House Journal: Page 799: Tuesday, March 25, 2003
10 elections for federal offices and for six months
11 following elections for all other offices unless a
12 recount is requested pursuant to section 50.48 or an
13 election contest is pending. The envelope shall be
14 destroyed in the same manner as ballots pursuant to
15 section 50.13. Additional copies At least one
16 additional copy of the results, if any, shall be
17 signed by the officials and delivered to the
18 commissioner with the other supplies from the election
19 pursuant to section 50.17.
20 Sec. 33. Section 52.25, unnumbered paragraph 2,
21 Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
22 The entire convention question, amendment or public
23 measure shall be printed and displayed prominently in
24 at least four places within the voting precinct, and
25 inside each voting booth, or on the left-hand side
26 inside the curtain of each voting machine, the
27 printing to be in conformity with the provisions of
28 chapter 49. The public measure shall be summarized by
29 the commissioner and in the largest type possible
30 printed on the special paper ballots or inserts used
31 in the voting machines, except that:
32 Sec. 34. NEW SECTION. 53.37A STATE COMMISSIONER
33 DUTIES.
34 The state commissioner of elections shall provide
35 information regarding voter registration procedures
36 and absentee ballot procedures to be used by members
37 of the armed forces of the United States. The state
38 commissioner shall accept valid voter registration
39 applications and absentee ballot applications and
40 shall forward the applications to the appropriate
41 county commissioner of elections in a timely manner.
42 Sec. 35. Section 53.40, unnumbered paragraph 1,
43 Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
44 A request in writing for a ballot may be made by
45 any member of the armed forces of the United States
46 who is or will be a qualified voter on the day of the
47 election at which the ballot is to be cast, at any
48 time before the election. Any member of the armed
49 forces of the United States may request ballots for
50 all elections to be held within a calendar year
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1 through the next two general elections. The request
2 may be made by using the federal postcard application
3 form and indicating that the applicant wishes to
4 receive ballots for all elections as permitted by
5 state law. The county commissioner shall send the
6 applicant a ballot for each election held during the
7 calendar year in which after the application is
8 received and through the next two general elections.
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