House
File
590
H-1107
Amend
House
File
590
as
follows:
1
1.
Page
1,
before
line
1
by
inserting:
2
<
Section
1.
Section
9E.6,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
3
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
b.
The
program
participant
shall
complete
the
ballot
and
5
return
it
to
the
state
commissioner
of
elections,
who
shall
6
review
the
ballot
in
the
manner
provided
by
sections
53.18
7
and
53.19
if
the
return
envelope
is
received
in
the
state
8
commissioner’s
office
before
the
polls
close
on
election
day
9
or
is
clearly
postmarked
by
an
officially
authorized
postal
10
service
or
bears
a
postal
service
barcode
traceable
to
a
date
11
of
entry
into
the
federal
mail
system
not
later
than
the
day
12
before
the
election,
as
provided
in
section
53.17A
.
If
the
13
materials
comply
with
the
requirements
of
section
53.18
,
the
14
materials
shall
be
certified
by
the
state
commissioner
of
15
elections
as
the
ballot
of
a
program
participant,
and
shall
be
16
forwarded
to
the
appropriate
county
commissioner
of
elections
17
for
tabulation
by
the
special
voters
precinct
election
board
18
appointed
pursuant
to
section
53.23
.
19
Sec.
___.
NEW
SECTION
.
39.13
Conference
boards
——
20
appointment
——
limitations.
21
1.
Notwithstanding
section
441.2,
for
the
purposes
of
22
conducting
the
business
of
a
conference
board
established
23
pursuant
to
section
441.2,
a
person
shall
not
serve
in
a
24
voting
unit
of
a
conference
board
if
such
service
would
be
25
incompatible
with
another
office
held
by
that
person.
26
2.
If
a
person
is
a
member
of
more
than
one
body
whose
27
members
make
up
a
voting
unit
on
the
conference
board,
that
28
person
shall
waive
the
person’s
position
on
the
conference
29
board
for
all
but
one
of
the
bodies
the
person
represents.
A
30
waiver
pursuant
to
this
subsection
does
not
cause
the
person
31
to
vacate
any
elective
office.
>
32
2.
Page
1,
line
11,
by
striking
<
adequately
>
33
3.
Page
3,
before
line
13
by
inserting:
34
<
Sec.
___.
NEW
SECTION
.
43.17
Preclusion
of
partisan
35
-1-
HF590.781
(1)
89
ss/jh
1/
10
#1.
#2.
#3.
nomination.
1
A
person
shall
not
file
nomination
papers
under
this
chapter
2
on
behalf
of
a
candidate
if
nomination
papers
have
been
filed
3
pursuant
to
section
44.4
on
behalf
of
the
candidate
for
the
4
same
office
and
election
year.
>
5
4.
Page
3,
line
16,
by
striking
<
1.
Nomination
>
and
6
inserting
<
1.
a.
Except
as
provided
in
paragraph
“b”
,
7
nomination
>
8
5.
Page
3,
after
line
17
by
inserting:
9
<
b.
Nomination
papers
for
an
office
to
be
filled
by
the
10
voters
of
the
county
or
for
the
office
of
county
supervisor
11
elected
from
a
district
within
the
county,
shall
be
signed
12
by
at
least
two
percent
of
the
party
vote
in
the
county
or
13
supervisor
district,
as
shown
by
the
last
general
election,
or
14
by
at
least
one
hundred
persons,
whichever
is
less.
>
15
6.
Page
4,
line
28,
by
striking
<
45.1,
Code
2021,
is
>
and
16
inserting
<
45.1,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2021,
are
>
17
7.
Page
4,
by
striking
line
30.
18
8.
Page
5,
by
striking
lines
4
and
8.
19
9.
Page
5,
after
line
19
by
inserting:
20
<
Sec.
___.
Section
45.1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
21
following
new
subsection:
22
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
Nominations
for
candidates
for
23
statewide
offices
other
than
those
listed
in
subsection
1
may
24
be
made
by
nomination
petitions
signed
by
not
less
than
two
25
thousand
five
hundred
eligible
electors,
including
at
least
26
seventy-seven
eligible
electors
from
not
less
than
eighteen
27
counties
of
the
state.
>
28
10.
By
striking
page
5,
line
20,
through
page
7,
line
26.
29
11.
Page
9,
after
line
16
by
inserting:
30
<
Sec.
___.
Section
48A.9,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
31
amended
to
read
as
follows:
32
1.
Registration
closes
at
5:00
p.m.
eleven
fifteen
days
33
before
each
election
except
general
elections.
For
general
34
elections,
registration
closes
at
5:00
p.m.
ten
days
before
35
-2-
HF590.781
(1)
89
ss/jh
2/
10
#4.
#5.
#6.
#7.
#8.
#9.
#10.
#11.
the
election
.
An
eligible
elector
may
register
during
the
1
time
registration
is
closed
in
the
elector’s
precinct
but
the
2
registration
shall
not
become
effective
until
registration
3
opens
again
in
the
elector’s
precinct,
except
as
otherwise
4
provided
in
section
48A.7A
.
5
Sec.
