made
7
individually
and
in
writing
prior
to
the
date
of
the
election,
8
and
the
employer
shall
designate
the
period
of
time
to
be
9
taken.
The
employee
is
not
liable
to
any
penalty
nor
shall
any
10
deduction
be
made
from
the
person’s
regular
salary
or
wages
on
11
account
of
such
absence.
12
Sec.
42.
NEW
SECTION
.
50.52
Enforcement.
13
Members
of
local
law
enforcement
agencies
and
the
state
14
patrol
are
authorized
to
take
all
reasonable
actions
to
prevent
15
violations
of
this
chapter.
16
Sec.
43.
Section
53.2,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
17
to
read
as
follows:
18
1.
a.
Any
registered
voter,
under
the
circumstances
19
specified
in
section
53.1
,
may
on
any
day,
except
election
day,
20
and
not
more
than
one
hundred
twenty
seventy
days
prior
to
the
21
date
of
the
election,
apply
in
person
for
an
absentee
ballot
22
at
the
commissioner’s
office
or
at
any
location
designated
by
23
the
commissioner.
However,
for
those
elections
in
which
the
24
commissioner
directs
the
polls
be
opened
at
noon
pursuant
to
25
section
49.73
,
a
voter
may
apply
in
person
for
an
absentee
26
ballot
at
the
commissioner’s
office
from
8:00
a.m.
until
11:00
27
a.m.
on
election
day.
28
b.
A
registered
voter
may
make
written
application
to
the
29
commissioner
for
an
absentee
ballot.
A
written
application
30
for
an
absentee
ballot
must
be
received
by
the
commissioner
no
31
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
same
day
as
the
voter
registration
32
deadline
provided
in
section
48A.9
for
the
election
for
which
33
the
ballot
is
requested,
except
when
the
absentee
ballot
is
34
requested
and
voted
at
the
commissioner’s
office
pursuant
to
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section
53.10
.
A
written
application
for
an
absentee
ballot
1
delivered
to
the
commissioner
and
received
by
the
commissioner
2
more
than
one
hundred
twenty
seventy
days
prior
to
the
date
of
3
the
election
shall
be
returned
to
the
voter
with
a
notification
4
of
the
date
when
the
applications
will
be
accepted.
5
c.
The
commissioner
may
send
an
absentee
ballot
application
6
to
a
registered
voter
at
the
request
of
the
registered
voter.
7
The
commissioner
shall
not
send
an
absentee
ballot
application
8
to
a
person
who
has
not
submitted
such
a
request.
9
d.
In
the
event
of
a
public
health
disaster
declared
by
the
10
governor
pursuant
to
section
29C.6,
the
general
assembly
may
by
11
resolution
direct
the
state
commissioner
to
send
an
absentee
12
ballot
application
to
each
registered
voter
prior
to
a
primary
13
or
general
election
held
in
an
even-numbered
year.
If
the
14
general
assembly
is
not
in
session,
the
legislative
council
may
15
so
direct
the
state
commissioner
by
a
majority
vote.
16
Sec.
44.
Section
53.2,
subsection
2,
Code
2021,
is
amended
17
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
18
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
d.
No
absentee
ballot
application
shall
be
19
provided
to
a
registered
voter
with
any
field
prefilled,
except
20
that
the
absentee
ballot
application
may
have
the
fields
for
21
the
type
and
date
of
the
election
prefilled.
22
Sec.
45.
Section
53.2,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
23
following
new
subsection:
24
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11.
If
an
application
for
an
absentee
25
ballot
is
received
between
5:00
p.m.
on
the
fifteenth
day
26
before
an
election
and
5:00
p.m.
on
the
seventh
day
before
27
an
election,
the
commissioner
shall
notify
the
registered
28
voter
within
twenty-four
hours
that
the
absentee
ballot
29
request
cannot
be
processed
and
notify
the
registered
voter
30
of
ways
the
registered
voter
may
participate
in
the
election.
