House Journal: Page 1228: Tuesday, April 17, 2001
7 commissioner, the elector is deemed registered under
8 special late registration procedures and may present
9 the affidavit at the elector's polling place as proof
10 that the elector is registered to vote. The election
11 officials of the elector's precinct shall accept the
12 elector's affidavit of special late registration and
13 shall proceed as if the elector's name were listed in
14 the election register.
15 The election officials shall preserve all
16 affidavits submitted pursuant to this section and
17 forward them to the commissioner of registration at
18 the time the election register is returned. A
19 registration under this section is subject to
20 verification as provided in section 48A.26.
21 4. The commissioner may designate the precinct
22 polling places, in addition to the commissioner's
23 office, to provide access to special late registration
24 procedures. If the precinct polling place is
25 designated as a place to register to vote on election
26 day, the commissioner or an employee of the
27 commissioner shall process special late registrations
28 at a table separate from the precinct election
29 officials in order to reduce congestion at the polling
30 place and to avoid discouraging voters from casting a
31 ballot.
32 Sec. . Section 48A.11, subsection 1, paragraph
33 c, Code 2001, is amended to read as follows:
34 c. The address at which the registrant resides and
35 claims as the registrant's residence for voting
36 purposes. The commissioner may require proof of
37 residency if the registrant is registering pursuant to
38 section 48A.9A. The state commissioner of elections
39 shall designate which documents are acceptable to show
40 proof of residency.
41 Sec. . Section 48A.26, subsections 1 and 4,
42 Code 2001, are amended to read as follows:
43 1. Within seven working days of receipt of a voter
44 registration form or change of information in a voter
45 registration record the commissioner shall send an
46 acknowledgment to the registrant at the mailing
47 address shown on the registration form. However, in
48 the case of special late registrations, the
49 commissioner shall send the acknowledgment within ten
50 days of receipt of the special late registration. The
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1 acknowledgment shall be sent by nonforwardable mail.
2 4. If the acknowledgment is returned as
3 undeliverable by the United States postal service, the
4 commissioner shall follow the procedure described in
5 section 48A.29, subsection 1. However, if the
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