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1 1 Section 1. Section 48A.5, Code 1999, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 3A. If a person is registering under the
1 4 provisions of section 48A.9A, the person shall be a resident
1 5 of the county in which the election is held for ten days
1 6 immediately preceding the election, subject to the provisions
1 7 of subsection 3 and section 48A.27, subsection 2, paragraph
1 8 "a", subparagraph (3).
1 9 Sec. 2. Section 48A.9, subsection 1, Code 1999, is amended
1 10 to read as follows:
1 11 1. Registration closes at five p.m. eleven days before
1 12 each election except primary and general elections. For
1 13 primary and general elections, registration closes at five
1 14 p.m. ten days before the election. An eligible elector may
1 15 register during the time registration is closed in the
1 16 elector's precinct but the registration shall not become
1 17 effective until registration opens again in the elector's
1 18 precinct unless the elector obtains an affidavit of special
1 19 late registration as provided in section 48A.9A.
1 20 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 48A.9A SPECIAL LATE REGISTRATION.
1 21 1. Notwithstanding the voter registration deadlines in
1 22 section 48A.9, an eligible elector may register to vote on any
1 23 day after registration has closed in the elector's precinct,
1 24 including on election day.
1 25 2. The commissioner shall record the information required
1 26 of an eligible elector on the election register for the county
1 27 precinct of the eligible elector or shall provide a separate
1 28 listing of the information required of an eligible elector to
1 29 the county precinct of the eligible elector who registers in
1 30 person at the commissioner's office or at any alternative
1 31 location designated by the commissioner for special late
1 32 registration on any day after registration has closed in the
1 33 elector's precinct, including on election day.
1 34 3. If the commissioner is unable to make available to a
1 35 county precinct the information required of an eligible
2 1 elector who registers through special late registration
2 2 procedures, on the election register of a county precinct or
2 3 through the provision of a separate listing of the eligible
2 4 electors who register through special late registration
2 5 procedures, an eligible elector may obtain from the
2 6 commissioner of registration a form of affidavit prescribed by
2 7 the state commissioner of elections to serve as evidence of
2 8 special late registration. If the affidavit is completed by
2 9 the elector and notarized by the commissioner of registration,
2 10 the elector is deemed registered under special late
2 11 registration procedures and may present the affidavit at the
2 12 elector's polling place on election day as proof that the
2 13 elector is registered to vote. The election officials of the
2 14 elector's precinct shall accept the elector's affidavit of
2 15 special late registration and shall proceed as if the
2 16 elector's name were listed in the election register.
2 17 The election officials shall preserve all affidavits
2 18 submitted pursuant to this section and forward them to the
2 19 commissioner of registration at the time the election register
2 20 is returned. A registration under this section is subject to
2 21 verification as provided in section 48A.26.
2 22 4. The commissioner may designate alternative locations,
2 23 in addition to the commissioner's office, to provide access to
2 24 special late registration procedures. If the precinct polling
2 25 place is designated as an alternative location, the
2 26 commissioner or an employee of the commissioner shall process
2 27 special late registrations at a table separate from the
2 28 precinct election officials, in order to reduce congestion at
2 29 the polling place and to avoid discouraging voters from
2 30 casting a ballot.
2 31 Sec. 4. Section 48A.11, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code
2 32 1999, is amended to read as follows:
2 33 c. The address at which the registrant resides and claims
2 34 as the registrant's residence for voting purposes. The
2 35 commissioner may require proof of residency if the registrant
3 1 is registering pursuant to section 48A.9A. The secretary of
3 2 state shall designate which documents are acceptable to show
3 3 proof of residency.
3 4 Sec. 5. Section 48A.26, subsections 1 and 4, Code 1999,
3 5 are amended to read as follows:
3 6 1. Within seven working days of receipt of a voter
3 7 registration form or change of information in a voter
3 8 registration record the commissioner shall send an
3 9 acknowledgment to the registrant at the mailing address shown
3 10 on the registration form. However, in the case of special
3 11 late registrations, the commissioner shall send the
3 12 acknowledgment within ten days of receipt of the special late
3 13 registration. The acknowledgment shall be sent by
3 14 nonforwardable mail.
3 15 4. If the acknowledgment is returned as undeliverable by
3 16 the United States postal service, the commissioner shall
3 17 follow the procedure described in section 48A.29, subsection
3 18 1. However, if the acknowledgment mailed for a special late
3 19 registration is returned as undeliverable by the postal
3 20 service, the commissioner shall cancel the registration and
3 21 shall immediately notify the state commissioner of
3 22 registration and the county attorney.
3 23 Sec. 6. Section 48A.26, Code 1999, is amended by adding
3 24 the following new subsection:
3 25 NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. Within ten working days after
3 26 receiving a special late registration pursuant to section
3 27 48A.9A, the commissioner shall send an acknowledgment to the
3 28 registrant at the mailing address shown on the registration
3 29 form. The acknowledgment shall be sent by nonforwardable
3 30 mail.
3 31 Sec. 7. Section 48A.30, subsection 1, Code 1999, is
3 32 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
3 33 NEW PARAGRAPH. g. The acknowledgment of a voter who
3 34 registered to vote under the special late registration
3 35 provisions is returned pursuant to section 48A.29, subsection
4 1 3A.
4 2 Sec. 8. Section 49.77, Code 1999, is amended by adding the
4 3 following new subsection:
4 4 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. A person whose name does not appear on
4 5 the election register of the precinct who registers under
4 6 section 48A.9A shall be allowed to cast a ballot and the
4 7 precinct election official is not under a duty to require that
4 8 the ballot be cast under section 49.81.
4 9 EXPLANATION
4 10 This bill provides for a special late voter registration
4 11 procedure which would enable an eligible elector to vote at
4 12 the polling place on election day. The person is required to
4 13 have been a resident of the county in which the election is
4 14 held for 10 days immediately preceding the election. The
4 15 person is also required to show proof of residency when
4 16 registering. The secretary of state shall designate which
4 17 documents are acceptable to show proof of residency.
4 18 The bill provides for the issuance of special late
4 19 registration affidavits to serve as proof of voting
4 20 eligibility if the county commissioner of registration is
4 21 unable to make the information required of an eligible elector
4 22 available on the election register of a county precinct.
4 23 The bill requires the county commissioner to mail
4 24 acknowledgment to the late registrant within 10 days of
4 25 registering. If the acknowledgment is returned as
4 26 undeliverable by the postal service, the commissioner is
4 27 directed to cancel the registration and immediately notify the
4 28 state commissioner of registration, i.e., the secretary of
4 29 state, and the county attorney.
4 30 This bill may contain a state mandate as defined in Code
4 31 section 25B.3.
4 32 LSB 1410XS 78
4 33 sc/gg/8.1
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