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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 614, as amended, passed, and 1 2 reprinted by the House, as follows: 1 3 #1. Page 2, by inserting after line 19, the 1 4 following: 1 5 "Sec. . NEW SECTION. 47.9 STATE PLANNING AND 1 6 IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE. 1 7 1. A state planning and implementation committee 1 8 is created to carry out the provisions of this 1 9 section. 1 10 2. a. The state planning and implementation 1 11 committee shall consist of the following members 1 12 appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by 1 13 the senate: 1 14 (1) The county auditors of the two most populous 1 15 counties in the state. 1 16 (2) The county auditor or deputy auditor of a 1 17 county with a population of twenty-five thousand or 1 18 more. 1 19 (3) The county auditor or deputy auditor of a 1 20 county with a population of less than twenty-five 1 21 thousand. 1 22 (4) The president of the Iowa state association of 1 23 county auditors. 1 24 (5) The president of the Iowa state association of 1 25 counties. 1 26 (6) A representative from the office of auditor of 1 27 state. 1 28 (7) A representative of an organization 1 29 representing persons with disabilities. 1 30 (8) An eligible elector who is a member of a 1 31 racial minority. 1 32 (9) A person with expertise in information 1 33 technology and who serves in an executive capacity in 1 34 either the public or private sector. 1 35 (10) Two persons who are eligible electors. 1 36 b. The committee shall include the following ex 1 37 officio members: 1 38 (1) The state commissioner of elections or the 1 39 commissioner's designee. 1 40 (2) A member of the senate appointed by the 1 41 majority leader of the senate. 1 42 (3) A member of the house of representatives 1 43 appointed by the speaker of the house of 1 44 representatives. 1 45 (4) A member of the senate appointed by the 1 46 minority leader of the senate. 1 47 (5) A member of the house of representatives 1 48 appointed by the minority leader of the house of 1 49 representatives. 1 50 (6) The executive director of the state republican 2 1 party. 2 2 (7) The executive director of the state democratic 2 3 party. 2 4 (8) The executive director of the ethics and 2 5 campaign disclosure board. 2 6 3. The membership of the committee listed in 2 7 subsection 2, paragraph "a", shall comply with section 2 8 69.16. The membership of the committee in subsection 2 9 2 is not required to comply with section 69.16A. The 2 10 members of the committee shall elect a chairperson at 2 11 its organizational meeting. 2 12 4. The planning and implementation committee shall 2 13 develop and adopt a plan for compliance with Pub. L. 2 14 No. 107-252. The plan shall include the information 2 15 required in section 254 of Pub. L. No. 107-252. The 2 16 plan shall have as its priority assisting local 2 17 elections officials in implementing the provisions of 2 18 Pub. L. No. 107-252. The committee shall also study 2 19 and make recommendations on the issue of requiring 2 20 identification of all voters in elections conducted in 2 21 this state. 2 22 5. The plan developed and adopted by the committee 2 23 shall be transmitted to the governor who shall submit 2 24 the plan to the appropriate federal agency. The state 2 25 commissioner of elections shall implement the plan 2 26 developed and adopted by the committee and shall not 2 27 implement Pub. L. No. 107-252, or spend state and 2 28 federal funds appropriated for implementation of the 2 29 plan or of the federal law, in a manner contrary to 2 30 the provisions of such plan. 2 31 6. The planning and implementation committee shall 2 32 periodically submit progress reports to the oversight 2 33 committee of the legislative council. Once the plan 2 34 is submitted to the appropriate federal agency, the 2 35 oversight committee shall monitor implementation of 2 36 the plan and expenditure of funds relating to 2 37 implementation of the plan and of Pub. L. No. 107- 2 38 252." 2 39 #2. Page 2, by inserting before line 20, the 2 40 following: 2 41 "Sec. . Section 48A.8, Code 2003, is amended to 2 42 read as follows: 2 43 48A.8 REGISTRATION BY MAIL. 2 44 1. An eligible elector may register to vote by 2 45 completing a mail registration form. The form may be 2 46 mailed or delivered by the registrant or the 2 47 registrant's designee to the commissioner in the 2 48 county where the person resides. A separate 2 49 registration form shall be signed by each individual 2 50 registrant. 