Senate Amendment 3191
PAG LIN
1 1 Amend House File 653, as amended, passed, and
1 2 reprinted by the House, as follows:
1 3 #1. Page 4, by inserting before line 18 the
1 4 following:
1 5 <Sec. . Section 48A.8, Code 2007, is amended by
1 6 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the
1 7 following:
1 8 48A.8 REGISTRATION BY MAIL.
1 9 An eligible elector may register to vote by
1 10 completing a mail registration form. The completed
1 11 form may be mailed or delivered by the registrant or
1 12 the registrant's designee to the commissioner in the
1 13 county where the person resides. A separate
1 14 registration form shall be signed by each individual
1 15 registrant.>
1 16 #2. Page 4, by inserting after line 27 the
1 17 following:
1 18 <Sec. . Section 48A.26, subsection 2, Code
1 19 2007, is amended to read as follows:
1 20 2. If the registration form appears on its face to
1 21 be complete and proper, the acknowledgment shall state
1 22 that the registrant is now a registered voter of the
1 23 county. The acknowledgment shall also specify the
1 24 name of the precinct and the usual polling place for
1 25 the precinct in which the person is now registered.
1 26 The acknowledgment shall include a statement informing
1 27 the registered voter that the voter is required to
1 28 show valid and current identification before the
1 29 person will be allowed to vote, and that the
1 30 identification must contain a photograph of the voter,
1 31 the printed name of the voter, and a validity
1 32 expiration date. The acknowledgment may include the
1 33 political party affiliation most recently recorded by
1 34 the registrant.>
1 35 #3. Page 5, by inserting before line 9 the
1 36 following:
1 37 <Sec. . Section 48A.27, subsection 4, paragraph
1 38 c, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 2007, is amended to
1 39 read as follows:
1 40 The notice shall be sent by forwardable mail, and
1 41 shall include a postage paid preaddressed return card
1 42 on which the registered voter may state the registered
1 43 voter's current address. The notice shall contain a
1 44 statement in substantially the following form:
1 45 "Information received from the United States postal
1 46 service indicates that you are no longer a resident
1 47 of, and therefore not eligible to vote in (name of
1 48 county) County, Iowa. If this information is not
1 49 correct, and you still live in (name of county)
1 50 County, please complete and mail the attached postage
2 1 paid card at least ten days before the primary or
2 2 general election and at least eleven days before any
2 3 other election at which you wish to vote. If the
2 4 information is correct and you have moved, please
2 5 contact a local official in your new area for
2 6 assistance in registering there. If you do not mail
2 7 in the card, you may be required to show
2 8 identification to prove residency before being allowed
2 9 to vote in (name of county) County. If you do not
2 10 return the card, and you do not vote in an election in
2 11 (name of county) County, Iowa, on or before (date of
2 12 second general election following the date of the
2 13 notice) your name will be removed from the list of
2 14 voters in that county. To ensure you receive this
2 15 notice, it is being sent to both your most recent
2 16 registration address and to your new address as
2 17 reported by the postal service."
2 18 Sec. . Section 48A.29, subsection 1, unnumbered
2 19 paragraph 2, Code 2007, is amended to read as follows:
2 20 The notice shall be sent by forwardable mail, and
2 21 shall include a postage paid preaddressed return card
2 22 on which the registered voter may state the registered
2 23 voter's current address. The notice shall contain a
2 24 statement in substantially the following form:
2 25 "Information received from the United States postal
2 26 service indicates that you are no longer a resident of
2 27 (residence address) in (name of county) County, Iowa.
2 28 If this information is not correct, and you still live
2 29 in (name of county) County, please complete and mail
2 30 the attached postage paid card at least ten days
2 31 before the primary or general election and at least
2 32 eleven days before any other election at which you
2 33 wish to vote. If the information is correct, and you
2 34 have moved, please contact a local official in your
2 35 new area for assistance in registering there. If you
2 36 do not mail in the card, you may be required to show
2 37 identification to prove residency before being allowed
2 38 to vote in (name of county) County. If you do not
2 39 return the card, and you do not vote in some election
2 40 in (name of county) County, Iowa, on or before (date
2 41 of second general election following the date of the
2 42 notice) your name will be removed from the list of
2 43 voters in that county."
