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House File 2387

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• Bill Introduced: H.J. 471
• Committee Report Issued: S.J. 1028
• Passed House: H.J. 559 H.J. 1894
• Passed Senate: S.J. 1485
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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  39.1A  ELECTIONS AUTHORIZED.
  1  2    Only those public measures which are specifically
  1  3 authorized or required by state law to be put before the
  1  4 voters as a public measure shall be submitted to the voters at
  1  5 an official election.  Only those offices which are
  1  6 specifically authorized or required by state law to be filled
  1  7 by the voters at an election shall be placed on the ballot at
  1  8 an official election.
  1  9    Sec. 2.  Section 43.67, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995,
  1 10 is amended to read as follows:
  1 11    Each candidate nominated pursuant to section 43.66 43.52 or
  1 12 43.65 is entitled to have the candidate's name printed on the
  1 13 official ballot to be voted at the general election without
  1 14 other certificate unless the candidate was nominated by write-
  1 15 in votes.  Immediately after the completion of the canvass
  1 16 held under section 43.49, the county auditor shall notify by
  1 17 forwardable mail each person who was nominated by write-in
  1 18 votes for a county or township office that the person is
  1 19 required to file an affidavit of candidacy if the person
  1 20 wishes to be a candidate for that office at the general
  1 21 election.  Immediately after the completion of the canvass
  1 22 held under section 43.63, the secretary of state shall notify
  1 23 by forwardable mail each person who was nominated by write-in
  1 24 votes for a state or federal office that the person is
  1 25 required to file an affidavit of candidacy if the person
  1 26 wishes to be a candidate for that office at the general
  1 27 election.  If the affidavit is not filed by five p.m. on the
  1 28 seventh working day after the completion of the canvass, that
  1 29 person's name shall not be placed upon the official general
  1 30 election ballot.  The affidavit shall be signed by the
  1 31 candidate, notarized, and filed with the county auditor or the
  1 32 secretary of state, whichever is applicable.
  1 33    Sec. 3.  Section 43.73, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995,
  1 34 is amended to read as follows:
  1 35    Not less than sixty-nine days before the general election
  2  1 the state commissioner shall certify to each commissioner,
  2  2 under separate party headings, the name of each person
  2  3 nominated as shown by the official canvass made by the
  2  4 executive council, or as certified to the state commissioner
  2  5 by the proper persons when any person has been nominated by a
  2  6 convention or by a party committee, or by petition, the office
  2  7 to which the person is nominated, and the order in which the
  2  8 tickets of the several political parties federal and state
  2  9 offices, judges, constitutional amendments, and state public
  2 10 measures shall appear on the official ballot.
  2 11    Sec. 4.  Section 43.88, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code
  2 12 Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  2 13    Nominations made to fill vacancies at a special election
  2 14 shall be certified to the proper official not less than twenty
  2 15 twenty-five days prior to the date set for the special
  2 16 election.  In the event the special election is to fill a
  2 17 vacancy in the general assembly while it is in session or
  2 18 within forty-five days of the convening of any session, the
  2 19 nomination shall be certified not less than fourteen days
  2 20 before the date of the special election.
  2 21    Sec. 5.  Section 43.116, Code 1995, is amended by adding
  2 22 the following new subsection:
  2 23    NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  If a special election is held to fill
  2 24 a vacancy in an elective city office, nominations by political
  2 25 parties shall be made following the provisions of subsection
  2 26 2.
  2 27    Sec. 6.  Section 44.4, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code
  2 28 Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  2 29    Nominations made pursuant to this chapter and chapter 45
  2 30 which are required to be filed in the office of the state
  2 31 commissioner shall be filed in that office not more than
  2 32 ninety-nine days nor later than five p.m. on the eighty-first
  2 33 day before the date of the general election to be held in
  2 34 November.  Nominations made for a special election called
  2 35 pursuant to section 69.14 shall be filed by five p.m. not less
  3  1 than twenty twenty-five days before the date of an election
  3  2 called upon at least forty days' notice and not less than
  3  3 fourteen days before the date of an election called upon at
  3  4 least eighteen days' notice.  Nominations made for a special
  3  5 election called pursuant to section 69.14A shall be filed by
  3  6 five p.m. not less than twenty days before the date of the
  3  7 election.  Nominations made pursuant to this chapter and
  3  8 chapter 45 which are required to be filed in the office of the
  3  9 commissioner shall be filed in that office not more than
  3 10 ninety-two days nor later than five p.m. on the sixty-ninth
  3 11 day before the date of the general election.  Nominations made
  3 12 pursuant to this chapter or chapter 45 for city office shall
  3 13 be filed not more than seventy-two days nor later than five
  3 14 p.m. on the forty-seventh day before the city election with
  3 15 the city clerk, who shall process them as provided by law.
  3 16    Sec. 7.  Section 44.11, Code 1995, is amended to read as
  3 17 follows:
  3 18    44.11  VACANCIES FILLED.
  3 19    If a candidate named under this chapter withdraws before
  3 20 the deadline established in section 44.9, declines a
  3 21 nomination, or dies before election day, or if a certificate
  3 22 of nomination is held insufficient or inoperative by the
  3 23 officer with whom it is required to be filed, or in case any
  3 24 objection made to a certificate of nomination, or to the
  3 25 eligibility of any candidate named in the certificate, is
  3 26 sustained by the board appointed to determine such questions,
  3 27 the vacancy or vacancies may be filled by the convention, or
  3 28 caucus, or in such manner as such convention or caucus has
  3 29 previously provided.  The vacancy or vacancies shall be filled
  3 30 not less than seventy-four days before the election in the
  3 31 case of nominations required to be filed with the state
  3 32 commissioner, not less than sixty-four days before the
  3 33 election in the case of nominations required to be filed with
  3 34 the commissioner, not less than thirty-five days before the
  3 35 election in the case of nominations required to be filed in
  4  1 the office of the school board secretary, and not less than
  4  2 forty-two days before the election in the case of nominations
  4  3 required to be filed with the city clerk.
  4  4    Sec. 8.  NEW SECTION.  44.17  NONPARTY POLITICAL
  4  5 ORGANIZATIONS – NOMINATIONS BY PETITION.
  4  6    In lieu of holding a caucus or convention, a nonparty
  4  7 political organization may nominate by petition pursuant to
  4  8 chapter 45 not more than one candidate for any partisan office
  4  9 to be filled at the general election.
  4 10    The nonparty political organization may also file with the
  4 11 appropriate commissioner a list of the names and addresses of
  4 12 the organization's central committee members, and the
  4 13 chairperson and secretary of the organization.  The
  4 14 organization may also place on file a description of the
  4 15 method that the organization will follow to fill any vacancies
  4 16 resulting from the death, withdrawal, or disqualification of
  4 17 any of its candidates that were nominated by petition.  If
  4 18 this information if filed before the close of the filing
  4 19 period for the general election, substitutions may be made
  4 20 pursuant to section 44.11.
  4 21    Sec. 9.  NEW SECTION.  47.4  ELECTION FILING DEADLINES.
  4 22    If the deadline for a filing pertaining to an election
  4 23 falls on a day that the state or county commissioner's office
  4 24 is closed for business, the deadline shall be extended to the
  4 25 next day that the office of state commissioner or county
  4 26 commissioner is open for business to receive the filing.
  4 27    Sec. 10.  Section 47.5, subsection 1, Code Supplement 1995,
  4 28 is amended to read as follows:
  4 29    1.  The Except for legal services and printing of ballots,
  4 30 the commissioner shall take bids for goods and services which
  4 31 are needed in connection with registration of voters or
  4 32 preparation for or administration of elections and which will
  4 33 be performed or provided by persons who are not employees of
  4 34 the commissioner under the following circumstances:
  4 35    a.  In any case where it is proposed to purchase data
  5  1 processing services.  The commissioner shall give the
  5  2 registrar written notice in advance on each occasion when it
  5  3 is proposed to have data processing services, necessary in
  5  4 connection with the administration of elections, performed by
  5  5 any person other than the registrar or an employee of the
  5  6 county. Such notice shall be made at least thirty days prior
  5  7 to publication of the specifications.
  5  8    b.  In all other cases, where the cost of the goods or
  5  9 services to be purchased will exceed one thousand dollars.
  5 10    c.  Bids shall not be required for legal services or the
  5 11 printing of ballots.
  5 12    Sec. 11.  Section 47.5, subsection 2, Code Supplement 1995,
  5 13 is amended to read as follows:
  5 14    2.  When it is proposed to purchase any goods or services,
  5 15 other than data processing services, in connection with
  5 16 administration of elections, the commissioner shall publish
  5 17 notice to bidders, including specifications regarding the
  5 18 goods or services to be purchased or a description of the
  5 19 nature and object of the services to be retained, in a
  5 20 newspaper of general circulation in the county not less than
  5 21 fifteen days before the final date for submission of bids.
  5 22 The commissioner shall also file a copy of the bid
  5 23 specifications in the office of the state commissioner for a
  5 24 period of not less than twenty days prior to such final date.
