Senate Amendment 3153
PAG LIN
1 1 Amend Senate File 352 as follows:
1 2 #1. Page 1, by inserting before line 1 the
1 3 following:
1 4 <Section 1. Section 39A.2, subsection 1, paragraph
1 5 a, Code 2007, is amended to read as follows:
1 6 a. REGISTRATION FRAUD.
1 7 (1) Produces, procures, submits, or accepts a
1 8 voter registration application that is known by the
1 9 person to be materially false, fictitious, forged, or
1 10 fraudulent.
1 11 (2) Falsely swears to an oath required pursuant to
1 12 section 48A.7A.>
1 13 #2. Page 1, line 9, by inserting after the word
1 14 <b.> the following: <(1)>.
1 15 #3. Page 1, by striking lines 13 through 20 and
1 16 inserting the following: <presenting any of the
1 17 following current and valid forms of identification if
1 18 such identification contains the person's photograph
1 19 and a validity expiration date:
1 20 (a) An out=of=state driver's license or
1 21 nonoperator's identification card.
1 22 (b) A United States passport.
1 23 (c) A United States military identification card.
1 24 (d) An identification card issued by an employer.
1 25 (e) A student identification card issued by an
1 26 Iowa high school or an Iowa postsecondary educational
1 27 institution.
1 28 (2) If the photographic identification presented
1 29 does not contain the person's current address in the
1 30 precinct, the person shall also present one of the
1 31 following documents that shows the person's name and
1 32 address in the precinct:
1 33 (a) Residential lease.
1 34 (b) Property tax statement.
1 35 (c) Utility bill.
1 36 (d) Bank statement.
1 37 (e) Paycheck.
1 38 (f) Government check.
1 39 (g) Other government document.>
1 40 #4. Page 2, by striking lines 16 and 17 and
1 41 inserting the following:
1 42 <4. a. The form of the written oath required of
1 43 the person registering under this section shall read
1 44 as follows:
1 45 I, (name of registrant), do solemnly swear or affirm all of
1 46 the following:
1 47 I am a resident of the ......... precinct, ....... ward
1 48 or township, city of ........., county of ........., Iowa.
1 49 I am the person named above.
1 50 I live at the address listed below.
2 1 I do not claim the right to vote anywhere else.
2 2 I have not voted and will not vote in any other
2 3 precinct in this election.
2 4 I understand that any false statement in this oath
2 5 is a class "D" felony punishable by no more than five
2 6 years in confinement and a fine of at least seven
2 7 hundred fifty dollars but not more than seven thousand
2 8 five hundred dollars.
2 9 ........................
2 10 Signature of Registrant
2 11 ........................
2 12 Address
2 13 ........................
2 14 Telephone (optional to provide)
2 15 Subscribed and sworn before me on (date).
2 16 .....................
2 17 Signature of Precinct Election Official
2 18 b. The form of the written oath required of a
2 19 person attesting to the identity and residency of the
2 20 registrant shall read as follows:
2 21 I, (name of registered voter), do solemnly swear or
2 22 affirm all of the following:
2 23 I am a preregistered voter in this precinct or I
2 24 registered to vote in this precinct today, and a
2 25 registered voter did not sign an oath on my behalf.
2 26 I am a resident of the ......... precinct, ....... ward
2 27 or township, city of ........., county of ........., Iowa.
2 28 I reside at ................. in .................
2 29 (street address) (city or township)
2 30 I personally know ..................., and I personally know
2 31 (name or registrant)
2 32 that ..................... is a resident of the ....... precinct,
2 33 (name of registrant)
2 34 ............ ward or township, city of ......., county of
2 35 ......., Iowa.
2 36 I understand that any false statement in this oath
2 37 is a class "D" felony punishable by no more than five
2 38 years in confinement and a fine of at least seven
2 39 hundred fifty dollars but not more than seven thousand
2 40 five hundred dollars.
2 41 ........................
2 42 Signature of Registered Voter
2 43 Subscribed and sworn before me on (date).
2 44 .....................
2 45 Signature of Precinct Election Official>.
2 46 #5. Page 4, by inserting after line 26 the
2 47 following:
2 48 <Sec. . APPLICABILITY DATE. This Act applies
2 49 to elections held on or after January 1, 2008.>
2 50 #6. Title page, line 2, by inserting after the
3 1 word <election> the following: <and making a penalty
3 2 applicable and providing an applicability date>.
3 3 #7. By renumbering, redesignating, and correcting
3 4 internal references as necessary.
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3 8 STACI APPEL
3 9 SF 352.205 82
3 10 sc/es/7939
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