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1 1 Amend the amendment, H-1444, to Senate File 342, as
1 2 passed by the Senate, as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 1, by inserting after line 50, the
1 4 following:
1 5 "Sec. . NEW SECTION. 49.78 CENTRAL
1 6 REPOSITORY.
1 7 The state commission of elections shall establish a
1 8 central repository for the collection and
1 9 dissemination of data and information pertaining to
1 10 denials for requests for ballots and challenged
1 11 ballots in elections held in the state of Iowa.
1 12 Information regarding denials for requests for ballots
1 13 to participate in an election or challenged ballots in
1 14 an election shall be gathered from precinct election
1 15 officials and given to the county commissioner of
1 16 elections. The county commissioner of elections shall
1 17 within five days of the election, report the
1 18 information listed below to the state commissioner of
1 19 elections for placement in the central repository.
1 20 The data to be collected shall include, but is not
1 21 limited to, the denied or challenged voter's race or
1 22 ethnicity, age, and sex. The data regarding the
1 23 denied or challenged voter shall be obtained from the
1 24 required photo identification or based on the
1 25 statements of the precinct election official. The
1 26 data shall include the name of the precinct election
1 27 official who denied permission to vote or challenged
1 28 the ballot cast. It shall include a description of
1 29 the action taken and the rationale for the action.
1 30 The precinct election official shall provide any
1 31 person who is denied the right to vote or whose vote
1 32 is challenged, a business card which contains the name
1 33 of the precinct election official, the name, telephone
1 34 number, and address of the county commissioner of
1 35 elections, and the name, address, and telephone number
1 36 of the state commissioner of elections. The business
1 37 card shall outline the appeal procedures for the voter
1 38 who was denied the right to vote or whose ballot was
1 39 challenged.
1 40 The state commissioner of elections shall adopt
1 41 rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this
1 42 section."
1 43 #2. By renumbering as necessary.
1 44
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1 46
1 47 SMITH of Marshall
1 48 SF 342.310 79
1 49 sc/cf
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