  5 25 When competitive bidding procedures are used, the purchase of
  5 26 goods or services shall be made from the lowest responsible
  5 27 bidder which meets the specifications or description of the
  5 28 services needed or the commissioner may reject all bids and
  5 29 readvertise.  In determining the lowest responsible bidder,
  5 30 various factors may be considered, including but not limited
  5 31 to the past performance of the bidder relative to quality of
  5 32 product or service, the past experience of the purchaser in
  5 33 relation to the product or service, the relative quality of
  5 34 products or services, the proposed terms of delivery and the
  5 35 best interest of the county.
  6  1    Sec. 12.  Section 47.6, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph
  6  2 2, Code Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  6  3    If the proposed date of the special election coincides with
  6  4 the date of a regularly scheduled election or previously
  6  5 scheduled special election, the notice shall be given no later
  6  6 than five p.m. on the last day on which nomination papers may
  6  7 be filed with the commissioner for the regularly scheduled
  6  8 election or previously scheduled special election.  Otherwise,
  6  9 the notice shall be given at least thirty-two days in advance
  6 10 of the date of the proposed special election.  Upon receiving
  6 11 the notice, the commissioner shall promptly give written
  6 12 approval of the proposed date unless it appears that the
  6 13 special election, if held on that date, would conflict with a
  6 14 regular election or with another special election previously
  6 15 scheduled for that date.
  6 16    Sec. 13.  Section 48A.22, Code 1995, is amended to read as
  6 17 follows:
  6 18    48A.22  VOTER REGISTRATION BY VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS.
  6 19    The secretary of state shall encourage volunteer
  6 20 organizations to undertake voter registration drives by
  6 21 providing mail registration forms at the cost of production.
  6 22    Sec. 14.  Section 48A.26, subsection 1, Code 1995, is
  6 23 amended to read as follows:
  6 24    1.  Within seven working days of receipt of a voter
  6 25 registration form or change of information in a voter
  6 26 registration record the commissioner shall send an
  6 27 acknowledgment to the registrant at the mailing address shown
  6 28 on the registration form.  The acknowledgment shall be sent by
  6 29 first class nonforwardable mail.
  6 30    Sec. 15.  Section 48A.27, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code
  6 31 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  6 32    b.  If the information provided by the vendor indicates
  6 33 that a registered voter has moved to another address within
  6 34 the county, the commissioner shall change the registration
  6 35 records to show the new residence address, and shall also mail
  7  1 a notice of that action to both the former and new addresses.
  7  2 The notice shall be sent by forwardable first class mail, and
  7  3 shall include a postage prepaid preaddressed return form by
  7  4 which the registered voter may verify or correct the address
  7  5 information.
  7  6    Sec. 16.  Section 48A.27, subsection 4, paragraph c,
  7  7 unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1995, is amended to read as
  7  8 follows:
  7  9    The notice shall be sent by forwardable first class mail,
  7 10 and shall include a postage paid preaddressed return card on
  7 11 which the registered voter may state the registered voter's
  7 12 current address.  The notice shall contain a statement in
  7 13 substantially the following form:  "Information received from
  7 14 the United States postal service indicates that you are no
  7 15 longer a resident of, and therefore not eligible to vote in
  7 16 (name of county) County, Iowa.  If this information is not
  7 17 correct, and you still live in (name of county) County, please
  7 18 complete and mail the attached postage paid card at least ten
  7 19 days before the primary or general election and at least
  7 20 eleven days before any other election at which you wish to
  7 21 vote.  If the information is correct and you have moved,
  7 22 please contact a local official in your new area for
  7 23 assistance in registering there.  If you do not mail in the
  7 24 card, you may be required to show identification proving your
  7 25 residence in (name of county) County before being allowed to
  7 26 vote in (name of county) County.  If you do not return the
  7 27 card, and you do not vote in an election in (name of county)
  7 28 County, Iowa, on or before (date of second general election
  7 29 following the date of the notice) your name will be removed
  7 30 from the list of voters in that county.  To ensure you receive
  7 31 this notice, it is being sent to both your most recent
  7 32 registration address and to your new address as reported by
  7 33 the postal service."
  7 34    Sec. 17.  Section 48A.27, subsection 4, paragraph d, Code
  7 35 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  8  1    d.  If the information provided by the vendor indicates the
  8  2 registered voter has moved to another county within the state,
  8  3 the notice required by paragraph "c" shall include a statement
  8  4 that registration in the county of the person's current
  8  5 residence is required, and shall provide a mail registration
  8  6 form for the person to use.
  8  7    Sec. 18.  Section 48A.28, subsection 2, unnumbered
  8  8 paragraph 2, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  8  9    A commissioner participating in the national change of
  8 10 address program, in the first quarter of each calendar year,
  8 11 shall send a notice and preaddressed, postage paid return card
  8 12 by first class forwardable mail to each registered voter whose
  8 13 name was not reported by the national change of address
  8 14 program and who has not voted, registered again, or reported a
  8 15 change to an existing registration during the preceding four
  8 16 calendar years.  The form and language of the notice and
  8 17 return card shall be specified by the state voter registration
  8 18 commission by rule.  A registered voter shall not be sent a
  8 19 notice and return card under this subsection more frequently
  8 20 than once in a four-year period.
  8 21    Sec. 19.  Section 48A.28, subsection 3, unnumbered
  8 22 paragraph 1, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  8 23    For a commissioner who is not participating in the national
  8 24 change of address program, in February of each year the
  8 25 commissioner shall mail a confirmation notice to each
  8 26 registered voter in the county.  The notice shall be sent by
  8 27 first class forwardable mail.  The notice shall include a
  8 28 preaddressed, postage paid return card for the use of the
  8 29 registered voter or the recipient of the notice.  The card
  8 30 shall contain boxes for the recipient to check to indicate one
  8 31 of the following:
  8 32    Sec. 20.  Section 48A.29, subsection 1, unnumbered
  8 33 paragraph 2, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  8 34    The notice shall be sent by forwardable first class mail,
  8 35 and shall include a postage paid preaddressed return card on
  9  1 which the registered voter may state the registered voter's
  9  2 current address.  The notice shall contain a statement in
  9  3 substantially the following form:  "Information received from
  9  4 the United States postal service indicates that you are no
  9  5 longer a resident of (residence address) in (name of county)
  9  6 County, Iowa.  If this information is not correct, and you
  9  7 still live in (name of county) County, please complete and
  9  8 mail the attached postage paid card at least ten days before
  9  9 the primary or general election and at least eleven days
  9 10 before any other election at which you wish to vote.  If the
  9 11 information is correct, and you have moved, please contact a
  9 12 local official in your new area for assistance in registering
  9 13 there.  If you do not mail in the card, you may be required to
  9 14 show identification proving your residence in (name of county)
  9 15 County before being allowed to vote in (name of county)
  9 16 County.  If you do not return the card, and you do not vote in
  9 17 some election in (name of county) County, Iowa, on or before
  9 18 (date of second general election following the date of the
  9 19 notice) your name will be removed from the list of voters in
  9 20 that county."
  9 21    Sec. 21.  Section 48A.29, subsection 3, unnumbered
  9 22 paragraph 2, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  9 23    The notice shall be sent by forwardable first class mail,
  9 24 and shall include a postage paid preaddressed return card on
  9 25 which the registered voter may state the registered voter's
  9 26 current address.  The notice shall contain a statement in
  9 27 substantially the following form:  "Information received by
  9 28 this office indicates that you are no longer a resident of
  9 29 (residence address) in (name of county) County, Iowa.  If the
  9 30 information is not correct, and you still live at that
  9 31 address, please complete and mail the attached postage paid
  9 32 card at least ten days before the primary or general election
  9 33 and at least eleven days before any other election at which
  9 34 you wish to vote.  If the information is correct, and you have
  9 35 moved within the county, you may update your registration by
 10  1 listing your new address on the card and mailing it back.  If
 10  2 you have moved outside the county, please contact a local
 10  3 official in your new area for assistance in registering there.
 10  4 If you do not mail in the card, you may be required to show
 10  5 identification proving your residence in (name of county)
 10  6 County before being allowed to vote in (name of county)
 10  7 County.  If you do not return the card, and you do not vote in
 10  8 some election in (name of county) County, Iowa, on or before
 10  9 (date of second general election following the date of the
 10 10 notice) your name will be removed from the list of registered
 10 11 voters in that county."
 10 12    Sec. 22.  Section 49.13, subsection 4, Code Supplement
 10 13 1995, is amended to read as follows:
 10 14    4.  The commissioner shall designate one member of each
 10 15 precinct election board as chairperson of that board, and also
 10 16 of the.  If a counting board authorized by chapter 51 if one
 10 17 is appointed, with the chairperson shall have authority over
 10 18 the mechanics of the work of both boards.  At the discretion
 10 19 of the commissioner, two people who are members of different
 10 20 political parties may be appointed as co-chairpersons.  The
 10 21 co-chairpersons shall have joint authority over the work of
 10 22 the precinct election board.
 10 23    Sec. 23.  Section 49.16, Code 1995, is amended by adding
 10 24 the following new subsection:
 10 25    NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  A person shall not serve on the
 10 26 precinct election board as a representative of a political
 10 27 party if the person has changed political party affiliation
 10 28 from that of the political party which selected the person to
 10 29 serve as a precinct election official.  If a precinct election
 10 30 official records a change of political party, the official's
 10 31 name shall be removed from the list of precinct election
 10 32 officials for that political party.  The chairperson of the
 10 33 political party shall be notified of the vacancy and may
 10 34 designate a replacement.  If the chairperson of another
 10 35 political party later designates the person as a precinct
 11  1 election official, the person may serve, if qualified.