31
A
notification
sent
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
be
32
transmitted
in
the
same
manner
as
a
notification
transmitted
33
pursuant
to
subsection
4,
paragraph
“b”
.
34
Sec.
46.
NEW
SECTION
.
53.4
Absentee
ballots
——
reports.
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1.
Beginning
on
the
first
day
that
absentee
ballots
are
1
mailed
in
each
primary
and
general
election
and
each
special
2
election
pursuant
to
section
69.14,
and
through
election
3
day,
the
state
commissioner
shall
publish
a
report
regarding
4
absentee
ballots
on
a
daily
basis.
The
report
shall
include,
5
at
a
minimum,
all
of
the
following
information:
6
a.
The
number
of
absentee
ballot
request
forms
received
by
7
a
county
commissioner.
8
b.
The
number
of
absentee
ballots
sent
by
a
county
9
commissioner.
10
c.
The
total
number
of
absentee
ballots
received
by
a
county
11
commissioner,
and
the
total
delivered
by
each
of
the
following
12
methods:
13
(1)
Mail.
14
(2)
Delivery
to
a
drop
box.
15
(3)
Delivery
by
hand.
16
(4)
Voted
in
person
at
a
satellite
location.
17
2.
Each
county
commissioner
shall
provide
all
information
18
necessary
under
this
section
to
the
state
commissioner
in
a
19
manner
prescribed
by
the
state
commissioner.
20
Sec.
47.
Section
53.8,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
21
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
22
follows:
23
Upon
receipt
of
an
application
for
an
absentee
ballot
and
24
immediately
after
the
absentee
ballots
are
printed,
but
not
25
more
than
twenty-nine
twenty
days
before
the
election,
the
26
commissioner
shall
mail
an
absentee
ballot
to
the
applicant
27
within
twenty-four
hours,
except
as
otherwise
provided
in
28
subsection
3
.
When
the
United
States
post
office
is
closed
29
in
observance
of
a
federal
holiday
and
is
not
delivering
mail
30
on
the
twenty-ninth
day
before
the
election,
the
first
day
to
31
mail
absentee
ballots
is
the
next
business
day
on
which
mail
32
delivery
is
available.
The
absentee
ballot
shall
be
sent
to
33
the
registered
voter
by
one
of
the
following
methods:
34
Sec.
48.
Section
53.8,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
2021,
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is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
a.
The
commissioner
shall
enclose
with
the
absentee
ballot
2
a
statement
informing
the
applicant
that
the
sealed
return
3
envelope
may
be
mailed
to
the
commissioner
by
the
registered
4
voter
or
the
voter’s
designee
a
person
not
prohibited
to
5
collect
and
deliver
a
completed
ballot
pursuant
to
section
6
53.33,
may
be
returned
to
a
drop
box
established
by
the
7
commissioner
pursuant
to
section
53.17,
subsection
1,
by
8
the
registered
voter
or
a
person
not
prohibited
to
collect
9
and
deliver
a
completed
ballot
pursuant
to
section
53.33,
10
only
if
the
commissioner
has
established
such
a
drop
box,
or
11
may
be
personally
delivered
to
the
commissioner’s
office
by
12
the
registered
voter
or
the
voter’s
designee
a
person
not
13
prohibited
to
collect
and
deliver
a
completed
ballot
pursuant
14
to
section
53.33
.
The
statement
shall
also
inform
the
voter
15
that
the
voter
may
request
that
the
voter’s
designee
person
not
16
prohibited
to
collect
and
deliver
a
completed
ballot
pursuant
17
to
section
53.33
complete
a
receipt
when
retrieving
the
ballot
18
from
the
voter.
A
blank
receipt
shall
be
enclosed
with
the
19
absentee
ballot.
20
Sec.
49.
