Senate File 399 S-3144 Amend Senate File 399 as follows: 1 1. Page 3, after line 6 by inserting: 2 < Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 53.4 Ongoing absentee 3 voter. 4 A registered voter applying for an absentee ballot 5 under section 53.2 shall receive an absentee ballot 6 for all subsequent elections in which that person is 7 eligible to vote and qualifies under section 53.1, 8 unless the registered voter requests not to receive 9 an absentee ballot for subsequent elections. The 10 state commissioner shall provide a check box on the 11 prescribed form for this purpose. For all subsequent 12 elections, the county commissioner of elections shall 13 automatically mail an absentee ballot to the requesting 14 voter, or automatically mail or deliver an absentee 15 ballot if the requester is a person voting pursuant to 16 section 53.22. A voter’s status as an ongoing absentee 17 voter shall be terminated upon the request of the voter 18 or by the county commissioner if the voter fails to 19 qualify under section 53.1 or if the voter subsequently 20 fails to vote in two consecutive general elections. > 21 2. By renumbering as necessary. 22 ______________________________ PAM JOCHUM -1- SF399.1468 (1) 87 aw/jh 1/ 1 #1. #2.