 11  2    Sec. 24.  Section 49.20, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 11  3 follows:
 11  4    49.20  COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.
 11  5    The members of election boards shall be deemed temporary
 11  6 state employees who are compensated by the county in which
 11  7 they serve, and shall receive compensation at a rate
 11  8 established by the board of supervisors, which shall be not
 11  9 less than three dollars and fifty cents per hour, while
 11 10 engaged in the discharge of their duties and shall be
 11 11 reimbursed for actual and necessary travel expense at a rate
 11 12 determined by the board of supervisors, except that persons
 11 13 who have advised the commissioner prior to their appointment
 11 14 to the election board that they are willing to serve without
 11 15 pay at elections conducted for any school district or a city
 11 16 of three thousand five hundred or less population, shall
 11 17 receive no compensation for service at those elections.
 11 18 Compensation shall be paid to members of election boards only
 11 19 after the vote has been canvassed and it has been determined
 11 20 in the course of the canvass that the election record
 11 21 certificate has been properly executed by the election board.
 11 22    Sec. 25.  Section 49.25, subsection 3, Code 1995, is
 11 23 amended to read as follows:
 11 24    3.  The commissioner shall furnish to each precinct where
 11 25 voting is to be by paper ballot, special paper ballot, or
 11 26 ballot card, rather than by voting machine, the necessary
 11 27 ballot boxes, suitably equipped with seals or locks and keys,
 11 28 and voting booths.  The voting booths shall be approved by the
 11 29 board of examiners for voting machines and electronic voting
 11 30 systems and shall provide for voting in secrecy.  At least one
 11 31 voting booth in each precinct shall be accessible to the
 11 32 handicapped.  If the lighting in the polling place is
 11 33 inadequate, the voting booths used in that precinct shall
 11 34 include lights.  Ballot boxes shall be locked or sealed before
 11 35 the polls open and shall remain locked or sealed until the
 12  1 polls are closed, except as provided in sections 51.7 and
 12  2 52.40, or to provide necessary service to a malfunctioning
 12  3 portable vote tallying device.  If a ballot box is opened
 12  4 prior to the closing of the polls, two precinct election
 12  5 officials not of the same party shall be present and observe
 12  6 the ballot box being opened.
 12  7    Sec. 26.  Section 49.25, Code 1995, is amended by adding
 12  8 the following new subsection:
 12  9    NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  Secrecy folders or sleeves shall be
 12 10 provided for use at any precinct where ballots are used which
 12 11 cannot be folded to obscure the marks made by the voters.
 12 12    Sec. 27.  Section 49.26, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 12 13 follows:
 12 14    49.26  COMMISSIONER TO DECIDE METHOD OF VOTING.
 12 15    1.  In all elections regulated by this chapter, the voting
 12 16 shall be by ballots printed and distributed as provided by
 12 17 law, or by voting machines meeting the requirements of chapter
 12 18 52.
 12 19    2.  When voting machines are available for an election
 12 20 precinct, the commissioner shall determine in advance of each
 12 21 election conducted for a city of three thousand five hundred
 12 22 or less population or any school district in which voting
 12 23 occurs in that precinct whether voting there shall be by
 12 24 machine or paper ballot.  If the commissioner concludes, on
 12 25 the basis of voter turnout for recent similar elections and
 12 26 factors considered likely to affect voter turnout for the
 12 27 forthcoming election, that voting will probably be so light as
 12 28 to make preparation and use of paper ballots less expensive
 12 29 than preparation and use of a voting machine, paper ballots
 12 30 shall be used.
 12 31    3.  In counties in which automatic tabulating equipment is
 12 32 available, the commissioner shall determine in advance of each
 12 33 election whether the ballots will be counted by the automatic
 12 34 tabulating equipment or by the precinct election officials.
 12 35 The commissioner may use ballots and instructions similar to
 13  1 those used when the ballots are counted by automatic
 13  2 tabulating equipment.
 13  3    Sec. 28.  Section 49.30, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 13  4 follows:
 13  5    49.30  ALL CANDIDATES ON ONE BALLOT – EXCEPTIONS.
 13  6    The names of all candidates, constitutional amendments, and
 13  7 public measures to be voted for in each election precinct,
 13  8 other than presidential electors, shall be printed on one
 13  9 ballot, except that separate ballots are authorized under the
 13 10 following circumstances:
 13 11    1.  For judicial elections, separate ballots or headings
 13 12 shall be used as required by section 46.22.
 13 13    1.  Where special paper ballots are used, if it is not
 13 14 possible to include all offices and public measures on a
 13 15 single ballot, separate ballots may be provided for
 13 16 nonpartisan offices, judges, or public measures.
 13 17    2.  At an election where voting machines are used, and it
 13 18 the following exceptions apply:
 13 19    a.  If it is impossible to place the names of all
 13 20 candidates on the machine ballot, the commissioner may provide
 13 21 a separate paper ballot for the candidates for judge of the
 13 22 district court, and the township offices, or either; one and
 13 23 the nonpartisan offices listed in section 39.21.  One of the
 13 24 paper ballots shall be furnished to each registered voter.
 13 25    b.  When a precinct has one or more offices or questions on
 13 26 the ballot in any election that may not be legally voted upon
 13 27 by all registered voters of the precinct, the commissioner
 13 28 shall use lockout devices operated by the precinct election
 13 29 officials to restrict each voter to the appropriate parts of
 13 30 the ballot.  However, if the voting machine does not have a
 13 31 lockout device, the commissioner may use one or more separate
 13 32 voting machines for each group of voters in the precinct.  If
 13 33 neither of the foregoing procedures is feasible, the
 13 34 commissioner shall prepare separate ballots for the candidates
 13 35 or questions which may not be legally voted upon by all
 14  1 registered voters of the precinct, and shall furnish a
 14  2 separate ballot box into which only those ballots shall be
 14  3 deposited.
 14  4    3.  Separate Where paper ballots are used, separate paper
 14  5 ballots may be used for:
 14  6    a.  For the election of township officers in precincts
 14  7 including both incorporated and unincorporated areas or more
 14  8 than one township.
 14  9    b.  For public measures.
 14 10    c.  For judges.
 14 11    Sec. 29.  Section 49.31, subsection 1, Code 1995, is
 14 12 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu
 14 13 thereof the following:
 14 14    1.  All ballots shall be arranged with the names of
 14 15 candidates for each office listed below the office title.  For
 14 16 partisan elections the name of the political party or
 14 17 organization which nominated each candidate shall be listed
 14 18 after or below each candidate's name.
 14 19    The commissioner shall determine the order of political
 14 20 parties and nonparty political organizations on the ballot.
 14 21 The sequence shall be the same for each office on the ballot
 14 22 and for each precinct in the county voting in the election.
 14 23    Sec. 30.  Section 49.31, subsection 4, Code 1995, is
 14 24 amended to read as follows:
 14 25    4.  If electors in any precinct are entitled to vote for
 14 26 more than one nominee or candidate for a particular office,
 14 27 the The heading for that each office on the precinct ballot
 14 28 shall be immediately followed by a notation of stating, "Vote
 14 29 for no more than ____", and indicating the maximum number of
 14 30 nominees or candidates for that office for whom each elector
 14 31 may vote.  Provision shall be made on the ballot to allow the
 14 32 elector to write in the name of any person for whom the
 14 33 elector desires to vote for any office or nomination on the
 14 34 ballot.
 14 35    Sec. 31.  Section 49.31, Code 1995, is amended by adding
 15  1 the following new subsection:
 15  2    NEW SUBSECTION.  4A.  At the end of the list of candidates
 15  3 for each office listed on the ballot one or more blank lines
 15  4 and voting targets shall be printed to allow the elector to
 15  5 write in the name of any person for whom the elector desires
 15  6 to vote for any office or nomination on the ballot.  The
 15  7 number of write-in lines shall equal the number of votes that
 15  8 can be cast for that office.
 15  9    Sec. 32.  Section 49.33, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 15 10 follows:
 15 11    49.33  SINGLE SQUARE VOTING TARGET FOR CERTAIN PAIRED
 15 12 OFFICES.
 15 13    Upon the left-hand margin of each separate column of the
 15 14 ballot, immediately Immediately opposite the names of the each
 15 15 pair of candidates for president and vice president, a single
 15 16 square, the sides of which shall not be less than one-fourth
 15 17 of an inch in length, voting target shall be printed in front
 15 18 of next to the bracket enclosing the names of the candidates
 15 19 for president and vice president, and a separate square of the
 15 20 same size.  A single voting target shall be printed in front
 15 21 of next to the bracket enclosing the names of the candidates
 15 22 for governor and lieutenant governor.  The votes for a team of
 15 23 candidates shall be counted and certified to by the election
 15 24 board as a team.  Write-in votes may shall also be tabulated
 15 25 for each office separately as a single vote for a pair of
 15 26 candidates.