Section
53.8,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
21
following
new
subsection:
22
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
The
commissioner
and
the
state
23
commissioner
shall
not
mail
an
absentee
ballot
to
a
person
who
24
has
not
submitted
an
application
for
an
absentee
ballot.
25
Sec.
50.
Section
53.10,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
26
to
read
as
follows:
27
1.
Not
more
than
twenty-nine
twenty
days
before
the
date
of
28
the
primary
election
or
the
general
election,
the
commissioner
29
shall
provide
facilities
for
absentee
voting
in
person
at
the
30
commissioner’s
office.
This
service
shall
also
be
provided
31
for
other
elections
as
soon
as
the
ballots
are
ready,
but
in
32
no
case
shall
absentee
ballots
be
available
under
this
section
33
more
than
twenty-nine
twenty
days
before
an
election.
34
Sec.
51.
Section
53.11,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
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to
read
as
follows:
1
1.
a.
Not
more
than
twenty-nine
twenty
days
before
the
2
date
of
an
election,
satellite
absentee
voting
stations
may
be
3
established
throughout
the
cities
and
county
at
the
direction
4
of
the
commissioner
and
shall
be
established
upon
receipt
5
of
a
petition
signed
by
not
less
than
one
hundred
eligible
6
electors
requesting
that
a
satellite
absentee
voting
station
7
be
established
at
a
location
to
be
described
on
the
petition.
8
However,
if
a
special
election
is
scheduled
in
the
county
on
a
9
date
that
falls
between
the
date
of
the
regular
city
election
10
and
the
date
of
the
city
runoff
election,
the
commissioner
is
11
not
required
to
establish
a
satellite
absentee
voting
station
12
for
the
city
runoff
election.
13
b.
A
satellite
absentee
voting
station
established
by
14
petition
must
be
open
at
least
one
day
for
a
minimum
of
six
15
hours
.
A
satellite
absentee
voting
station
established
at
the
16
direction
of
the
commissioner
or
by
petition
and
may
remain
17
open
until
5:00
p.m.
on
the
day
before
the
election.
18
Sec.
52.
Section
53.17,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
19
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
b.
The
sealed
return
envelope
may
be
mailed
to
the
21
commissioner
by
the
registered
voter
or
by
the
voter’s
22
designee.
If
mailed
by
the
voter’s
designee,
the
envelope
23
must
be
mailed
within
seventy-two
hours
of
retrieving
it
from
24
the
voter
or
within
time
to
be
postmarked
or,
if
applicable,
25
to
have
the
postal
service
barcode
traced
to
a
date
of
entry
26
into
the
federal
mail
system
not
later
than
the
day
before
the
27
election,
as
provided
in
section
53.17A
,
whichever
is
earlier
.
28
Sec.
53.
Section
53.17,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
29
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
30
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
The
sealed
return
envelope
may
be
31
delivered
by
a
person
not
prohibited
to
collect
and
deliver
a
32
completed
ballot
pursuant
to
section
53.33
to
a
ballot
drop
33
box
established
by
the
commissioner
no
later
than
the
time
the
34
polls
are
closed
on
election
day.
However,
if
delivered
by
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the
voter’s
designee,
the
envelope
shall
be
delivered
within
1
seventy-two
hours
of
retrieving
it
from
the
voter
or
before
the
2
closing
of
the
polls
on
election
day,
whichever
is
earlier.
A
3
commissioner
is
not
required
to
establish
a
ballot
drop
box.
A
4
ballot
drop
box
must
meet
all
of
the
following
requirements:
5
(1)
A
commissioner
shall
not
establish
more
than
one
6
ballot
drop
box,
which
shall
be
located
at
the
office
of
7
the
commissioner,
or
on
property
owned
and
maintained
by
the
8
county
that
directly
surrounds
the
building
where
the
office
9
is
located.
For
the
purposes
of
this
subparagraph,
“office
of
10
the
commissioner”
means
a
location
where
a
voter
may
receive
11
services
pursuant
to
section
48A.17,
50.20,
53.10,
or
53.18.