3 1 2. An eligible elector who registers by mail and 3 2 who has not previously voted in an election for 3 3 federal office in the county of registration shall be 3 4 required to provide identification documents when 3 5 voting for the first time in the county, unless the 3 6 registrant provided on the registration form the 3 7 registrant's Iowa driver's license number or the last 3 8 four numerals of the registrant's social security 3 9 number and the driver's license or partial social 3 10 security number matches an existing state or federal 3 11 identification record with the same social security 3 12 number or Iowa driver's license number and name, 3 13 including first name and any family forename or 3 14 surname, and date of birth, including month, date, and 3 15 year. If the registrant under this subsection votes 3 16 in person at the polls, or by absentee ballot at the 3 17 commissioner's office or at a satellite voting 3 18 station, the registrant shall provide a current and 3 19 valid photo identification card, or shall present to 3 20 the appropriate election official one of the following 3 21 current documents that show the name and address of 3 22 the registrant: 3 23 a. Utility bill. 3 24 b. Bank statement. 3 25 c. Government check. 3 26 d. Other government document. 3 27 3. If the registrant under subsection 2 votes an 3 28 absentee ballot by mail, the registrant shall provide 3 29 a photocopy of one of the documents listed in 3 30 subsection 2 when returning the absentee ballot. 3 31 4. A registrant under subsection 2 who is required 3 32 to present identification when casting a ballot in 3 33 person shall be permitted to vote a provisional ballot 3 34 if the voter does not provide the required 3 35 identification documents. If a voter who is required 3 36 to present identification when casting a ballot votes 3 37 an absentee ballot by mail, the ballot returned by the 3 38 voter shall be considered a provisional ballot 3 39 pursuant to sections 49.81 and 53.31." 3 40 #3. By striking page 7, line 24 through page 9, 3 41 line 12, and inserting the following: 3 42 "Sec. . Section 49.81, Code 2003, is amended to 3 43 read as follows: 3 44 49.81 PROCEDURE FOR CHALLENGED VOTER TO CAST 3 45 PROVISIONAL BALLOT. 3 46 1. A prospective voter who is prohibited under 3 47 section 48A.8, subsection 4, section 49.77, subsection 3 48 4, or section 49.80 from voting except under this 3 49 section shall bepermitted tonotified by the 3 50 appropriate precinct election official that the voter 4 1 may cast apaperprovisional ballot. If a booth 4 2 meeting the requirement of section 49.25 is not 4 3 available at that polling place, the precinct election 4 4 officials shall make alternative arrangements to 4 5 insure the challenged voter the opportunity to vote in 4 6 secret. The marked ballot, folded as required by 4 7 section 49.84, shall be delivered to a precinct 4 8 election official who shall immediately seal it in an 4 9 envelope of the type prescribed by subsection 4. The 4 10 sealed envelope shall be deposited ina specialan 4 11 envelope marked"ballots for special precinct4 12 "provisional ballots" and shall be considered as 4 13 having been cast in the special precinct established 4 14 by section 53.20 for purposes of the postelection 4 15 canvass." 4 16 #4. By striking page 16, line 7 through page 17, 4 17 line 2. 4 18 #5. By striking page 19, line 1, through page 29, 4 19 line 10. 4 20 #6. Page 29, line 16, by striking the words "or 4 21 voted absentee ballot". 4 22 #7. Page 29, line 17, by inserting after the word 4 23 "not" the following: "the applicant or". 4 24 #8. Page 29, line 18, by striking the words "or 4 25 voter". 4 26 #9. Page 29, line 20, by inserting after the 4 27 figure "5" the following: "or returns a voted 4 28 absentee ballot to the commissioner's office and the 4 29 person is not the voter, an immediate family member of 4 30 the voter as that term is defined in section 53.1A, is 4 31 not a registered voted absentee ballot courier under 4 32 section 53.22A, or is not the designee of a voter 4 33 described in section 53.22, subsection 5". 4 34 #10. Page 29, by inserting after line 20, the 4 35 following: 4 36 "Sec. . Section 39A.5, subsection 1, paragraph 4 37 b, Code 2003, is amended by adding the following new 4 38 subparagraph: 4 39 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (4) As a voted absentee ballot 4 40 courier, neglecting or refusing to fill out one or 4 41 both receipts required under section 53.17." 4 42 #11. Page 29, by inserting before line 21, the 4 43 following: 4 44 "Sec. . Section 49.124, Code 2003, is amended 4 45 by adding the following new unnumbered paragraph: 4 46 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. The commissioner shall 4 47 also conduct training for persons who have applied to 4 48 be voted absentee ballot couriers. The training may 4 49 be combined with the training offered to precinct 4 50 election officials or may be conducted separately." 5 1 #12. Page 30, line 31, by striking the word 5 2 "seven" and inserting the following: "five". 