 15 27    Sec. 33.  Section 49.35, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 15 28 follows:
 15 29    49.35  ORDER OF ARRANGING TICKETS ON LEVER VOTING MACHINE
 15 30 BALLOT.
 15 31    Each list of candidates nominated by a political party or a
 15 32 group of petitioners shall be termed a ticket.  Each Where
 15 33 lever voting machines are used, each ticket shall be placed in
 15 34 a separate vertical column or horizontal row on the ballot, in
 15 35 the order determined pursuant to section 49.37 by the
 16  1 authorities charged with the printing of the ballots.
 16  2 However, if a total of more than seven tickets are to be
 16  3 placed on the ballot the state commissioner may authorize a
 16  4 method of placement in which the groups of petitioners are not
 16  5 all placed in separate individual columns or rows.
 16  6    Sec. 34.  Section 49.37, subsection 1, Code 1995, is
 16  7 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu
 16  8 thereof the following:
 16  9    1.  For general elections, and for other elections in which
 16 10 more than one partisan office will be filled, the first
 16 11 section of the ballot shall be for straight party voting.
 16 12 Each political party or organization which has nominated
 16 13 candidates for more than one office shall be listed.
 16 14 Instructions to the voter for straight party or organization
 16 15 voting shall be in substantially the following form:  "To vote
 16 16 for all candidates from a single party or organization, mark
 16 17 the voting target next to the party or organization name.  Not
 16 18 all parties or organizations have nominated candidates for all
 16 19 offices.  Marking a straight party or organization vote does
 16 20 not include votes for nonpartisan offices, judges, or
 16 21 questions."  Political parties and nonparty political
 16 22 organizations which have nominated candidates for only one
 16 23 office shall be listed below the other political organizations
 16 24 under the heading "Other Political Organizations.  The
 16 25 following organizations have nominated candidates for only one
 16 26 office:".
 16 27    Offices shall be arranged in groups.  Partisan offices,
 16 28 nonpartisan offices, judges, and public measures shall be
 16 29 separated by a distinct line appearing on the ballot.
 16 30    Sec. 35.  Section 49.37, subsections 2 and 3, Code 1995,
 16 31 are amended to read as follows:
 16 32    2.  The commissioner shall arrange the ballot in conformity
 16 33 with the certificate issued by the state commissioner under
 16 34 section 43.73, in that the names of the respective candidates
 16 35 on for each political party ticket shall appear in the order
 17  1 they appeared on the certificate, above or to the left of the
 17  2 nonparty political organization tickets candidates.
 17  3    3.  The commissioner shall arrange the partisan county
 17  4 offices on the ballot with the board of supervisors first,
 17  5 followed by the other county offices and township offices in
 17  6 the same sequence in which they appear in sections 39.17 and
 17  7 39.22.  Nonpartisan offices shall be listed below after or to
 17  8 the right of partisan offices.
 17  9    Sec. 36.  NEW SECTION.  49.42A  FORM OF OFFICIAL BALLOT.
 17 10    The ballot for the general election shall be arranged in
 17 11 substantially the following form:  
 17 12                        PARTISAN OFFICES
 17 13                      STRAIGHT PARTY VOTING
 17 14    To vote for all candidates from a single party mark the
 17 15 voting target next to the party name.  Not all parties have
 17 16 nominated candidates for all offices.  Marking a straight
 17 17 party vote does not include votes for nonpartisan offices,
 17 18 judges, or questions.  
 17 19    POLITICAL PARTY NAME
 17 20    POLITICAL PARTY NAME
 17 21    POLITICAL ORGANIZATION NAME
 17 22    POLITICAL ORGANIZATION NAME
 17 23                  OTHER POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS
 17 24    The following political organizations have nominated
 17 25 candidates for only one office.  
 17 26    POLITICAL ORGANIZATION NAME
 17 27    POLITICAL ORGANIZATION NAME
 17 28                         FEDERAL OFFICES
 17 29    For President and Vice President Vote for no more than one
 17 30 team.  
 17 31    CANDIDATE NAME, of State
 17 32    CANDIDATE NAME, of State
 17 33            Political Party
 17 34    CANDIDATE NAME, of State
 17 35    CANDIDATE NAME, of State
 18  1            Political Party
 18  2    CANDIDATE NAME, of State
 18  3    CANDIDATE NAME, of State
 18  4            Political Organization Name
 18  5    CANDIDATE NAME, of State
 18  6    CANDIDATE NAME, of State
 18  7            Political Organization Name
 18  8    CANDIDATE NAME, of State
 18  9    CANDIDATE NAME, of State
 18 10            Nominated by Petition
 18 11    ______________________________
 18 12    Write-in for President, if any.
 18 13    ___________________________________
 18 14    Write-in for Vice-President, if any.
 18 15                        For U.S. Senator
 18 16                   Vote for no more than one.
 18 17    CANDIDATE NAME
 18 18            Political Party
 18 19    CANDIDATE NAME
 18 20            Political Party
 18 21    CANDIDATE NAME
 18 22            Political Organization
 18 23    CANDIDATE NAME
 18 24            Political Organization
 18 25    CANDIDATE NAME
 18 26            Nominated by Petition
 18 27    _____________________
 18 28    Write-in vote, if any.
 18 29                     For U.S. Representative
 18 30                         First District
 18 31                   Vote for no more than one.
 18 32    CANDIDATE NAME
 18 33            Political Party
 18 34    CANDIDATE NAME
 18 35            Political Party
 19  1    CANDIDATE NAME
 19  2            Political Organization
 19  3    CANDIDATE NAME
 19  4            Political Organization
 19  5    CANDIDATE NAME
 19  6            Nominated by Petition
 19  7    _____________________
 19  8    Write-in vote, if any.
 19  9                          STATE OFFICES
 19 10                  For State Senator, District 2
 19 11                   Vote for no more than one.
 19 12    CANDIDATE NAME
 19 13            Political Party
 19 14    CANDIDATE NAME
 19 15            Political Party
 19 16    CANDIDATE NAME
 19 17            Political Organization
 19 18    CANDIDATE NAME
 19 19            Political Organization
 19 20    CANDIDATE NAME
 19 21            Nominated by Petition
 19 22    _____________________
 19 23    Write-in vote, if any.
 19 24    Sec. 37.  Section 49.43, Code 1995, is amended by adding
 19 25 the following new unnumbered paragraph before unnumbered para-
 19 26 graph 1:
 19 27    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  If possible, all public measures
 19 28 and constitutional amendments to be voted upon by an elector
 19 29 shall be included on a single special paper ballot which shall
 19 30 also include all offices to be voted upon.  However, if it is
 19 31 necessary, a separate ballot may be used as provided in
 19 32 section 49.30, subsection 1.
 19 33    Sec. 38.  Section 49.43, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1995,
 19 34 is amended to read as follows:
 19 35    Constitutional amendments and other public measures may be
 20  1 summarized by the commissioner as provided in section sections
 20  2 49.44 and 52.25.
 20  3    Sec. 39.  Section 49.44, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995,
 20  4 is amended to read as follows:
 20  5    When a proposed constitutional amendment or other public
 20  6 measure to be decided by the voters of the entire state is to
 20  7 be voted upon, the state commissioner shall prepare a written
 20  8 summary of the amendment or measure including the number of
 20  9 the amendment or statewide public measure assigned by the
 20 10 state commissioner.  The summary shall be printed immediately
 20 11 preceding the text of the proposed amendment or measure on the
 20 12 paper ballot or special paper ballot referred to in section
 20 13 49.43 and, in.  If the complete text of the public measure
 20 14 will not fit on the special paper ballot it shall be posted
 20 15 inside the voting booth.  A copy of the full text shall be
 20 16 included with any absentee ballots.
 20 17    PARAGRAPH DIVIDED.  In precincts where the amendment or
 20 18 measure will be voted on by machine, the summary shall be
 20 19 placed in the voting machine inserts as required by section
 20 20 52.25.
 20 21    Sec. 40.  Section 49.45, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 20 22 follows:
 20 23    49.45  GENERAL FORM OF BALLOT.
 20 24    Ballots referred to in section 49.43 shall be substantially
 20 25 in the following form:  
 20 26    Shall the following amendment           Yes   
 20 27 to the Constitution (or public meas-       No    
 20 28 ure) be adopted?
 20 29 [  ]  Yes
 20 30 [  ]  No
 20 31    (Here insert the summary, if it be for a constitutional
 20 32 amendment or statewide public measure, and in full the
 20 33 proposed constitutional amendment or public measure.  The
 20 34 number assigned by the state commissioner or the letter
 20 35 assigned by the county commissioner shall be included on the
 21  1 ballot centered above the question, "Shall the following
 21  2 amendment to the Constitution [or public measure] be
 21  3 adopted?".)
 21  4    Sec. 41.  Section 49.46, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 21  5 follows:
 21  6    49.46  MARKING BALLOTS ON PUBLIC MEASURES.
 21  7    The elector shall designate a vote by a cross making the
 21  8 appropriate mark, thus, in the voting target.  On paper
 21  9 ballots an "X", or a check mark, thus, "/", may be placed in
 21 10 the proper square target.
 21 11    Sec. 42.  Section 49.47, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 21 12 follows:
 21 13    49.47  NOTICE ON BALLOTS.