12
(2)
The
ballot
drop
box
shall
not
be
used
for
any
purpose
13
other
than
the
collection
of
absentee
ballots.
14
(3)
The
commissioner
shall
implement
all
reasonable
15
and
necessary
measures
to
ensure
that
the
ballot
drop
box
16
is
accessible
and
secure.
Security
measures
may
include
17
placing
the
ballot
drop
box
in
a
place
regularly
viewed
by
the
18
commissioner
or
the
commissioner’s
staff.
19
(4)
A
video
surveillance
system
shall
be
used
to
monitor
all
20
activity
at
the
ballot
drop
box
at
all
times
while
the
ballot
21
drop
box
is
in
place.
The
system
shall
create
a
recording,
22
which
shall
be
reviewed
by
the
state
commissioner,
county
23
attorney,
and
law
enforcement
in
the
event
that
misconduct
24
occurs.
25
(5)
A
ballot
drop
box
shall
be
available
no
sooner
than
the
26
time
that
absentee
ballots
are
allowed
to
be
mailed
pursuant
27
to
section
53.8.
The
ballot
drop
box
shall
be
removed
or
28
restricted
from
accepting
deliveries
immediately
upon
the
29
closure
of
polls
on
election
day.
30
(6)
While
available,
a
ballot
drop
box
shall
be
securely
31
fastened
to
a
stationary
surface
or
an
immovable
object.
32
(7)
The
ballot
drop
box
shall
be
secured
by
a
lock
and
shall
33
include
a
tamper-evident
seal.
Only
the
commissioner
or
an
34
employee
of
the
commissioner
shall
have
access
to
the
means
to
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unfasten
the
lock.
1
(8)
Materials
delivered
to
the
ballot
drop
box
shall
be
2
retrieved
in
an
expeditious
manner,
but
no
less
often
than
four
3
times
per
day.
4
(9)
The
commissioner
shall
maintain
a
log
of
each
time
5
materials
are
retrieved
from
the
ballot
drop
box,
including
the
6
date
and
time
materials
were
retrieved,
and
the
name
of
the
7
person
who
retrieved
the
materials.
The
commissioner
or
the
8
commissioner’s
employee
shall
record
on
the
ballot,
near
the
9
portion
of
the
envelope
including
the
affidavit
signed
by
the
10
voter,
that
the
materials
were
retrieved
from
a
drop
box,
the
11
date
and
time
of
the
retrieval,
and
the
initials
of
the
person
12
who
retrieved
the
materials.
13
(10)
A
ballot
retrieved
from
a
ballot
drop
box
shall
be
14
processed
in
the
same
manner
as
a
ballot
returned
pursuant
to
15
paragraph
“a”
.
16
Sec.
54.
Section
53.17,
subsection
2,
Code
2021,
is
amended
17
to
read
as
follows:
18
2.
In
order
for
the
ballot
to
be
counted,
the
return
19
envelope
must
be
received
in
the
commissioner’s
office
before
20
the
polls
close
on
election
day
or
be
clearly
postmarked
by
an
21
officially
authorized
postal
service
or
bear
a
postal
service
22
barcode
traceable
to
a
date
of
entry
into
the
federal
mail
23
system
not
later
than
the
day
before
the
election,
as
provided
24
in
section
53.17A
,
and
received
by
the
commissioner
not
later
25
than
noon
on
the
Monday
following
the
election
.
26
Sec.
55.
Section
53.17,
subsection
4,
paragraph
f,
Code
27
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
28
f.
