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