 21 14    At the top of paper ballots on such for public measures
 21 15 shall be printed the following:
 21 16    [Notice to voters.  For an affirmative vote upon To vote to
 21 17 approve any question submitted upon on this ballot, make a
 21 18 cross (X) mark or check (/) in the square after target before
 21 19 the word "Yes".  For a negative To vote against a question
 21 20 make a similar mark in the square following target before the
 21 21 word "No".] This notice shall be adapted to describe the
 21 22 proper mark where it is appropriate.
 21 23    Sec. 43.  Section 49.57, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 21 24 follows:
 21 25    49.57  METHOD AND STYLE OF PRINTING BALLOTS.
 21 26    Ballots shall be prepared as follows:
 21 27    1.  They shall be on plain white paper uniform in color,
 21 28 through which the printing or writing cannot be read.
 21 29    2.  The In the area of the general election ballot for
 21 30 straight-party voting, the party name names shall be printed
 21 31 in capital letters of uniform size, in not less than one-
 21 32 fourth of an inch in height twelve point type.  After the name
 21 33 of each candidate for a partisan office the name of the
 21 34 candidate's political party shall be printed in at least six
 21 35 point type.
 22  1    3.  The names of candidates shall be printed in capital
 22  2 letters, of uniform size throughout the ballot, in not less
 22  3 than one-eighth, nor more than one-fourth of an inch in height
 22  4 ten point type.
 22  5    4.  A On ballots that will be counted by electronic
 22  6 tabulating equipment, ballots shall include a voting target
 22  7 next to the name of each candidate.  The position, shape, and
 22  8 size of the targets shall be appropriate for the equipment to
 22  9 be used in counting the votes.  Where paper ballots are used,
 22 10 a square, the sides of which shall not be less than one-fourth
 22 11 of an inch in length, shall may be printed at the beginning of
 22 12 each line in which the name of a candidate is printed, except
 22 13 as otherwise provided.
 22 14    5.  On the outside A portion of the ballot, so as to appear
 22 15 when folded which can be shown to the precinct officials
 22 16 without revealing any of the marks made by the voter, shall be
 22 17 printed include the words "Official ballot", a designation of
 22 18 the ballot rotation, if any, the date of the election, and a
 22 19 facsimile of the signature of the commissioner who has caused
 22 20 the ballot to be printed pursuant to section 49.51.
 22 21    6.  The office title of any office which appears on the
 22 22 ballot to fill a vacancy before the end of the usual term of
 22 23 the office shall include the words "To Fill Vacancy".
 22 24    Sec. 44.  Section 49.73, subsection 1, paragraphs b and c,
 22 25 Code 1995, are amended to read as follows:
 22 26    b.  Any election conducted for a city of three thousand
 22 27 five hundred ten thousand or less population.
 22 28    c.  Any election conducted for a city of more than three
 22 29 thousand five hundred ten thousand population if there is no
 22 30 contest for any office on the ballot and no public question is
 22 31 being submitted to the voters at that election.
 22 32    Sec. 45.  Section 49.92, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 22 33 follows:
 22 34    49.92  VOTING MARK.
 22 35    The instructions appearing on the ballot shall describe the
 23  1 appropriate mark to be used by the voter.  The mark shall be
 23  2 consistent with the requirements of the voting system in use
 23  3 in the precinct.  The voting mark shall used on paper ballots
 23  4 may be a cross or check which shall be placed in the circle at
 23  5 the head of a ticket, or in the squares voting targets
 23  6 opposite the names of candidates.  The fact that the voting
 23  7 mark is made by an instrument other than a black lead pencil
 23  8 shall not affect the validity of the ballot unless it appears
 23  9 that the color or nature of the mark is intended to identify
 23 10 the ballot contrary to the intent of section 49.107,
 23 11 subsection 7.
 23 12    Sec. 46.  Section 49.93, Code 1995, is amended by striking
 23 13 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
 23 14    49.93  NUMBER OF VOTES FOR EACH OFFICE.
 23 15    For an office to which one person is to be elected, a voter
 23 16 shall not vote for more than one candidate.  If two or more
 23 17 persons are to be elected to an office, the voter shall vote
 23 18 for no more than the number of persons to be elected.  If a
 23 19 voter votes for more than the permitted number of candidates,
 23 20 the vote for that office shall not count.  Valid votes cast on
 23 21 the rest of the ballot shall be counted.
 23 22    Sec. 47.  Section 49.94, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 23 23 follows:
 23 24    49.94  HOW TO MARK A STRAIGHT TICKET.
 23 25    If the names of all the candidates for whom a voter desires
 23 26 to vote in any election other than the primary election appear
 23 27 upon the same ticket were nominated by the same political
 23 28 party or nonparty political organization, and the voter
 23 29 desires to vote for all candidates whose names appear upon
 23 30 such ticket nominated by that political party or organization
 23 31 the voter may do so in any one of the following ways:
 23 32    1.  The voter may place a cross or check in the circle at
 23 33 the top of such ticket mark the voting target next to the name
 23 34 of the political party or nonparty political organization in
 23 35 the straight party or organization section of the ballot
 24  1 without making a cross or check in marking any square beneath
 24  2 said circle voting target next to the name of a candidate
 24  3 nominated by the party or organization.
 24  4    2.  The voter may place a cross or check in the square
 24  5 opposite the name of each such candidate without making any
 24  6 cross or check in the circle at the top of such ticket.
 24  7    3. 2.  The voter may place a cross or check in the circle
 24  8 at the top of such ticket mark the voting target next to the
 24  9 name of the political party or nonparty political organization
 24 10 in the straight party or organization section of the ballot
 24 11 and also a cross or check in mark any or all of the squares
 24 12 beneath said circle voting targets next to the names of
 24 13 candidates nominated by that party or organization.
 24 14    Sec. 48.  Section 49.95, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 24 15 follows:
 24 16    49.95  VOTING PART OF TICKET ONLY.
 24 17    If the names of all the candidates for whom the voter
 24 18 desires to vote appear upon a single ticket were nominated by
 24 19 the same political party or nonparty political organization
 24 20 but the voter does not desire to vote for all of the
 24 21 candidates whose names appear thereon nominated by the party
 24 22 or nonparty political organization, the voter shall place a
 24 23 cross or check in the square opposite mark the voting target
 24 24 next to the name of each such candidate for whom the voter
 24 25 desires to vote without making any cross or check in the
 24 26 circle at the top of such ticket marking the target next to
 24 27 the name of the party or nonparty political organization in
 24 28 the straight party or organization section of the ballot.
 24 29    Sec. 49.  Section 49.96, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 24 30 follows:
 24 31    49.96  GROUP CANDIDATES FOR OFFICES OF SAME CLASS OFFICES
 24 32 WITH MORE THAN ONE PERSON TO BE ELECTED.
 24 33    Where two or more offices of the same class are to be
 24 34 filled more than one person is to be elected to the same
 24 35 office at the same election, and all of the candidates for
 25  1 such offices, that office for whom the voter desires to vote,
 25  2 appear upon the voter's party ticket at the top of which the
 25  3 voter has marked a cross or check in the circle were nominated
 25  4 by the political party or nonparty political organization for
 25  5 which the voter has marked a straight party or organization
 25  6 vote, the voter need not otherwise indicate the vote for such
 25  7 candidate; but if the name of any candidate for whom the voter
 25  8 desires to vote for such office appears upon a different
 25  9 ticket, then as to such group of candidates the cross or check
 25 10 in the circle does not apply and to indicate the voter's
 25 11 choice the voter must place a cross or check in the square
 25 12 opposite the name of each such candidate for whom the voter
 25 13 desires to vote whether the same appears under such marked
 25 14 circle or not that office.  If the voter wishes to vote for
 25 15 candidates who were nominated by different political parties
 25 16 or nonparty political organizations, the voter must mark the
 25 17 voting target for each candidate the voter has chosen, whether
 25 18 or not the voter has also marked a straight party or
 25 19 organization vote.
 25 20    Sec. 50.  Section 49.97, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 25 21 follows:
 25 22    49.97  HOW TO MARK A MIXED TICKET.
 25 23    If the names of all candidates for whom a voter desires to
 25 24 vote do were not appear upon nominated by the same ticket
 25 25 political party or nonparty political organization, the voter
 25 26 may indicate the candidates of the voter's choice by marking
 25 27 the ballot in any one of the following ways:
 25 28    1.  The voter may place a cross or check in the circle at
 25 29 the top of a ticket on mark a straight party or organization
 25 30 vote for the party or nonparty political organization which
 25 31 the names of nominated some of the candidates for whom the
 25 32 voter desires to vote appear and also a cross or check in the
 25 33 square opposite the name of each other candidate of the
 25 34 voter's choice, whose name appears upon some ticket other than
 25 35 the one in which the voter has marked the circle at the top
 26  1 and vote for candidates of other parties or nonparty political
 26  2 organizations by marking the voting targets next to their
 26  3 names.
 26  4    2.  The voter may place a cross or check in the square
 26  5 opposite the name of each candidate for whom the voter desires
 26  6 to vote for each candidate separately without placing any
 26  7 cross or check in any circle marking any straight party or
 26  8 organization vote.
 26  9    Sec. 51.  Section 49.98, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 26 10 follows:
 26 11    49.98  COUNTING BALLOTS.