A
statement
that
the
completed
absentee
ballot
will
29
be
delivered
to
the
commissioner’s
office
within
seventy-two
30
hours
of
retrieving
it
from
the
voter
or
before
the
closing
of
31
the
polls
on
election
day,
whichever
is
earlier,
or
that
the
32
completed
absentee
ballot
will
be
mailed
to
the
commissioner
33
within
seventy-two
hours
of
retrieving
it
from
the
voter
or
34
within
time
to
be
postmarked
or,
if
applicable,
to
have
the
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postal
service
barcode
traced
to
a
date
of
entry
into
the
1
federal
mail
system
not
later
than
the
day
before
the
election,
2
as
provided
in
section
53.17A
,
whichever
is
earlier
.
3
Sec.
56.
Section
53.17,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
4
following
new
subsection:
5
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
6
“voter’s
designee”
means
a
person
not
prohibited
to
collect
and
7
deliver
a
completed
ballot
pursuant
to
section
53.33.
8
Sec.
57.
Section
53.17A,
subsection
2,
paragraphs
a
and
b,
9
Code
2021,
are
amended
by
striking
the
paragraphs.
10
Sec.
58.
Section
53.18,
subsection
2,
Code
2021,
is
amended
11
to
read
as
follows:
12
2.
If
the
commissioner
receives
the
return
envelope
13
containing
the
completed
absentee
ballot
by
5:00
p.m.
on
the
14
Saturday
before
the
election
for
general
elections
and
by
5:00
15
p.m.
on
the
Friday
before
the
election
for
all
other
elections,
16
the
commissioner
shall
review
the
affidavit
marked
on
the
17
return
envelope,
if
applicable,
for
completeness
or
shall
open
18
the
return
envelope
to
review
the
affidavit
for
completeness.
19
If
the
affidavit
is
incomplete,
the
commissioner
shall,
within
20
twenty-four
hours
of
the
time
the
envelope
was
received,
notify
21
the
voter
of
that
fact
and
that
the
voter
may
complete
the
22
affidavit
in
person
at
the
office
of
the
commissioner
by
5:00
23
p.m.
on
the
day
before
the
election,
vote
a
replacement
ballot
24
in
the
manner
and
within
the
time
period
provided
in
subsection
25
3
,
or
appear
at
the
voter’s
precinct
polling
place
on
election
26
day
and
cast
a
ballot
in
accordance
with
section
53.19,
27
subsection
3
.
If
the
affidavit
lacks
the
signature
of
the
28
registered
voter,
the
commissioner
shall,
within
twenty-four
29
hours
of
the
receipt
of
the
envelope,
notify
the
voter
of
the
30
deficiency
and
inform
the
voter
that
the
voter
may
vote
a
31
replacement
ballot
as
provided
in
subsection
3,
cast
a
ballot
32
as
provided
in
section
53.19,
subsection
3,
or
complete
the
33
affidavit
in
person
at
the
office
of
the
commissioner
not
later
34
than
the
time
polls
close
on
election
day.
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Sec.
59.
Section
53.18,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
1
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
04.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
a
3
return
envelope
marked
with
the
affidavit
shall
be
considered
4
incomplete
if
the
affidavit
lacks
the
registered
voter’s
5
signature.
A
signature
or
marking
made
in
accordance
with
6
section
39.3,
subsection
17,
shall
not
cause
an
affidavit
to
be
7
considered
incomplete.
8
Sec.
60.
Section
53.19,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
9
to
read
as
follows:
10
1.
The
commissioner
shall
maintain
a
list
of
the
absentee
11
ballots
provided
to
registered
voters,
the
serial
number
12
appearing
on
the
unsealed
envelope,
the
date
the
application
13
for
the
absentee
ballot
was
received,
and
the
date
the
absentee
14
ballot
was
sent
to
the
registered
voter
requesting
the
absentee
15
ballot
,
the
date
the
absentee
ballot
was
received
by
the
16
commissioner,
the
date
the
absentee
ballot
outer
envelope
17
was
opened,
and
whether
the
ballot
was
delivered
by
mail,
in
18
person,
to
a
ballot
drop
box,
or
cast
in
person
at
a
satellite
19
location.