2 44 Sec. . Section 48A.29, subsection 3, unnumbered
2 45 paragraph 2, Code 2007, is amended to read as follows:
2 46 The notice shall be sent by forwardable mail, and
2 47 shall include a postage paid preaddressed return card
2 48 on which the registered voter may state the registered
2 49 voter's current address. The notice shall contain a
2 50 statement in substantially the following form:
3 1 "Information received by this office indicates that
3 2 you are no longer a resident of (residence address) in
3 3 (name of county) County, Iowa. If the information is
3 4 not correct, and you still live at that address,
3 5 please complete and mail the attached postage paid
3 6 card at least ten days before the primary or general
3 7 election and at least eleven days before any other
3 8 election at which you wish to vote. If the
3 9 information is correct, and you have moved within the
3 10 county, you may update your registration by listing
3 11 your new address on the card and mailing it back. If
3 12 you have moved outside the county, please contact a
3 13 local official in your new area for assistance in
3 14 registering there. If you do not mail in the card,
3 15 you may be required to show identification to prove
3 16 residency before being allowed to vote in (name of
3 17 county) County. If you do not return the card, and
3 18 you do not vote in some election in (name of county)
3 19 County, Iowa, on or before (date of second general
3 20 election following the date of the notice) your name
3 21 will be removed from the list of registered voters in
3 22 that county.">
3 23 #4. Page 6, by inserting before line 1 the
3 24 following:
3 25 <Sec. . Section 49.77, subsection 3, Code 2007,
3 26 is amended to read as follows:
3 27 3. A precinct election official shall require any
3 28 person whose name does not appear on the election
3 29 register as an active voter to show identification.
3 30 Specific documents which are acceptable forms of
3 31 identification shall be prescribed by the state
3 32 commissioner.
3 33 3. A precinct election official may shall require
3 34 of that the voter unknown to the official,
3 35 identification upon which the voter's signature or
3 36 mark appears produce for inspection valid and current
3 37 identification. The identification must contain a
3 38 photograph of the voter, the printed name of the
3 39 voter, and a validity expiration date. If
3 40 identification required under this subsection is
3 41 established to the satisfaction of the precinct
3 42 election officials, the person may then be allowed to
3 43 vote.>
3 44 #5. Page 6, line 3, by inserting before the words
3 45 <A person> the following: <A precinct election
3 46 official shall require any person whose name does not
3 47 appear on the election register as an active voter to
3 48 show identification to prove residency in the
3 49 precinct. Specific documents which are acceptable
3 50 forms of identification under this subsection shall be
4 1 prescribed by the state commissioner.>
4 2 #6. Page 6, line 7, by striking the words <proof
4 3 of identity> and inserting the following: <proof of
4 4 identity identification to prove residency>.
4 5 #7. Page 6, by striking lines 18 through 22 and
4 6 inserting the following: <48A.7A and cast a ballot.>
4 7 #8. Page 6, by inserting after line 26 the
4 8 following:
4 9 <Sec. . Section 49.81, subsection 1, Code 2007,
4 10 is amended to read as follows:
4 11 1. A prospective voter who is prohibited under
4 12 section 48A.8, subsection 4, section 49.77, subsection
4 13 4, or section 49.80 from voting except under this
4 14 section shall be notified by the appropriate precinct
4 15 election official that the voter may cast a
4 16 provisional ballot. If a booth meeting the
4 17 requirement of section 49.25 is not available at that
4 18 polling place, the precinct election officials shall
4 19 make alternative arrangements to insure the challenged
4 20 voter the opportunity to vote in secret. The marked
4 21 ballot, folded as required by section 49.84, shall be
4 22 delivered to a precinct election official who shall
4 23 immediately seal it in an envelope of the type
4 24 prescribed by subsection 4. The sealed envelope shall
4 25 be deposited in an envelope marked "provisional
4 26 ballots" and shall be considered as having been cast
4 27 in the special precinct established by section 53.20
4 28 for purposes of the postelection canvass.>
4 29 #9. Title page, line 2, by inserting after the
4 30 word <election> the following: <and requiring voters
4 31 to provide certain identification when voting in
4 32 person at the polling place>.
4 33 #10. By renumbering as necessary.
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4 36
4 37 MARK ZIEMAN
4 38 JOHN PUTNEY
4 39 JERRY BEHN
4 40 DAVE MULDER
4 41 LARRY NOBLE
4 42 RON WIECK
4 43 E. THURMAN GASKILL
4 44 JAMES F. HAHN
4 45 MARY A. LUNDBY
4 46 NANCY J. BOETTGER
4 47 PAUL McKINLEY
4 48 DAVID JOHNSON
4 49 BRAD ZAUN
4 50 JAMES A. SEYMOUR
5 1 PAT WARD
5 2 LARRY McKIBBEN
5 3 STEVE KETTERING
5 4 JEFF ANGELO
5 5 HF 653.506 82
5 6 sc/je/7941
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