House Amendment 8169 PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 2470 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 1, line 32, after <identification> by 1 3 inserting <unless the precinct election official has 1 4 reasonable doubt as to the prospective voter's claim 1 5 of identity> 1 6 #2. Page 2, before line 3 by inserting: 1 7 <Sec. ___. Section 49.81, subsection 1, Code 2009, 1 8 is amended to read as follows: 1 9 1. a. A prospective voter who is prohibited under 1 10 section 48A.8, subsection 4, section 49.77, subsection 1 11 4, or section 49.80 from voting except under this 1 12 section shall be notified by the appropriate precinct 1 13 election official that the voter may cast a provisional 1 14 ballot. 1 15 b. If a booth meeting the requirement of section 1 16 49.25 is not available at that polling place, the 1 17 precinct election officials shall make alternative 1 18 arrangements to insure the voter the opportunity to 1 19 vote in secret. The voter shall mark the ballot, fold 1 20 it or insert it in a secrecy envelope as required by 1 21 section 49.84, and immediately seal it in an envelope 1 22 of the type prescribed by subsection 4. The voter 1 23 shall deliver the sealed envelope to a precinct 1 24 election official who shall deposit it in an envelope 1 25 marked "provisional ballots". The ballot shall be 1 26 considered as having been cast in the special precinct 1 27 established by section 53.20 for purposes of the 1 28 postelection canvass.> 1 29 #3. Page 2, by striking lines 5 through 7 and 1 30 inserting: 1 31 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH An election official 1 32 shall not prevent persons appointed under subsections 2 1 33 and 5 from advocating that a prospective voter receive 1 34 a provisional ballot if the election official has 1 35 determined that the prospective voter is prohibited 1 36 from casting a ballot in the usual manner for the 1 37 reasons specified in section 49.79 or section 49.81, 1 38 subsection 1, paragraph "a".> 1 39 #4. Page 5, by striking lines 5 through 10. 1 40 #5. By renumbering as necessary. GASKILL of Wapello HF2470.1233 (2) 83 sc/nh -1-