The
information
under
this
subsection
shall
be
20
reported
separately
at
the
same
time
as
the
information
21
reported
under
section
53.30,
subsection
3
.
22
Sec.
61.
Section
53.22,
subsection
3,
Code
2021,
is
amended
23
to
read
as
follows:
24
3.
Any
registered
voter
who
becomes
a
patient,
tenant,
or
25
resident
of
a
hospital,
assisted
living
program,
or
health
care
26
facility
in
the
county
where
the
voter
is
registered
to
vote
27
within
three
days
prior
to
the
date
of
any
election
after
the
28
deadline
to
make
a
written
application
for
an
absentee
ballot
29
as
provided
in
section
53.2
or
on
election
day
may
request
an
30
absentee
ballot
during
that
period
or
on
election
day.
As
an
31
alternative
to
the
application
procedure
prescribed
by
section
32
53.2
,
the
registered
voter
may
make
the
request
directly
to
33
the
officers
who
are
delivering
and
returning
absentee
ballots
34
under
this
section
.
Alternatively,
the
request
may
be
made
by
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telephone
to
the
office
of
the
commissioner
not
later
than
four
1
hours
before
the
close
of
the
polls.
If
the
requester
is
found
2
to
be
a
registered
voter
of
that
county,
these
officers
shall
3
deliver
the
appropriate
absentee
ballot
to
the
registered
voter
4
in
the
manner
prescribed
by
this
section
.
5
Sec.
62.
Section
53.22,
subsection
6,
paragraph
a,
Code
6
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
a.
If
the
registered
voter
becomes
a
patient,
tenant,
or
8
resident
of
a
hospital,
assisted
living
program,
or
health
care
9
facility
outside
the
county
where
the
voter
is
registered
to
10
vote
within
three
days
before
the
date
of
any
election
after
11
the
deadline
to
make
a
written
application
for
an
absentee
12
ballot
as
provided
in
section
53.2
or
on
election
day,
the
13
voter
may
designate
a
person
to
deliver
and
return
the
absentee
14
ballot.
The
designee
may
be
any
person
the
voter
chooses
15
except
that
no
candidate
for
any
office
to
be
voted
upon
for
16
the
election
for
which
the
ballot
is
requested
may
deliver
a
17
ballot
under
this
subsection
shall
be
a
person
not
prohibited
18
to
collect
and
deliver
a
completed
ballot
pursuant
to
section
19
53.33
.
The
request
for
an
absentee
ballot
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,
the
ballot
shall
be
23
delivered
by
mail
or
by
the
person
designated
by
the
voter.
An
24
application
form
shall
be
included
with
the
absentee
ballot
and
25
shall
be
signed
by
the
voter
and
returned
with
the
ballot.
26
Sec.
63.
Section
53.23,
subsection
3,
paragraph
c,
Code
27
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
28
c.
For
the
general
election,
the
The
commissioner
may
29
convene
the
special
precinct
election
board
on
the
day
before
30
the
election
to
begin
counting
absentee
ballots.
However,
if
31
in
the
preceding
general
election
the
counting
of
absentee
32
ballots
was
not
completed
by
10:00
p.m.
on
election
day,
the
33
commissioner
shall
convene
the
special
precinct
election
board
34
on
the
day
before
the
next
general
election
to
begin
counting
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absentee
ballots.
The
board
shall
not
release
the
results
of
1
its
tabulation
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
until
the
count
is
2
completed
on
election
day.
3
Sec.
64.
Section
53.30,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
4
follows:
5
53.30
Ballots,
ballot
envelopes,
and
other
information
6
preserved.
7
1.
At
the
conclusion
of
each
meeting
of
the
absentee
and
8
special
voter
precinct
board,
the
board
shall
reconcile
the
9
number
of
signed
affidavits
provided
to
the
board
by
the
10
commissioner
and
the
number
of
ballots
that
were
counted
and
11
tabulated.
