Senate Amendment to House File 692 H-1244 Amend House File 692, as passed by the House, as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 2 inserting: 3 < DIVISION I 4 PROCEDURES FOR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE IOWA CONSTITUTION 5 Section 1. Section 49.43, subsection 2, Code 2019, is 6 amended to read as follows: 7 2. Constitutional amendments and other public measures may 8 shall be summarized by the commissioner as provided in sections 9 49.44 and 52.25 . 10 Sec. 2. Section 49.44, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended 11 to read as follows: 12 1. When a proposed constitutional amendment or other public 13 measure to be decided by the voters of the entire state is to 14 be voted upon, the state commissioner shall prepare a written 15 summary of the amendment or measure including the number of 16 the amendment or statewide public measure assigned by the 17 state commissioner. The summary shall be printed immediately 18 preceding the text of the proposed amendment or measure on the 19 paper ballot or optical scan ballot referred to in section 20 49.43 . If the complete text of the proposed amendment or 21 public measure will not fit on the ballot it shall be posted 22 inside the voting booth. A copy of the full text shall be 23 included with any absentee ballots. 24 Sec. 3. Section 49A.1, Code 2019, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 49A.1 Publication of proposed amendment. 27 1. Whenever any proposition to amend the Constitution has 28 passed the general assembly and been referred to the next 29 succeeding legislature, the state commissioner of elections 30 shall endeavor to cause the same to be published, once each 31 month, in two newspapers of general circulation in each 32 congressional district in the state, for the time required by 33 the Constitution. 34 2. a. The legislative services agency shall maintain on 35 -1- HF692.1944.S (3) 88 mb 1/ 56 #1.

the internet site of the agency a list of all propositions 1 to amend the Constitution as they are filed for each general 2 assembly commencing on or after the effective date of this Act. 3 Such lists shall include links to the text of the proposed 4 amendments. 5 b. The legislative services agency shall maintain on the 6 internet site of the agency separate lists for propositions to 7 amend the Constitution that have been passed by one general 8 assembly and by two consecutive general assemblies. Such lists 9 shall include links to the text of the proposed amendments and 10 shall be updated no later than one week after the conclusion of 11 each session of the general assembly. A proposition to amend 12 the Constitution published consistent with this paragraph shall 13 be considered published as required by the Constitution. 14 Sec. 4. REPEAL. Sections 49A.10 and 49A.11, Code 2019, are 15 repealed. 16 DIVISION II 17 ISSUANCE OF BONDS 18 Sec. 5. Section 49.45, Code 2019, is amended to read as 19 follows: 20 49.45 General form of ballot. 21 1. Ballots referred to in section 49.43 shall be 22 substantially in the following form: 23 Shall the following amendment to the Constitution (or public 24 measure) be adopted? 25 ☐ Yes 26 ☐ No 27 (Here insert the summary, if it is for a constitutional 28 amendment or statewide public measure, and in full the proposed 29 constitutional amendment or public measure. The number 30 assigned by the state commissioner or the letter assigned 31 by the county commissioner shall be included on the ballot 32 centered above the question, “Shall the following amendment to 33 the Constitution [or public measure] be adopted?”.) 34 2. A public measure to approve the issuance of a bond 35 -2- HF692.1944.S (3) 88 mb 2/ 56

pursuant to chapter 75 or 296 shall include on the ballot the 1 current property tax levy, which shall immediately follow 2 the proposed levy, and the term of the bond. Such a public 3 measure shall also include on the ballot the average increase 4 or decrease in the property tax burden of an average home in 5 each county, as well as the average of such averages, according 6 to data provided by the United States census bureau. 7 DIVISION III 8 SELF-PROMOTION WITH TAXPAYER FUNDS 9 Sec. 6. Section 68A.405A, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 10 2019, is amended by striking the paragraph. 11 Sec. 7. Section 68A.405A, Code 2019, is amended by adding 12 the following new subsections: 13 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. For the purposes of this section, 14 “direct mass mailing” means a mailing, regardless of whether 15 the mailing was sent in response to a request or due to the 16 recipient’s enrollment in a program, the purpose of which is to 17 attract public attention to a person, policy, product, service, 18 program, initiative, law, legislation, event, or activity 19 promoted by the statewide elected official that is all of the 20 following: 21 a. Printed material delivered by the United States mail or 22 other delivery service. 23 b. Sent to more than two hundred physical addresses. 24 c. Substantially similar or identical as regards each 25 mailing. 26 d. Sent at the same time or within a thirty-day period. 27 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. For the purposes of this section, 28 only moneys appropriated to the offices of the governor and 29 lieutenant governor are considered under the control of the 30 governor or lieutenant governor. 31 DIVISION IV 32 HOSPITAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTIONS 33 Sec. 8. Section 347.9, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended 34 to read as follows: 35 -3- HF692.1944.S (3) 88 mb 3/ 56