 26 12    The ballots shall be counted according to the markings
 26 13 thereon, respectively, voters' marks on them as provided in
 26 14 sections 49.92 to 49.97, and not otherwise.  If, for any
 26 15 reason, it is impossible to determine from a ballot, as
 26 16 marked, the choice of the voter for any office, such ballot
 26 17 the vote for that office shall not be counted for such office.
 26 18 When there is a conflict between the cross or check in the
 26 19 circle on a straight party or organization vote for one ticket
 26 20 political party or nonparty political organization and the
 26 21 cross or check in the square on vote cast by marking the
 26 22 voting target next to the name of a candidate for another
 26 23 ticket political party or nonparty political organization on
 26 24 the ballot, the cross or check in the square mark next to the
 26 25 name of the candidate shall be held to control, and the cross
 26 26 or check in the circle in such straight party or organization
 26 27 vote in that case shall not apply as to that office.  Any
 26 28 ballot shall be rejected if it is marked in any other manner
 26 29 than as authorized in sections 49.92 to 49.97, and in such
 26 30 manner as to show that.  A ballot shall be rejected if the
 26 31 voter employed such used a mark for the purpose of identifying
 26 32 to identify the voter's ballot, shall be rejected.
 26 33    Sec. 52.  Section 49.99, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995,
 26 34 is amended to read as follows:
 26 35    The voter may also insert in writing in the proper place
 27  1 write on the line provided for write-in votes the name of any
 27  2 person for whom the voter desires to vote and place a cross or
 27  3 check in the square mark the voting target opposite the name.
 27  4 If the voter is using a voting system other than an electronic
 27  5 voting system, as defined in section 52.1, the writing of the
 27  6 name shall constitute a valid vote for the person whose name
 27  7 has been written on the ballot without regard to whether the
 27  8 voter has made a cross or check mark opposite the name.
 27  9 However, when a write-in vote is cast using an electronic
 27 10 voting system, the ballot must also be marked in the
 27 11 corresponding space in order to be counted.  The making of a
 27 12 cross or check in a square Marking the voting target opposite
 27 13 a blank write-in line without writing a name in on the blank,
 27 14 line shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the
 27 15 ballot.
 27 16    Sec. 53.  Section 49.100, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 27 17 follows:
 27 18    49.100  SPOILED BALLOTS.
 27 19    Any A voter who shall spoil spoils a ballot may, on
 27 20 returning the same return the spoiled ballot to the precinct
 27 21 election officials, and receive another in place thereof, but
 27 22 ballot.  However, no a voter shall not receive more than three
 27 23 ballots, including the one first delivered.  None but Only
 27 24 ballots provided in accordance with the provisions of this
 27 25 chapter shall be counted.
 27 26    Sec. 54.  Section 49.125, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 27 27 follows:
 27 28    49.125  COMPENSATION OF TRAINEES.
 27 29    All election personnel attending such training course shall
 27 30 be paid for attending such course for a period not to exceed
 27 31 two hours, and shall be reimbursed for travel to and from the
 27 32 place where the training is given at the rate specified in
 27 33 section 70A.9 determined by the board of supervisors if the
 27 34 distance involved is more than five miles.  The wages shall be
 27 35 computed at the hourly rate established pursuant to section
 28  1 49.20 and payment of wages and mileage for attendance shall be
 28  2 made at the time that payment is made for duties performed on
 28  3 election day.
 28  4    Sec. 55.  Section 50.13, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 28  5 follows:
 28  6    50.13  DESTRUCTION OF BALLOTS.
 28  7    If, at the expiration of the length of time specified in
 28  8 section 50.12, a contest is not pending, the commissioner,
 28  9 without opening the package in which they have been enclosed,
 28 10 shall destroy the ballots, in the presence of two electors,
 28 11 one from each of the two leading political parties, who shall
 28 12 be designated by the chairperson of the board of supervisors.
 28 13    If the ballots are to be shredded, the package may be
 28 14 opened, if necessary, but the ballots shall not be examined
 28 15 before shredding.  Shredded ballots may be recycled.  The
 28 16 commissioner shall invite the chairperson of each of the
 28 17 political parties to designate a person to witness the
 28 18 destruction of the ballots.
 28 19    Sec. 56.  Section 50.48, subsection 4, unnumbered paragraph
 28 20 1, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows:
 28 21    When all members of the recount board have been selected,
 28 22 the board shall undertake and complete the required recount as
 28 23 expeditiously as reasonably possible.  The commissioner or the
 28 24 commissioner's designee shall supervise the handling of
 28 25 ballots or voting machine documents to ensure that the ballots
 28 26 and other documents are protected from alteration or damage.
 28 27 The board shall open only the sealed ballot containers from
 28 28 the precincts specified to be recounted in the request or by
 28 29 the recount board.  The board shall recount only the ballots
 28 30 which were voted and counted for the office in question,
 28 31 including any disputed ballots returned as required in section
 28 32 50.5.  If an electronic tabulating system was used to count
 28 33 the ballots, the recount board may request the commissioner to
 28 34 retabulate the ballots using the electronic tabulating system.
 28 35 The same program used for tabulating the votes on election day
 29  1 shall be used at the recount.
 29  2    PARAGRAPH DIVIDED.  Any member of the recount board may at
 29  3 any time during the recount proceedings extend the recount of
 29  4 votes cast for the office or nomination in question to any
 29  5 other precinct or precincts in the same county, or from which
 29  6 the returns were reported to the commissioner responsible for
 29  7 conducting the election, without the necessity of posting
 29  8 additional bond.
 29  9    Sec. 57.  Section 52.10, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 29 10 follows:
 29 11    52.10  BALLOTS – FORM.
 29 12    All ballots shall be printed in black ink on clear, white
 29 13 material, of such size as will fit the ballot frame, and in as
 29 14 plain, clear type as the space will reasonably permit.  The
 29 15 party name for each political party represented on the machine
 29 16 shall be prefixed to the list of candidates of such party.
 29 17 The order of the list of candidates of the several parties or
 29 18 organizations shall be arranged as provided in sections 49.30
 29 19 to 49.42 49.41, except that the lists may be arranged in
 29 20 horizontal rows or vertical columns to meet the physical
 29 21 requirements of the voting machine used.
 29 22    Sec. 58.  Section 52.12, Code 1995, is amended by striking
 29 23 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
 29 24    52.12 EXCEPTION – STRAIGHT PARTY VOTING.
 29 25    Voting machines shall have a single lever or switch which
 29 26 casts a vote for each candidate of a political party or non-
 29 27 party political organization which has nominated candidates
 29 28 for more than one partisan office on the ballot.
 29 29    Sec. 59.  Section 52.33, Code 1995, is amended by adding
 29 30 the following new unnumbered paragraph:
 29 31    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  The absentee and special
 29 32 precinct board shall follow the process prescribed in section
 29 33 52.37, subsection 2, in handling damaged or defective ballots
 29 34 and in counting write-in votes on special paper ballots.
 29 35    Sec. 60.  Section 52.35, subsection 2, Code 1995, is
 30  1 amended to read as follows:
 30  2    2.  The test shall be conducted by processing a preaudited
 30  3 group of ballots punched or marked so as to record a
 30  4 predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate, and on
 30  5 each public question, on the ballot.  The test group shall
 30  6 include for each office and each question one or more ballots
 30  7 having votes in excess of the number allowed by law for that
 30  8 office or question, in order to test the ability of the
 30  9 automatic tabulating equipment to reject such votes.  The
 30 10 county chairperson of a political party may submit an
 30 11 additional test group of ballots which, if so submitted, shall
 30 12 also be tested.  If any error is detected, its cause shall be
 30 13 ascertained and corrected and an errorless count obtained
 30 14 before the automatic tabulating equipment is approved.  When
 30 15 so approved, a statement attesting to the fact shall be signed
 30 16 by the commissioner and sent immediately to the state
 30 17 commissioner kept with the records of the election.
 30 18    Sec. 61.  Section 52.36, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1995,
 30 19 is amended to read as follows:
 30 20    The commissioner shall appoint from the lists provided by
 30 21 the county political party chairpersons a resolution board to
 30 22 tabulate write-in votes and to decide questions regarding
 30 23 damaged, defective, or other ballots which cannot be tabulated
 30 24 by machine.  The commissioner shall appoint as many people to
 30 25 the resolution board as the commissioner believes are
 30 26 necessary.  The resolution board shall be divided into three-
 30 27 person two-person teams.  Each team shall consist of no more
 30 28 than two people who are not members of the same political
 30 29 party.  If a team is unable to decide how to count one or more
 30 30 ballots, a third person shall be available to consult with the
 30 31 team and to resolve disputes.  Ballots which were objected to
 30 32 shall be endorsed and separated as required by section 50.4.
 30 33    Sec. 62.  Section 52.37, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph
 30 34 2, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows:
 30 35    The resolution board shall also tabulate any write-in votes
 31  1 which were cast.  Write-in votes cast for a candidate whose
 31  2 name appears on the ballot for the same office shall be
 31  3 counted as a vote for the candidate indicated, if the vote is
 31  4 otherwise properly cast.
