House Journal: Page 1938: Saturday, December 30, 1899
4 required to provide identification documents when
5 voting for the first time in the county, unless the
6 registrant provided on the registration form the
7 registrant's Iowa driver's license number or the last
8 four numerals of the registrant's social security
9 number and the driver's license or partial social
10 security number matches an existing state or federal
11 identification record with the same social security
12 number or Iowa driver's license number and name,
13 including first name and any family forename or
14 surname, and date of birth, including month, date, and
15 year. If the registrant under this subsection votes
16 in person at the polls, or by absentee ballot at the
17 commissioner's office or at a satellite voting
18 station, the registrant shall provide a current and
19 valid photo identification card, or shall present to
20 the appropriate election official one of the following
21 current documents that show the name and address of
22 the registrant:
23 a. Utility bill.
24 b. Bank statement.
25 c. Government check.
26 d. Other government document.
27 3. If the registrant under subsection 2 votes an
28 absentee ballot by mail, the registrant shall provide
29 a photocopy of one of the documents listed in
30 subsection 2 when returning the absentee ballot.
31 4. A registrant under subsection 2 who is required
32 to present identification when casting a ballot in
33 person shall be permitted to vote a provisional ballot
34 if the voter does not provide the required
35 identification documents. If a voter who is required
36 to present identification when casting a ballot votes
37 an absentee ballot by mail, the ballot returned by the
38 voter shall be considered a provisional ballot
39 pursuant to sections 49.81 and 53.31."
40 3. By striking page 7, line 24 through page 9,
41 line 12, and inserting the following:
42 "Sec. . Section 49.81, Code 2003, is amended to
43 read as follows:
44 49.81 PROCEDURE FOR CHALLENGED VOTER TO CAST
45 PROVISIONAL BALLOT.
46 1. A prospective voter who is prohibited under
47 section 48A.8, subsection 4, section 49.77, subsection
48 4, or section 49.80 from voting except under this
49 section shall be permitted to notified by the
50 appropriate precinct election official that the voter
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1 may cast a paper provisional ballot. If a booth
2 meeting the requirement of section 49.25 is not
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