1. When it has been determined by the voters of a county 1 to establish a county public hospital, the board shall appoint 2 five or seven trustees chosen from among the resident citizens 3 of the county with reference to their fitness for office. 4 The appointed trustees shall hold office until the following 5 general election, at which time their successors shall be 6 elected, three for a term of four years and the remainder 7 for a term of two years, and they shall determine by lot 8 their respective terms, and thereafter their successors shall 9 be elected for regular terms of four years each , except as 10 provided in subsection 3 . 11 Sec. 9. Section 347.9, Code 2019, is amended by adding the 12 following new subsection: 13 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. Trustees in a county with a population 14 of at least four hundred thousand shall serve for a term of six 15 years. A trustee elected to a term of four years in or after 16 January 2018 shall instead serve a term of six years. 17 Sec. 10. Section 347.10, Code 2019, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 347.10 Vacancies. 20 Vacancies on the board of trustees may , until the next 21 general election, be filled by appointment by the remaining 22 members of the board of trustees or, if fewer than a 23 majority of the trustees remain on the board, by the board of 24 supervisors for the period until the vacancies are filled by 25 election. An appointment made under this section shall be for 26 the unexpired balance of the term of the preceding trustee. If 27 a board member is absent for four consecutive regular board 28 meetings, without prior excuse, or fails to comply with more 29 stringent attendance requirements for regular board meetings 30 included in the bylaws governing the board, the member’s 31 position shall be declared vacant and filled as set out in this 32 section . 33 Sec. 11. HOSPITAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTIONS. 34 Notwithstanding section 347.9, for elections held pursuant to 35 -4- HF692.1944.S (3) 88 mb 4/ 56

section 347.9 in 2022 in which more than seventy percent of 1 trustee positions on a board are on the ballot: 2 1. If there are seven trustees on the board: 3 a. If six trustees are to be elected, the four elected who 4 receive the highest number of votes are elected for four-year 5 terms. The remainder are elected for two-year terms. In case 6 of a tie, the county auditor shall determine by lot which of 7 the trustees with the lowest number of winning votes shall 8 serve two-year terms and thereafter their successors shall be 9 elected for regular terms as provided in section 347.9. 10 b. If five trustees are to be elected, the four elected who 11 receive the highest number of votes are elected for four-year 12 terms. The remaining trustee is elected for a two-year term. 13 In case of a tie, the county auditor shall determine by lot 14 which of the trustees with the lowest number of winning votes 15 shall serve the two-year term and thereafter their successors 16 shall be elected for regular terms as provided in section 17 347.9. 18 2. If there are five trustees on the board, if four trustees 19 are to be elected, the three elected who receive the highest 20 number of votes are elected for four-year terms. The remaining 21 trustee is elected for a two-year term. In case of a tie, the 22 county auditor shall determine by lot which of the trustees 23 with the lowest number of winning votes shall serve the 24 two-year term and thereafter their successors shall be elected 25 for regular terms as provided in section 347.9. 26 DIVISION V 27 TECHNICAL CHANGES 28 Sec. 12. Section 39A.3, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 29 2019, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 30 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (5) Falsely or fraudulently signs 31 nomination papers on behalf of another person. 32 Sec. 13. Section 39A.3, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended 33 by adding the following new paragraph: 34 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. Miscellaneous offenses. Uses voter 35 -5- HF692.1944.S (3) 88 mb 5/ 56