The
board
shall
record
the
number
of
ballots
that
12
were
rejected
prior
to
opening
the
affidavit
envelope,
the
13
number
of
absentee
ballots
that
have
been
challenged
and
are
14
currently
unopened,
and
the
number
of
absentee
ballots
that
15
were
accepted
for
counting
and
tabulation.
The
board
shall
16
also
reconcile
the
number
of
provisional
ballots
provided
17
to
the
board
by
the
commissioner,
the
number
of
provisional
18
ballots
that
were
accepted
for
counting
and
tabulation,
and
the
19
number
of
provisional
ballots
that
were
rejected.
20
2.
At
the
conclusion
of
each
meeting
of
the
absentee
and
21
special
voters
precinct
board,
the
board
shall
securely
seal
22
all
ballots
counted
by
them
in
the
manner
prescribed
in
section
23
50.12
.
The
ballot
envelopes,
including
the
affidavit
envelope
24
if
an
affidavit
envelope
was
provided,
the
return
envelope,
and
25
secrecy
envelope
bearing
the
signatures
of
precinct
election
26
officials,
as
required
by
section
53.23
,
shall
be
preserved.
27
All
applications
for
absentee
ballots,
ballots
rejected
without
28
being
opened,
absentee
ballot
logs,
and
any
other
documents
29
pertaining
to
the
absentee
ballot
process
shall
be
preserved
30
until
such
time
as
the
documents
may
be
destroyed
pursuant
to
31
section
50.19
.
32
3.
Following
each
primary
and
general
election,
33
commissioners
shall
report
to
the
state
commissioner
the
34
number
of
voted
absentee
ballots
received
by
the
commissioner,
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the
total
number
of
absentee
ballots
counted
and
tabulated
1
by
the
board,
and
the
number
of
absentee
ballots
rejected
by
2
the
board.
The
commissioner
shall
also
provide
the
number
of
3
provisional
ballots
cast,
the
number
of
provisional
ballots
4
rejected,
and
the
number
of
provisional
ballots
that
were
5
counted
and
tabulated
by
the
board.
6
Sec.
65.
NEW
SECTION
.
53.33
Unlawful
return
of
ballot.
7
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
no
8
person
other
than
the
registered
voter
or
an
individual
who
9
lives
in
the
same
household
as
the
registered
voter,
the
10
registered
voter’s
immediate
family
member,
an
individual
11
serving
as
a
caretaker
for
the
registered
voter,
or
an
12
individual
pursuant
to
section
53.22
shall
collect
a
completed
13
ballot
and
return
the
ballot
by
mail
or
in
person
to
the
county
14
auditor’s
office
or
other
election
location.
A
violation
of
15
this
section
constitutes
election
misconduct
in
the
third
16
degree
under
section
39A.4.
17
Sec.
66.
Section
53.44,
subsection
2,
Code
2021,
is
amended
18
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
19
following:
20
2.
In
order
for
the
ballot
to
be
counted,
the
return
21
envelope
must
be
received
in
the
commissioner’s
office
before
22
the
polls
close
on
election
day
or
be
clearly
postmarked
by
an
23
officially
authorized
postal
service
or
bear
a
postal
service
24
barcode
traceable
to
a
date
of
entry
into
the
federal
mail
25
system
not
later
than
the
day
before
the
election,
as
provided
26
in
section
53.17A,
and
received
by
the
commissioner
not
later
27
than
noon
on
the
Monday
following
the
election.
28
Sec.
67.
Section
53.53,
subsection
4,
paragraphs
b
and
c,
29
Code
2021,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
b.
The
voter’s
completed
regular
or
special
Iowa
absentee
31
ballot
was
received
by
the
deadline
for
return
of
absentee
32
ballots
established
in
section
53.17
53.44
.
33
c.
The
voter’s
federal
write-in
ballot
was
received
after
34
the
deadline
for
return
of
absentee
ballots
established
in
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53.17
53.44
.
