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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 53.3 ONGOING ABSENTEE VOTER.
1 2 A registered voter applying for an absentee ballot under
1 3 section 53.2 using the state commissioner's prescribed form
1 4 for absentee ballot applications may request to receive an
1 5 absentee ballot for each subsequent general election in which
1 6 that person is eligible to vote, and qualifies under section
1 7 53.1. The state commissioner shall provide on the prescribed
1 8 form a check box for this purpose. For each subsequent
1 9 general election, the commissioner shall automatically mail an
1 10 absentee ballot to the requesting voter, or automatically
1 11 deliver an absentee ballot to a confined person pursuant to
1 12 section 53.22. A voter's status as an ongoing absentee voter
1 13 shall be terminated upon the request of the voter, by the
1 14 commissioner if the voter fails to qualify under section 53.1,
1 15 or if the voter fails to vote in a general election.
1 16 EXPLANATION
1 17 This bill allows an absentee voter to receive absentee
1 18 ballots for all subsequent general elections without having to
1 19 reapply before each election. A person's status as an ongoing
1 20 absentee voter can be terminated by that person, by the county
1 21 commissioner of elections if the person fails to qualify as an
1 22 absentee voter, or if the voter fails to vote in a general
1 23 election.
1 24 LSB 2507XS 79
1 25 ta/cls/14
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