registration information, including resale or redistribution 1 of the voter registration list without written permission of 2 the state registrar, for purposes other than those permitted 3 by section 48A.39. 4 Sec. 14. Section 39A.4, subsection 1, paragraph c, 5 subparagraph (5), Code 2019, is amended by striking the 6 subparagraph. 7 Sec. 15. Section 39A.6, Code 2019, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 39A.6 Technical infractions —— notice. 10 1. If the state commissioner or county commissioner becomes 11 aware of an apparent technical violation of a provision of 12 chapters 39 through 53 , the state commissioner or county 13 commissioner may administratively provide a written notice 14 and letter of instruction to the responsible person regarding 15 proper compliance procedures. 16 2. If the state commissioner sends a notice of such a 17 technical infraction to a county commissioner, the state 18 commissioner may require a written explanation of the 19 occurrence, and measures that the person took to redress the 20 issues contained within the notice. 21 3. This notice is not a final determination of facts or law 22 in the matter, and does not entitle a person to a proceeding 23 under chapter 17A . 24 Sec. 16. Section 43.14, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended 25 by adding the following new paragraph: 26 NEW PARAGRAPH . g. The printed name, signature, address, 27 and phone number of the person responsible for circulating the 28 petition page. The petition page shall clearly indicate that a 29 candidate circulating the page shall provide the information 30 required by this paragraph. 31 Sec. 17. Section 43.14, subsection 2, Code 2019, is amended 32 to read as follows: 33 2. a. Signatures on a petition page shall be counted only 34 if the information required in subsection 1 is written or 35 -6- HF692.1944.S (3) 88 mb 6/ 56

printed at the top of the page. 1 b. Nomination papers on behalf of candidates for seats in 2 the general assembly need only designate the number of the 3 senatorial or representative district, as appropriate, and 4 not the county or counties, in which the candidate and the 5 petitioners reside. 6 c. A signature line shall not be counted if the line 7 lacks the signature of the eligible elector and the signer’s 8 residential address , with street and number, if any, and city. 9 A signature line shall not be counted if an eligible elector 10 supplies only a partial address or a post office box address, 11 or if the signer’s address is obviously outside the boundaries 12 of the district. 13 d. A signature line shall not be counted if any of the 14 required information is crossed out or redacted at the time 15 the nomination papers are filed with the state commissioner or 16 commissioner. 17 Sec. 18. Section 43.14, subsection 4, Code 2019, is amended 18 by adding the following new paragraph: 19 NEW PARAGRAPH . f. Any other information required by section 20 43.18. 21 Sec. 19. Section 43.15, subsection 2, Code 2019, is amended 22 to read as follows: 23 2. Each signer shall add the signer’s residence residential 24 address , with street and number, if any, and the date of 25 signing. 26 Sec. 20. Section 43.22, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2019, 27 is amended to read as follows: 28 The state commissioner shall, at least sixty-nine days 29 before a primary election, or as soon as practicable if an 30 objection under section 43.24 is pending, furnish to the 31 commissioner of each county a certificate under the state 32 commissioner’s hand and seal, which certificate shall show: 33 Sec. 21. Section 43.24, subsection 1, paragraph b, 34 subparagraphs (1) and (2), Code 2019, are amended to read as 35 -7- HF692.1944.S (3) 88 mb 7/ 56

follows: 1 (1) Those filed with the state commissioner, not less than 2 seventy-four days before the date of the election , or for 3 certificates of nomination filed under section 43.23, not less 4 than sixty-nine days before the date of the election . 5 (2) Those filed with the commissioner, not less than 6 sixty-four sixty-seven days before the date of the election , or 7 for certificates of nomination filed under section 43.23, not 8 less than sixty-two days before the date of the election . 9 Sec. 22. Section 45.5, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended 10 by adding the following new paragraph: 11 NEW PARAGRAPH . f. The printed name, signature, address, 12 and phone number of the person responsible for circulating the 13 petition page. 14 Sec. 23. Section 45.5, subsection 2, Code 2019, is amended 15 to read as follows: 16 2. a. Signatures on a petition page shall be counted only 17 if the information required in subsection 1 is written or 18 printed at the top of the page. 19 b. Nomination papers on behalf of candidates for seats in 20 the general assembly need only designate the number of the 21 senatorial or representative district, as appropriate, and 22 not the county or counties, in which the candidate and the 23 petitioners reside. 24 c. A signature line in a nomination petition shall not be 25 counted if the line lacks the signature of the eligible elector 26 and the signer’s residential address , with street and number, 27 if any, and city. A signature line shall not be counted if 28 an eligible elector supplies only a partial address or a post 29 office box address, or if the signer’s address is obviously 30 outside the boundaries of the appropriate ward, city, school 31 district or school district director district, legislative 32 district, or other district. 33 d. A signature line shall not be counted if any of the 34 required information is crossed out or redacted at the time 35 -8- HF692.1944.S (3) 88 mb 8/ 56