 31  5    PARAGRAPH DIVIDED.  Ballots which are rejected by the
 31  6 tabulating equipment as blank because they have been marked
 31  7 with an unreadable marker shall be duplicated or tabulated as
 31  8 required by this subsection for damaged or defective ballots.
 31  9 The commissioner may instruct the resolution board to mark
 31 10 over voters' unreadable marks using a marker compatible with
 31 11 the tabulating equipment.  The resolution board shall take
 31 12 care to leave part of the original mark made by the voter.  If
 31 13 it is impossible to mark over the original marks made by the
 31 14 voter without completely obliterating them, the ballot shall
 31 15 be duplicated.
 31 16    Sec. 63.  Section 52.38, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995,
 31 17 is amended to read as follows:
 31 18    All portable tabulating devices shall be tested before any
 31 19 election in which they are to be used following the procedure
 31 20 in section 52.35, subsection 2.  Testing shall be completed
 31 21 not later than twelve hours before the opening of the polls on
 31 22 the morning of the election.  The portable tabulating devices
 31 23 shall be tested at the polling place where they are to be
 31 24 used.  The chairperson of each political party shall be
 31 25 notified in writing of the time the devices will be tested so
 31 26 that the chairperson or a representative may be present.
 31 27 Those present for the test shall sign a certificate which
 31 28 shall read substantially as follows:
 31 29    Sec. 64.  Section 52.40, subsection 1, Code 1995, is
 31 30 amended to read as follows:
 31 31    1.  In counties where counting centers have been
 31 32 established under section 52.34, the commissioner may
 31 33 designate certain polling places as early ballot pick-up
 31 34 sites.  At these sites, between the hours of one p.m. and four
 31 35 p.m. on the day of the election, two precinct election
 32  1 officials of different political parties shall seal the ballot
 32  2 container to prevent the addition or removal of ballots and
 32  3 replace it with an empty, locked ballot container.  The sealed
 32  4 ballot container shall be kept in a safe place in view of the
 32  5 precinct election officials.  The early pick-up officers shall
 32  6 receive the sealed ballot container containing the ballots
 32  7 which have been voted throughout the day along with a signed
 32  8 statement of the precinct officials attesting to the number of
 32  9 declarations of eligibility signed up to that time, excluding
 32 10 those declarations signed by voters who have had not yet
 32 11 placed their ballots in the ballot container when it was
 32 12 sealed.  The officers shall replace the ballot container
 32 13 containing the voted ballots with an empty ballot container,
 32 14 to be sealed in the presence of a precinct election official.
 32 15    Sec. 65.  Section 53.2, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code
 32 16 Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows:
 32 17    Any registered voter, under the circumstances specified in
 32 18 section 53.1, may on any day, except election day, and not
 32 19 more than seventy days prior to the date of the election,
 32 20 apply in person for an absentee ballot at the commissioner's
 32 21 office or at any location designated by the commissioner, or
 32 22 make written application to the commissioner for an absentee
 32 23 ballot.  The state commissioner shall prescribe a form for
 32 24 absentee ballot applications.  However, if a registered voter
 32 25 submits an application that includes all of the information
 32 26 required in this section, the prescribed form is not required.
 32 27 Absentee ballot applications may include instructions to send
 32 28 the application directly to the county commissioner of
 32 29 elections.  However, no absentee ballot application shall be
 32 30 preaddressed or printed with instructions to send the
 32 31 applications to anyone other than the appropriate
 32 32 commissioner.
 32 33    Sec. 66.  Section 53.19, unnumbered paragraph 3, Code 1995,
 32 34 is amended to read as follows:
 32 35    However, any registered voter who has received an absentee
 33  1 ballot and not voted returned it, may surrender the unmarked
 33  2 absentee ballot to the precinct officials and vote in person
 33  3 at the polls.  The precinct officials shall mark the uncast
 33  4 absentee ballot "void" and return it to the commissioner.  Any
 33  5 registered voter who has been sent an absentee ballot by mail
 33  6 but for any reason has not received it may appear at the
 33  7 voter's precinct polling place on election day and sign an
 33  8 affidavit to that effect, after which the voter shall be
 33  9 permitted to vote in person.  The form of the affidavit for
 33 10 use in such cases shall be prescribed by the state
 33 11 commissioner.
 33 12    Sec. 67.  Section 54.5, Code 1995, is amended by adding the
 33 13 following new unnumbered paragraph:
 33 14    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  If a candidate for the office of
 33 15 president or vice president of the United States withdraws,
 33 16 dies, or is otherwise removed from the ballot before the
 33 17 general election, another candidate may be substituted.  The
 33 18 substitution shall be made by the state central committee of
 33 19 the political party or by the governing committee of the
 33 20 national party.  If there are differences, the substitution
 33 21 made by the state central committee shall prevail.  A nonparty
 33 22 political organization which has filed the names of party
 33 23 officers and central committee members with the secretary of
 33 24 state before the close of the filing period for the general
 33 25 election pursuant to section 44.17 may also make
 33 26 substitutions.  A substitution must be filed no later than
 33 27 seventy-four days before the election.
 33 28    Sec. 68.  Section 59.1, Code 1995, is amended by adding the
 33 29 following new unnumbered paragraph:
 33 30    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  A special election for a seat in
 33 31 either house of the general assembly may be contested.  The
 33 32 contestant shall serve notice on the incumbent in the manner
 33 33 described in this section not later than twenty days after the
 33 34 state canvass of votes for the election.  A copy of the notice
 33 35 shall also be filed with the presiding officer of the house in
 34  1 which the contest is to be tried, if the general assembly is
 34  2 in session.  If the general assembly is not in session, a copy
 34  3 of the notice shall be filed with the secretary of state.  The
 34  4 secretary of state shall notify the presiding officer of the
 34  5 house in which the contest will be tried.
 34  6    Sec. 69.  Section 62.1, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 34  7 follows:
 34  8    62.1  CONTEST COURT.
 34  9    The court for the trial of contested county elections shall
 34 10 be thus constituted:  The chairperson of the board of
 34 11 supervisors shall be the presiding officer, and consist of one
 34 12 person named by the contestant and one person named by the
 34 13 incumbent may each name a person who shall be associated with
 34 14 the chairperson.  If the incumbent fails to name a judge, the
 34 15 chief judge of the judicial district shall be notified of the
 34 16 failure to appoint.  The chief judge shall designate the
 34 17 second judge within one week after the chief judge is
 34 18 notified.  These two judges shall meet within three days and
 34 19 select a third person to serve as the presiding officer of the
 34 20 court.  If they cannot agree on the third member of the court
 34 21 within three days after their initial meeting, the chief judge
 34 22 of the judicial district shall be notified of the failure to
 34 23 agree.  The chief judge shall designate the presiding judge
 34 24 within one week after the chief judge is notified.
 34 25    Sec. 70.  Section 62.2, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 34 26 follows:
 34 27    62.2  JUDGES.
 34 28    The contestant and incumbent shall each file in the
 34 29 auditor's office, on or before the day of trial, a written
 34 30 nomination of one associate judge of the contested election,
 34 31 who Judges shall be sworn in the same manner and form as trial
 34 32 jurors are sworn in trials of civil actions; if either the
 34 33 contestant or the incumbent fails to nominate, the presiding
 34 34 judge shall appoint for that person.  When either of the
 34 35 nominated judges a judge fails to appear on the day of trial,
 35  1 that judge's place may be filled by another appointment under
 35  2 the same rule.
 35  3    Sec. 71.  Section 62.9, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 35  4 follows:
 35  5    62.9  TRIAL – NOTICE.
 35  6    The chairperson of the board of supervisors presiding judge
 35  7 shall thereupon fix a day for the trial, not more than thirty
 35  8 nor less than twenty days thereafter, and shall cause a notice
 35  9 of such trial to be served on the incumbent, with a copy of
 35 10 the contestant's statement, at least ten days before the day
 35 11 set for trial.  If the trial date is set for less than twenty
 35 12 days from the day notice is given and either party is not
 35 13 ready, the presiding judge shall delay the trial.
 35 14    Sec. 72.  Section 69.14A, subsection 1, paragraph a,
 35 15 unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 35 16 follows:
 35 17    However, if within fourteen days after publication of the
 35 18 notice or within fourteen days after the appointment is made,
 35 19 whichever is later, a petition is filed with the county
 35 20 auditor requesting a special election to fill the vacancy, the
 35 21 appointment is temporary and a special election shall be
 35 22 called as provided in paragraph "b".  The petition shall meet
 35 23 the requirements of section 331.306, except that in counties
 35 24 where supervisors are elected under plan "three", the number
 35 25 of signatures calculated according to the formula in section
 35 26 331.306 shall be divided by the number of supervisor districts
 35 27 in the county.
 35 28    Sec. 73.  Section 69.14A, subsection 1, paragraph b,
 35 29 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 35 30 follows:
 35 31    By special election held to fill the office for the
 35 32 remaining balance of the unexpired term.  The committee of
 35 33 county officers designated to fill the vacancy in section 69.8
 35 34 may, on its own motion, or shall, upon receipt of a petition
 35 35 as provided in paragraph "a", call for a special election to
 36  1 fill the vacancy in lieu of appointment.  The committee shall
 36  2 order the special election at the earliest practicable date,
 36  3 but giving at least thirty thirty-two days' notice of the
 36  4 election.  A special election called under this section shall
 36  5 be held on a Tuesday and shall not be held on the same day as
 36  6 a school election within the county.
