House File 2252 H-8226 Amend House File 2252 as follows: 1 1. Page 1, before line 9 by inserting: 2 < Sec. ___. Section 22.7, subsections 72 and 73, Code 2018, 3 are amended by striking the subsections. > 4 2. Page 1, before line 28 by inserting: 5 < Sec. ___. Section 48A.2, subsection 5, Code 2018, is 6 amended by striking the subsection. > 7 3. Page 2, by striking lines 13 through 16 and inserting 8 < Before signing an oath under this paragraph, the attesting 9 registered voter shall present to the precinct election 10 official proof of the voter’s identity, as described in section 11 49.28, subsection 2. The registered voter’s oath shall > 12 4. Page 2, before line 25 by inserting: 13 < Sec. ___. Section 48A.38, subsection 1, paragraph f, Code 14 2018, is amended to read as follows: 15 f. The county commissioner of registration and the state 16 registrar of voters shall remove a voter’s whole or partial 17 social security number, as applicable, voter identification 18 number assigned by the state commissioner, Iowa driver’s 19 license number, or Iowa nonoperator’s identification card 20 number from a voter registration list prepared pursuant to this 21 section . 22 Sec. ___. Section 49.53, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended 23 to read as follows: 24 1. The commissioner shall not less than four nor more than 25 twenty days before the day of each election, except those for 26 which different publication requirements are prescribed by law, 27 publish notice of the election. The notice shall contain a 28 facsimile of the portion of the ballot containing the first 29 rotation as prescribed by section 49.31, subsection 2 , and 30 shall show the names of all candidates or nominees and the 31 office each seeks, and all public questions, to be voted upon 32 at the election. The sample ballot published as a part of the 33 notice may at the discretion of the commissioner be reduced in 34 size relative to the actual ballot but such reduction shall 35 -1- HF2252.4511 (4) 87 ss/jh 1/ 4 #1. #2. #3. #4.

not cause upper case letters appearing in candidates’ names or 1 in summaries of public measures on the published sample ballot 2 to be less than nine point type. The notice shall also state 3 the date of the election, the hours the polls will be open, 4 that each voter is required to provide identification at the 5 polling place before the voter can receive and cast a ballot, 6 the location of each polling place at which voting is to occur 7 in the election, and the names of the precincts voting at each 8 polling place, but the statement need not set forth any fact 9 which is apparent from the portion of the ballot appearing as 10 a part of the same notice. The notice shall include the full 11 text of all public measures to be voted upon at the election. 12 Sec. ___. Section 49.77, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 13 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 14 The board members of their respective precincts shall have 15 charge of the ballots and shall furnish them to the voters 16 after verifying each voter’s identity pursuant to section 17 49.78 . > 18 5. By striking page 2, line 25, through page 3, line 18. 19 6. Page 3, before line 19 by inserting: 20 < Sec. ___. Section 49.124, subsection 3, Code 2018, is 21 amended by striking the subsection. > 22 7. Page 4, before line 16 by inserting: 23 < Sec. ___. Section 53.2, subsections 1 and 4, Code 2018, are 24 amended to read as follows: 25 1. a. Any registered voter, under the circumstances 26 specified in section 53.1 , may on any day, except election 27 day, and not more than one hundred twenty days prior to the 28 date of the election, apply in person for an absentee ballot 29 at the commissioner’s office or at any location designated by 30 the commissioner. However, for those elections in which the 31 commissioner directs the polls be opened at noon pursuant to 32 section 49.73 , a voter may apply in person for an absentee 33 ballot at the commissioner’s office from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 34 a.m. on election day. 35 -2- HF2252.4511 (4) 87 ss/jh 2/ 4 #5. #6. #7.

b. A registered voter may make written application to the 1 commissioner for an absentee ballot. A written application 2 for an absentee ballot must be received by the commissioner no 3 later than 5:00 p.m. on the same day as the voter registration 4 deadline provided in section 48A.9 for the election for which 5 the ballot is requested, except when the absentee ballot is 6 requested and voted at the commissioner’s office pursuant to 7 section 53.10 . A written application for an absentee ballot 8 delivered to the commissioner and received by the commissioner 9 more than one hundred twenty days prior to the date of the 10 election shall be returned to the voter with a notification of 11 the date when the applications will be accepted. 12 4. a. Each application shall contain the following 13 information: 14 (1) The name and signature of the registered voter. 15 (2) The registered voter’s date of birth. 16 (3) The address at which the voter is registered to vote. 17 (4) The registered voter’s voter verification number. 18 (5) (4) The name or date of the election for which the 19 absentee ballot is requested. 20 (6) (5) Such other information as may be necessary to 21 determine the correct absentee ballot for the registered voter. 22 b. If insufficient information has been provided, including 23 the absence of a voter verification number, either on the 24 prescribed form or on an application created by the applicant, 25 the commissioner shall, by the best means available, obtain 26 the additional necessary information. A voter requesting 27 or casting a ballot pursuant to section 53.22 shall not be 28 required to provide a voter verification number. 29 c. For purposes of this subsection , “voter verification 30 number” means the registered voter’s driver’s license number 31 or nonoperator’s identification card number assigned to the 32 voter by the department of transportation or the registered 33 voter’s identification number assigned to the voter by the 34 state commissioner pursuant to section 47.7, subsection 2 . > 35 -3- HF2252.4511 (4) 87 ss/jh 3/ 4

8. Page 5, before line 3 by inserting: 1 < Sec. ___. Section 53.22, subsection 8, Code 2018, is 2 amended by striking the subsection. 3 Sec. ___. Section 53.25, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 4 2018, is amended by striking the paragraph. 5 Sec. ___. Section 53.25, subsection 2, Code 2018, is amended 6 to read as follows: 7 2. If the absentee or provisional ballot is rejected prior 8 to the opening of the affidavit envelope or return envelope 9 marked with the affidavit, the voter casting the ballot shall 10 be notified by a precinct election official by the time the 11 canvass is completed of the reason for the rejection on a form 12 prescribed by the state commissioner of elections. 13 Sec. ___. Section 53.45, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 14 2018, is amended to read as follows: 15 b. The application for a special absentee ballot shall not 16 be filed earlier than one hundred twenty days prior to the 17 general election. The special absentee ballot shall list the 18 offices and measures, if known, scheduled to appear on the 19 general election ballot. The eligible elector may use the 20 special absentee ballot to write in the name of any eligible 21 candidate for each office and may vote on any measure. > 22 9. Page 5, before line 8 by inserting: 23 < Sec. ___. REPEAL. Sections 48A.10A and 49.78, Code 2018, 24 are repealed. 25 Sec. ___. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to elections held 26 on or after the effective date of this Act. > 27 10. Title page, line 5, after < date > by inserting < and 28 applicability > 29 11. By renumbering, redesignating, and correcting internal 30 references as necessary. 31 ______________________________ MASCHER of Johnson -4- HF2252.4511 (4) 87 ss/jh 4/ 4 #8. #9. #10. #11.