the nomination papers are filed with the state commissioner or 1 commissioner. 2 Sec. 24. Section 45.6, subsection 2, Code 2019, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 2. Each signer shall add the signer’s residence residential 5 address , with street and number , if any, and city . 6 Sec. 25. Section 47.1, subsection 6, Code 2019, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 6. The state commissioner may, at the state commissioner’s 9 discretion, examine the records of a commissioner to evaluate 10 complaints and to ensure compliance with the provisions 11 of chapters 39 through 53 . This examination shall include 12 assessments conducted or authorized by private or government 13 entities to evaluate a county’s security readiness for 14 elections-related technology or physical facilities. The state 15 commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 16 require a commissioner to provide written explanations related 17 to examinations conducted pursuant to this subsection . Any 18 information that is requested by or in the possession of the 19 state commissioner pursuant to this chapter shall not lose its 20 confidential status pursuant to section 22.7, subsection 50. 21 Sec. 26. Section 47.1, Code 2019, is amended by adding the 22 following new subsections: 23 NEW SUBSECTION . 7. The state commissioner may share 24 information a county provides to an appropriate government 25 agency to safeguard against cybersecurity or physical threats. 26 NEW SUBSECTION . 8. The state commissioner may adopt rules 27 pursuant to chapter 17A to create minimum security protocols 28 applicable to county commissioners of elections. If a county 29 fails to adhere to these protocols, the state commissioner may 30 limit access to the statewide voter registration system. 31 Sec. 27. Section 47.2, Code 2019, is amended by adding the 32 following new subsection: 33 NEW SUBSECTION . 7. The county commissioner of elections 34 shall, to maintain election security, do all of the following: 35 -9- HF692.1944.S (3) 88 mb 9/ 56

a. When the county commissioner believes that a 1 cybersecurity incident or data breach has occurred, the county 2 commissioner shall immediately inform the state commissioner 3 of elections. 4 b. If the county commissioner has no reason to believe 5 that a cybersecurity incident or data breach has occurred, 6 the county commissioner shall certify that fact to the state 7 commissioner on an annual basis. 8 Sec. 28. Section 47.7, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 2019, 9 is amended to read as follows: 10 d. The state registrar shall prescribe by rule the 11 procedures for access to the state voter registration file, 12 security requirements, and access protocols for adding, 13 changing, or deleting information from the state voter 14 registration file including all of the following: 15 (1) Access protocols for adding, changing, or deleting 16 information from the state voter registration file. 17 (2) Training requirements for all state voter registration 18 file users. 19 (3) Technology safeguards, including county information 20 technology network requirements, necessary to access the state 21 voter registration file. 22 (4) Breach incident response requirements and protocols on 23 all matters related to elections . 24 Sec. 29. Section 47.7, subsection 2, Code 2019, is amended 25 by adding the following new paragraph: 26 NEW PARAGRAPH . e. The state registrar may rescind access to 27 the statewide voter registration file from a user who is not in 28 compliance with the prescribed rules. 29 Sec. 30. Section 48A.9, subsection 4, Code 2019, is amended 30 to read as follows: 31 4. Registration forms submitted to voter registration 32 agencies, to motor vehicle driver’s license stations, and to 33 county treasurer’s offices participating in county issuance of 34 driver’s licenses under chapter 321M shall be considered on 35 -10- HF692.1944.S (3) 88 mb 10/ 56