5 3 #13. Page 30, line 35, by striking the word 5 4 "seven" and inserting the following: "five". 5 5 #14. Page 31, line 11, by inserting after the word 5 6 "ballot." the following: "There shall be printed on 5 7 the reverse side of the carrier envelope a receipt to 5 8 be completed by a voted absentee ballot courier. The 5 9 receipt shall contain space for the courier to print 5 10 and sign the courier's name, indicate the courier's 5 11 identification number, and indicate the date the 5 12 courier retrieved the ballot from the voter. The 5 13 absentee ballot materials mailed to the voter shall 5 14 include a receipt to be completed by a voted absentee 5 15 ballot courier, if applicable, and retained by the 5 16 voter." 5 17 #15. Page 31, line 19, by inserting after the word 5 18 "family," the following: "a voted absentee ballot 5 19 courier,". 5 20 #16. Page 31, by striking line 28, and inserting 5 21 the following: "registered voter, a member of the 5 22 voter's immediate family, a voted absentee ballot 5 23 courier,". 5 24 #17. Page 32, by inserting after line 5 the 5 25 following: 5 26 "Sec. . Section 53.17, Code 2003, is amended by 5 27 adding the following new subsection: 5 28 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. The sealed carrier envelope 5 29 may be delivered to the commissioner's office by a 5 30 voted absentee ballot courier no later than the time 5 31 the polls are closed on election day or may be mailed 5 32 to the commissioner by a voted absentee ballot 5 33 courier. If a voted absentee ballot courier retrieves 5 34 a ballot from a voter, the courier shall fill out the 5 35 receipt to be retained by the voter and shall fill out 5 36 the receipt printed on the carrier envelope. Failure 5 37 to fill out either receipt is a simple misdemeanor 5 38 under section 39A.5, subsection 1, paragraph "b". A 5 39 voted absentee ballot courier shall mail or deliver 5 40 ballots to the commissioner's office within seventy- 5 41 two hours of retrieving the ballot from the voter. 5 42 Failure to do so is a violation under section 39A.2, 5 43 subsection 1, paragraph "b", subparagraph (1). 5 44 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 53.22A VOTED ABSENTEE 5 45 BALLOT COURIERS. 5 46 1. An eligible elector who complies with the 5 47 certification and registration provisions of this 5 48 section may be a voted absentee ballot courier. 5 49 2. An eligible elector who seeks to be a voted 5 50 absentee ballot courier shall apply to the office of 6 1 commissioner where the person resides. After 6 2 completion of the training course provided by the 6 3 commissioner under section 49.124, the commissioner 6 4 shall certify the eligible elector as a voted absentee 6 5 ballot courier and shall register the person as such 6 6 for that county and assign the courier an 6 7 identification number. The certification shall 6 8 include the name, address, and telephone number of the 6 9 person certified, the person's signature, and the 6 10 signature of the commissioner issuing the certificate. 6 11 The person shall receive a copy of the certificate. 6 12 The original certificate shall be retained by the 6 13 commissioner. If an eligible elector seeks to be a 6 14 courier in a county other than the person's county of 6 15 residence, the person shall show proof of 6 16 certification and payment of the fee, to the 6 17 appropriate commissioner in order to be registered as 6 18 a courier for that county and shall be assigned an 6 19 identification number for that county. 6 20 3. Upon certification by the commissioner, the 6 21 voted absentee ballot courier shall pay a fee to the 6 22 commissioner not to exceed two dollars. A person 6 23 shall not be registered as a voted absentee ballot 6 24 courier until the fee required by this subsection is 6 25 paid. 6 26 4. A person required to file reports under chapter 6 27 56, and a person acting as an actual or implied agent 6 28 for a person required to file reports under chapter 6 29 56, shall not be allowed to be a voted absentee ballot 6 30 courier. This subsection does not apply to the 6 31 commissioner or any person employed by the office of 6 32 commissioner. 6 33 Sec. . EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this 6 34 Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes 6 35 effect upon enactment." 6 36 #18. Title page, line 2, by inserting after the 6 37 word "law," the following: "creating a planning and 6 38 implementation committee,". 6 39 #19. Title page, by striking lines 3 through 6, 6 40 and inserting the following: "hours of the polls, and 6 41 making changes". 6 42 #20. By renumbering as necessary. 6 43 6 44 6 45 6 46 MARK ZIEMAN 6 47 HF 614.306 80 6 48 sc/cf
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