 36  7    Sec. 74.  Section 69.14A, subsection 2, paragraph a,
 36  8 unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 36  9 follows:
 36 10    However, if within fourteen days after publication of the
 36 11 notice or within fourteen days after the appointment is made,
 36 12 whichever is later, a petition is filed with the county
 36 13 auditor requesting a special election to fill the vacancy, the
 36 14 appointment is temporary and a special election shall be
 36 15 called as provided in paragraph "b".  The petition shall meet
 36 16 the requirements of section 331.306.
 36 17    Sec. 75.  Section 69.14A, subsection 2, paragraph b,
 36 18 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 36 19 follows:
 36 20    By special election held to fill the office for the
 36 21 remaining balance of the unexpired term.  The board of
 36 22 supervisors may, on its own motion, or shall, upon receipt of
 36 23 a petition as provided in paragraph "a", call for a special
 36 24 election to fill the vacancy in lieu of appointment.  The
 36 25 committee supervisors shall order the special election at the
 36 26 earliest practicable date, but giving at least thirty thirty-
 36 27 two days' notice of the election.  A special election called
 36 28 under this section shall be held on a Tuesday and shall not be
 36 29 held on the same day as a school election within the county.
 36 30    Sec. 76.  Section 277.4, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code
 36 31 Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows:
 36 32    Each candidate shall be nominated by petition.  If the
 36 33 candidate is running for an at-large a seat in the district
 36 34 which is voted for at-large, the petition must be signed by at
 36 35 least ten eligible electors, or a number of eligible electors
 37  1 equal in number to not less than one percent of the registered
 37  2 voters of the school district, whichever is more.  If the
 37  3 candidate is running for a seat which is voted for only by the
 37  4 voters of a director district, the petition must be signed by
 37  5 at least ten eligible electors of the director district or a
 37  6 number of eligible electors equal in number to not less than
 37  7 one percent of the registered voters in the director district,
 37  8 whichever is more.  A petition filed under this section shall
 37  9 not be required to have more than one hundred signatures.
 37 10    PARAGRAPH DIVIDED.  Signers of nomination petitions shall
 37 11 include their addresses and the date of signing, and must
 37 12 reside in the same director district as the candidate if
 37 13 directors are elected by the voters of a director district,
 37 14 rather than at large.  A person may sign nomination petitions
 37 15 for more than one candidate for the same office, and the
 37 16 signature is not invalid solely because the person signed
 37 17 nomination petitions for one or more other candidates for the
 37 18 office.  The petition shall be filed with the affidavit of the
 37 19 candidate being nominated, stating the candidate's name, place
 37 20 of residence, that such person is a candidate and is eligible
 37 21 for the office the candidate seeks, and that if elected the
 37 22 candidate will qualify for the office.  The affidavit shall
 37 23 also state that the candidate is aware that the candidate is
 37 24 disqualified from holding office if the candidate has been
 37 25 convicted, and never pardoned, of a felony or other infamous
 37 26 crime.
 37 27    Sec. 77.  Section 278.1, subsection 8, Code 1995, is
 37 28 amended to read as follows:
 37 29    8.  Authorize the establishment or abandonment of director
 37 30 districts or a change of boundaries of director districts a
 37 31 change in the method of conducting elections or in the number
 37 32 of directors as provided in sections 275.35 and 275.36.  If a
 37 33 proposition submitted to the voters under this subsection or
 37 34 subsection 7 of this section is rejected, it may not be
 37 35 resubmitted to the voters of the district in substantially the
 38  1 same form within the next three years; if it is approved, no
 38  2 other proposal may be submitted to the voters of the district
 38  3 under this subsection or subsection 7 of this section within
 38  4 the next six years.
 38  5    Sec. 78.  Section 372.2, subsection 2, Code 1995, is
 38  6 amended to read as follows:
 38  7    2.  Within fifteen days after receiving a valid petition,
 38  8 the council shall proclaim publish notice of the date that a
 38  9 special city election to will be held within sixty days to
 38 10 determine whether the city shall change to a different form of
 38 11 government.  The election date shall be not more than sixty
 38 12 days after the publication.  The notice shall include a
 38 13 statement that the filing of a petition for appointment of a
 38 14 home rule charter commission will delay the election until
 38 15 after the home rule charter commission has filed a proposed
 38 16 charter.  Petition requirements and filing deadlines shall
 38 17 also be included in the notice.
 38 18    PARAGRAPH DIVIDED.  The council shall notify the county
 38 19 commissioner of elections to publish notice of the election
 38 20 and conduct the election pursuant to chapters 39 to 53.  The
 38 21 county commissioner of elections shall certify the results of
 38 22 the election to the council.
 38 23    Sec. 79.  Section 372.3, Code 1995, is amended by striking
 38 24 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
 38 25    372.3  HOME RULE CHARTER.
 38 26    If a petition for appointment of a home rule charter com-
 38 27 mission is filed with the city clerk not more than ten days
 38 28 after the council has published notice announcing the date of
 38 29 the special election on adoption of another form of
 38 30 government, the special election shall not be held until the
 38 31 charter proposed by the home rule charter commission is filed.
 38 32 Both forms must be published as provided in section 372.9 and
 38 33 submitted to the voters at the special election.
 38 34    Sec. 80.  Section 372.13, subsection 2, paragraph a,
 38 35 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 39  1 follows:
 39  2    By appointment by the remaining members of the council,
 39  3 except that if the remaining members do not constitute a
 39  4 quorum of the full membership, paragraph "b" shall be
 39  5 followed.  The appointment shall be for the period until the
 39  6 next pending election as defined in section 69.12, and shall
 39  7 be made within forty days after the vacancy occurs.  If the
 39  8 council chooses to proceed under this paragraph, it shall
 39  9 publish notice in the manner prescribed by section 362.3,
 39 10 stating that the council intends to fill the vacancy by
 39 11 appointment but that the electors of the city or ward, as the
 39 12 case may be, have the right to file a petition requiring that
 39 13 the vacancy be filled by a special election.  The council may
 39 14 publish notice in advance if an elected official submits a
 39 15 resignation to take effect at a future date.  The council may
 39 16 make an appointment to fill the vacancy after the notice is
 39 17 published or after the vacancy occurs, whichever is later.
 39 18 However, if within fourteen days after publication of the
 39 19 notice or within fourteen days after the appointment is made,
 39 20 whichever is later, there is filed with the city clerk a
 39 21 petition which requests a special election to fill the
 39 22 vacancy, an appointment to fill the vacancy is temporary and
 39 23 the council shall call a special election to fill the vacancy
 39 24 permanently, under paragraph "b".  The number of signatures of
 39 25 eligible electors of a city for a valid petition shall be
 39 26 determined as follows:
 39 27    Sec. 81.  Section 376.4, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995,
 39 28 is amended to read as follows:
 39 29    An eligible elector of a city may become a candidate for an
 39 30 elective city office by filing with the city clerk a valid
 39 31 petition requesting that the elector's name be placed on the
 39 32 ballot for that office.  The petition must be filed not more
 39 33 than seventy-one days nor and not less than forty-seven days
 39 34 before the date of the election, and must be signed by
 39 35 eligible electors equal in number to at least two percent of
 40  1 those who voted to fill the same office at the last regular
 40  2 city election, but not less than ten persons.  However, for
 40  3 those cities which may be required to hold a primary election,
 40  4 the petition must be filed not more than eighty-five days and
 40  5 not less than sixty-eight days before the date of the regular
 40  6 city election.  A person may sign nomination petitions for
 40  7 more than one candidate for the same office, and the signature
 40  8 is not invalid solely because the person signed nomination
 40  9 petitions for one or more other candidates for the office.
 40 10 Nomination petitions shall be filed not later than five
 40 11 o'clock p.m. on the last day for filing.
 40 12    Sec. 82.  Section 376.10, Code 1995, is amended to read as
 40 13 follows:
 40 14    376.10  CONTEST.
 40 15    A nomination or election to a city office may be contested
 40 16 in the manner provided in chapter 62 for contesting elections
 40 17 to county offices, except that a statement of intent to
 40 18 contest must be filed with the city clerk within ten days
 40 19 after the nomination or election.  The mayor is presiding
 40 20 officer of the court for the trial of a nomination or election
 40 21 contest, except that if the mayor's nomination or election is
 40 22 contested, the council shall elect one of its members other
 40 23 than the mayor to serve as presiding officer.
 40 24    Sec. 83.  Sections 49.27, 49.29, and 49.42, Code 1995, are
 40 25 repealed.
 40 26    Sec. 84.  IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.  New Iowa Code section
 40 27 39.1A and amendments to Iowa Code sections 48A.22, 48A.26
 40 28 through 48A.29, 49.13, 49.16, 49.25, 50.48, 52.33, 52.35
 40 29 through 52.38, 52.40, 53.2, 53.19, 62.1, 62.2, 62.9, 69.14A,
 40 30 277.4, 278.1, and 372.13, being deemed of immediate
 40 31 importance, take effect upon enactment.  
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