time if they are received no later than 5:00 11:59 p.m. on the 1 day registration closes for that election. Offices or agencies 2 other than the county commissioner’s office are not required 3 to be open for voter registration purposes at times other than 4 their usual office hours. 5 Sec. 31. Section 48A.26, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended 6 to read as follows: 7 1. a. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 8 paragraphs “b” and “c” of this subsection , or section 48A.26A, 9 within seven working days of receipt of a voter registration 10 form or change of information in a voter registration record 11 the commissioner shall send an acknowledgment to the registrant 12 at the mailing address shown on the registration form. The 13 acknowledgment shall be sent by nonforwardable mail. 14 b. For a voter registration form or change of information 15 in a voter registration record submitted at a precinct caucus, 16 the commissioner shall send an acknowledgment within forty-five 17 days of receipt of the form or change of information. 18 c. For a voter registration form or change of information in 19 a voter registration record submitted within fourteen days of a 20 regularly scheduled election, the commissioner shall send an 21 acknowledgment within forty-eight hours of receipt of the form 22 or change of information. 23 Sec. 32. Section 49.11, Code 2019, is amended by adding the 24 following new subsection: 25 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. Notice of changes made pursuant to 26 subsection 3 shall be reported to the state commissioner at 27 least twenty-five days before the next election in which the 28 temporary precinct will be active, or, for elections held 29 pursuant to section 69.14 while the general assembly is in 30 session or within forty-five days of the convening of a session 31 of the general assembly, at least ten days before election day. 32 Sec. 33. Section 49.31, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 33 2019, is amended to read as follows: 34 a. All ballots shall be arranged with the names of 35 -11- HF692.1944.S (3) 88 mb 11/ 56

candidates for each office listed below the office title. 1 For partisan elections the name of the political party or 2 organization which nominated each candidate shall be listed 3 after or below each candidate’s name. The state commissioner 4 may prescribe, and a county commissioner may use, uniform 5 abbreviations for political parties and organizations. 6 Sec. 34. Section 49.57, subsection 2, Code 2019, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 2. After the name of each candidate for a partisan office 9 the name of the candidate’s political party shall be printed 10 in at least six point type. The names of political parties 11 and nonparty political organizations may be abbreviated on 12 the remainder of the ballot if both the full name and the 13 abbreviation appear in the voter instruction area of the 14 ballot. 15 Sec. 35. Section 50.51, subsection 6, Code 2019, is amended 16 to read as follows: 17 6. The state commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant 18 to chapter 17A , to implement this section , which may include 19 the establishment of pilot programs related to post-election 20 audits . 21 Sec. 36. NEW SECTION . 53.1A Rules. 22 The state commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 23 17A for the implementation of this chapter. 24 Sec. 37. Section 53.8, subsection 1, paragraph a, 25 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2019, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 Upon receipt of an application for an absentee ballot 28 and immediately after the absentee ballots are printed, 29 but not more than twenty-nine days before the election, the 30 commissioner shall mail an absentee ballot to the applicant 31 within twenty-four hours, except as otherwise provided in 32 subsection 3 . When the United States post office is closed 33 in observance of a federal holiday and is not delivering mail 34 on the twenty-ninth day before the election, the first day to 35 -12- HF692.1944.S (3) 88 mb 12/ 56

mail absentee ballots is the next business day on which mail 1 delivery is available. The absentee ballot shall be sent to 2 the registered voter by one of the following methods: 3 Sec. 38. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 4 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 5 DIVISION VI 6 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 7 Sec. 39. Section 54.9, Code 2019, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 54.9 Compensation. 10 The electors shall each receive a compensation of 11 five dollars one-half of the federal general services 12 administration’s per diem rate for the relevant date and 13 location for every day’s attendance, and the same mileage as 14 members of the general assembly which shall be paid from funds 15 not otherwise appropriated from the general fund of the state. 16 Sec. 40. Section 68.9, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended 17 to read as follows: 18 1. When an impeachment is presented, the senate shall, after 19 the hour of final adjournment of the legislature as soon as 20 practicable , be forthwith organized as a court of impeachment 21 for the trial thereof, at the capitol. 22 Sec. 41. Section 68.14, Code 2019, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 68.14 Compensation —— fees —— payment. 25 The presiding officer and members of the senate, while 26 sitting as a court of impeachment, and the managers elected 27 by the house of representatives, shall receive the sum of 28 six dollars each per day be compensated the same as for a 29 special session of the general assembly, but shall receive 30 no additional compensation during a regular session of the 31 general assembly , and shall be reimbursed for mileage expense 32 in going from and returning to their places of residence by the 33 ordinary traveled routes; the secretary, sergeant at arms, and 34 all subordinate officers, clerks, and reporters, shall receive 35 -13- HF692.1944.S (3) 88 mb 13/ 56