1
Sec.
68.
Section
66.1A,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
2
following
new
subsection:
3
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8.
For
failure
to
pay
a
fine
imposed
4
pursuant
to
section
39A.6
and
not
dismissed
pursuant
to
chapter
5
17A.
6
Sec.
69.
Section
69.14A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
7
subparagraphs
(1)
and
(2),
Code
2021,
are
amended
to
read
as
8
follows:
9
(1)
The
appointment
shall
be
for
the
period
until
the
10
next
pending
election
as
defined
in
section
69.12
general
11
election
,
and
shall
be
made
within
forty
days
after
the
vacancy
12
occurs.
If
the
board
of
supervisors
chooses
to
proceed
under
13
this
paragraph,
the
board
shall
publish
notice
in
the
manner
14
prescribed
by
section
331.305
stating
that
the
board
intends
15
to
fill
the
vacancy
by
appointment
but
that
the
electors
of
16
the
county
have
the
right
to
file
a
petition
requiring
that
17
the
vacancy
be
filled
by
special
election.
The
board
may
18
publish
notice
in
advance
if
an
elected
official
submits
a
19
resignation
to
take
effect
at
a
future
date.
The
board
may
20
make
an
appointment
to
fill
the
vacancy
after
the
notice
is
21
published
or
after
the
vacancy
occurs,
whichever
is
later.
A
22
person
appointed
to
an
office
under
this
subsection
,
except
for
23
a
county
attorney,
shall
have
actually
resided
in
the
county
24
which
the
appointee
represents
sixty
days
prior
to
appointment.
25
A
person
appointed
to
the
office
of
county
attorney
shall
be
a
26
resident
of
the
county
at
the
time
of
appointment.
27
(2)
However,
if
within
fourteen
days
after
publication
28
of
the
notice
or
within
fourteen
days
after
the
appointment
29
is
made,
a
petition
is
circulated
and
filed
with
the
county
30
auditor
requesting
a
special
election
to
fill
the
vacancy,
31
the
appointment
is
temporary
and
a
special
election
shall
be
32
called
as
provided
in
paragraph
“b”
.
The
petition
shall
meet
33
the
requirements
of
section
331.306
.
A
signature
shall
not
be
34
considered
valid
if
the
signature
is
dated
prior
to
the
date
on
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which
the
appointment
was
made.
1
Sec.
70.
Section
69.14A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
2
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
(1)
The
board
of
supervisors
may,
on
its
own
motion,
or
4
shall,
upon
receipt
of
a
petition
as
provided
in
paragraph
5
“a”
,
call
for
a
special
election
to
fill
the
vacancy
in
lieu
6
of
appointment.
The
supervisors
shall
order
the
special
7
election
at
the
earliest
practicable
date,
but
giving
at
least
8
thirty-two
days’
notice
of
the
election.
A
special
election
9
called
under
this
section
shall
be
held
on
a
Tuesday
and
shall
10
not
be
held
on
the
same
day
as
a
school
election
within
the
11
county
.
12
Sec.
71.
Section
331.756,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
13
the
following
new
subsection:
14
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
75.
Bring
actions
under
chapter
66
for
15
failure
to
pay
fines
imposed
pursuant
to
section
39A.6
and
not
16
dismissed
pursuant
to
chapter
17A.
17
Sec.
72.
Section
445.5,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
18
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
19
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
i.
Until
November
7,
2024,
the
hours
during
20
which
polling
places
are
open
on
election
days.
This
paragraph
21
is
repealed
effective
July
1,
2025.
22
Sec.
73.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
23
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
24
Sec.
74.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
apply
to
all
25
candidates
seeking
election
to
an
office
that
will
appear
on
a
26
ballot
in
or
after
2022:
27
1.
The
sections
of
this
Act
amending
section
43.20.
28
2.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
44.1.
29
3.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
45.1.
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