such amount as shall be determined upon by a majority vote of 1 the members of such court. The same fees shall be allowed to 2 witnesses, to officers, and to other persons serving process or 3 orders, as are allowed for like services in criminal cases, but 4 no fees can be demanded in advance. The state treasurer shall, 5 upon the presentation of certificates signed by the presiding 6 officer and secretary of the senate, pay all of the foregoing 7 compensations and the expenses of the senate incurred under the 8 provisions of this chapter . 9 DIVISION VII 10 CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS 11 Sec. 42. Section 39.2, subsection 4, paragraphs a, b, and c, 12 Code 2019, are amended to read as follows: 13 a. For a county, on the day of the general election, on 14 the day of the regular city election, on the date of a special 15 election held to fill a vacancy in the same county, or on the 16 first Tuesday in March in an odd-numbered year , the first 17 Tuesday in May March , or the first second Tuesday in August 18 of each year September, or the first Tuesday after the first 19 Monday in November . For a county, in an even-numbered year, 20 the first Tuesday in March or the second Tuesday in September. 21 b. For a city, on the day of the general election, on the 22 day of the regular city election, on the date of a special 23 election held to fill a vacancy in the same city, or on the 24 first Tuesday in March in an odd-numbered year , the first 25 Tuesday in May March , or the first second Tuesday in August 26 of each year September, or the first Tuesday after the first 27 Monday in November . For a city, in an even-numbered year, the 28 first Tuesday in March or the second Tuesday in September. 29 c. For a school district or merged area, in the odd-numbered 30 year, the first Tuesday in February March , the first Tuesday in 31 April, the last second Tuesday in June September , or the second 32 first Tuesday after the first Monday in September November . 33 For a school district or merged area, in the even-numbered 34 year, the first Tuesday in February, the first Tuesday in 35 -14- HF692.1944.S (3) 88 mb 14/ 56

April March , or the second Tuesday in September , or the second 1 Tuesday in December . 2 Sec. 43. Section 39.12, Code 2019, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 39.12 Failure to vacate. 5 An elected official who has been elected to another elective 6 office to which section 39.11 applies shall choose only one 7 office in which to serve. The official shall resign from all 8 but one of the offices to which section 39.11 applies before 9 the beginning of the term of the office to which the person 10 was most recently elected. Failure to submit the required 11 resignation will result in a vacancy in all the first elective 12 offices office to which the person was elected. 13 Sec. 44. Section 43.11, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended 14 to read as follows: 15 1. For an elective county office, in the office of the 16 county commissioner not earlier than ninety-two days nor later 17 than 5:00 p.m. on the sixty-ninth seventy-fourth day before the 18 day fixed for holding the primary election. 19 Sec. 45. Section 43.16, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 20 2019, is amended to read as follows: 21 b. A person who has filed nomination papers with the 22 commissioner may withdraw as a candidate not later than the 23 sixty-seventh sixty-ninth day before the primary election by 24 notifying the commissioner in writing. 25 Sec. 46. Section 43.23, Code 2019, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 43.23 Death or withdrawal of primary candidate. 28 1. If a person who has filed nomination papers with the 29 state commissioner as a candidate in a primary election dies 30 or withdraws up to the seventy-sixth day before the primary 31 election, the appropriate convention or central committee of 32 that person’s political party may designate one additional 33 primary election candidate for the nomination that person 34 was seeking, if the designation is submitted to the state 35 -15- HF692.1944.S (3) 88 mb 15/ 56

commissioner in writing by 5:00 p.m. on the seventy-first day 1 before the date of the primary election. The name of any 2 candidate so submitted shall be included in the appropriate 3 certificate or certificates furnished by the state commissioner 4 under section 43.22 . 5 2. If a person who has filed nomination papers with the 6 commissioner as a candidate in a primary election dies or 7 withdraws up to the sixty-seventh sixty-ninth day before 8 the primary election, the appropriate convention or central 9 committee of that person’s political party may designate one 10 additional primary election candidate for the nomination 11 that person was seeking, if the designation is submitted to 12 the commissioner in writing by 5:00 p.m. on the sixty-third 13 sixty-fourth day before the primary election. The name of 14 any candidate so submitted shall be placed on the appropriate 15 ballot or ballots by the commissioner. 16 Sec. 47. Section 43.30, subsection 2, Code 2019, is amended 17 to read as follows: 18 2. The commissioner shall make sample ballots available to 19 the public upon request. The sample ballots shall be clearly 20 marked as sample ballots. A reasonable fee may be charged for 21 printing costs if a person requests multiple copies of sample 22 ballots. The commissioner shall not distribute sample ballots 23 except as provided in this subsection. 24 Sec. 48. Section 43.36, Code 2019, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 43.36 Australian ballot. 27 The Australian ballot system as now used in this state, 28 except as herein modified, shall be used at said primary 29 election. The endorsement of the precinct election officials 30 and the facsimile of the commissioner’s signature county 31 seal shall appear upon the ballots as provided for general 32 elections. 33 Sec. 49. Section 43.78, subsection 2, Code 2019, is amended 34 to read as follows: 35 -16- HF692.1944.S (3) 88 mb 16/ 56

2. The name of any candidate designated to fill a vacancy 1 on the general election ballot in accordance with subsection 2 1 , paragraph “a” , “b” , or “c” shall be submitted in writing 3 to the state commissioner not later than 5:00 p.m. on the 4 seventy-third seventy-sixth day before the date of the general 5 election. 6 Sec. 50. Section 43.79, Code 2019, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 43.79 Death of candidate after time for withdrawal. 9 The death of a candidate nominated as provided by law for any 10 office to be filled at a general election, during the period 11 beginning on the eighty-first seventy-fifth day before the 12 general election, in the case of any candidate whose nomination 13 papers were filed with the state commissioner, or beginning 14 on the seventy-third day before the general election, in the 15 case of any candidate whose nomination papers were filed with 16 the commissioner, and ending on the last day before at the 17 time the polls close on the day of the general election shall 18 not operate to remove the deceased candidate’s name from the 19 general election ballot. If the deceased candidate was seeking 20 the office of senator or representative in the Congress of 21 the United States, governor, attorney general, senator or 22 representative in the general assembly or county supervisor, 23 section 49.58 shall control. If the deceased candidate was 24 seeking any other office, and as a result of the candidate’s 25 death a vacancy is subsequently found to exist, the vacancy 26 shall be filled as provided by chapter 69 . 27 Sec. 51. Section 44.1, Code 2019, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 44.1 Political nonparty Nonparty political organizations. 30 Any convention or caucus of eligible electors representing 31 a political organization which is not a political party as 32 defined by law, may, for the state, or for any division or 33 municipality thereof, or for any county, or for any subdivision 34 thereof, for which such convention or caucus is held, make one 35 -17- HF692.1944.S (3) 88 mb 17/ 56

nomination of a candidate for each office to be filled therein 1 at the general election. However, in order to qualify for 2 any nomination made for a statewide elective office by such 3 a political organization there shall be in attendance at the 4 convention or caucus where the nomination is made a minimum of 5 two hundred fifty five hundred eligible electors including at 6 least one eligible elector from each of twenty-five counties. 7 In order to qualify for any nomination to the office of United 8 States representative there shall be in attendance at the 9 convention or caucus where the nomination is made a minimum 10 of fifty two hundred eligible electors who are residents of 11 the congressional district including at least one eligible 12 elector from each of at least one-half of the counties of 13 the congressional district. In order to qualify for any 14 nomination to an office to be filled by the voters of a county 15 or of a city there shall be in attendance at the convention or 16 caucus where the nomination is made a minimum of ten twenty 17 eligible electors who are residents of the county or city, 18 as the case may be, including at least one eligible elector 19 from at least one-half of the voting precincts in that county 20 or city. In order to qualify for any nomination made for 21 the general assembly there shall be in attendance at the 22 convention or caucus where the nomination is made a minimum 23 of ten twenty-five eligible electors who are residents of the 24 representative district or twenty fifty eligible electors who 25 are residents of the senatorial district, as the case may be, 26 with at least one eligible elector from one-half of the voting 27 precincts in the district in each case. The names of all 28 delegates in attendance at such convention or caucus and such 29 fact shall be certified to the state commissioner together with 30 the other certification requirements of this chapter . 31 Sec. 52. Section 44.4, Code 2019, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 44.4 Nominations and objections —— time and place of filing. 34 1. a. Nominations made pursuant to this chapter and 35 -18- HF692.1944.S (3) 88 mb 18/ 56