___.
Section
48A.10A,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
6
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
1.
The
state
registrar
shall
compare
lists
of
persons
who
8
are
registered
to
vote
with
the
department
of
transportation’s
9
driver’s
license
and
nonoperator’s
identification
card
files
10
and
shall,
on
an
initial
basis,
issue
a
voter
identification
11
card
to
each
active,
registered
voter
whose
name
does
not
12
appear
in
the
department
of
transportation’s
files.
The
voter
13
identification
card
shall
include
the
name
of
the
registered
14
voter,
a
signature
line
above
which
the
registered
voter
shall
15
sign
the
voter
identification
card,
the
registered
voter’s
16
identification
number
assigned
to
the
voter
pursuant
to
section
17
47.7,
subsection
2
,
and
an
additional
four-digit
personal
18
identification
number
assigned
by
the
state
commissioner
,
and
19
the
times
during
which
polling
places
will
be
open
on
election
20
days
.
21
Sec.
___.
Section
48A.27,
subsection
4,
paragraph
c,
22
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
(2)
The
notice
shall
contain
a
statement
in
substantially
24
the
following
form:
25
Information
received
from
the
United
States
postal
service
26
indicates
that
you
are
no
longer
a
resident
of,
and
therefore
27
not
eligible
to
vote
in
(name
of
county)
County,
Iowa.
If
this
28
information
is
not
correct,
and
you
still
live
in
(name
of
29
county)
County,
please
complete
and
mail
the
attached
postage
30
paid
card
at
least
ten
days
before
the
primary
or
general
31
election
and
at
least
eleven
fifteen
days
before
any
other
32
election
at
which
you
wish
to
vote.
If
the
information
is
33
correct
and
you
have
moved,
please
contact
a
local
official
34
in
your
new
area
for
assistance
in
registering
there.
If
35
-3-
HF590.781
(1)
89
ss/jh
3/
10
you
do
not
mail
in
the
card,
you
may
be
required
to
show
1
identification
before
being
allowed
to
vote
in
(name
of
county)
2
County.
If
you
do
not
return
the
card,
and
you
do
not
vote
3
in
an
election
in
(name
of
county)
County,
Iowa,
on
or
before
4
(date
of
second
general
election
following
the
date
of
the
5
notice)
your
name
will
be
removed
from
the
list
of
voters
in
6
that
county.
>
7
12.
Page
10,
line
1,
by
striking
<
again,
>
and
inserting
8
<
again
,
>
9
13.
Page
10,
after
line
12
by
inserting:
10
<
Sec.
___.
Section
48A.29,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
11
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
b.
The
notice
shall
contain
a
statement
in
substantially
the
13
following
form:
14
Information
received
from
the
United
States
postal
service
15
indicates
that
you
are
no
longer
a
resident
of
(residence
16
address)
in
(name
of
county)
County,
Iowa.
If
this
information
17
is
not
correct,
and
you
still
live
in
(name
of
county)
County,
18
please
complete
and
mail
the
attached
postage
paid
card
at
19
least
ten
days
before
the
primary
or
general
election
and
at
20
least
eleven
fifteen
days
before
any
other
election
at
which
21
you
wish
to
vote.
If
the
information
is
correct,
and
you
have
22
moved,
please
contact
a
local
official
in
your
new
area
for
23
assistance
in
registering
there.
If
you
do
not
mail
in
the
24
card,
you
may
be
required
to
show
identification
before
being
25
allowed
to
vote
in
(name
of
county)
County.
If
you
do
not
26
return
the
card,
and
you
do
not
vote
in
some
election
in
(name
27
of
county)
County,
Iowa,
on
or
before
(date
of
second
general
28
election
following
the
date
of
the
notice)
your
name
will
be
29
removed
from
the
list
of
voters
in
that
county.
30
Sec.
___.
Section
48A.29,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
31
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
32
b.
The
notice
shall
contain
a
statement
in
substantially
the
33
following
form:
34
Information
received
by
this
office
indicates
that
you
35
-4-
HF590.781
(1)
89
ss/jh
4/
10
#12.
#13.
are
no
longer
a
resident
of
(residence
address)
in
(name
of
1
county)
County,
Iowa.
If
the
information
is
not
correct,
2
and
you
still
live
at
that
address,
please
complete
and
mail
3
the
attached
postage
paid
card
at
least
ten
days
before
the
4
primary
or
general
election
and
at
least
eleven
fifteen
days
5
before
any
other
election
at
which
you
wish
to
vote.
If
the
6
information
is
correct,
and
you
have
moved
within
the
county,
7
you
may
update
your
registration
by
listing
your
new
address
8
on
the
card
and
mailing
it
back.
If
you
have
moved
outside
9
the
county,
please
contact
a
local
official
in
your
new
area
10
for
assistance
in
registering
there.
If
you
do
not
mail
in
11
the
card,
you
may
be
required
to
show
identification
before
12
being
allowed
to
vote
in
(name
of
county)
County.
If
you
do
not
13
return
the
card,
and
you
do
not
vote
in
some
election
in
(name
14
of
county)
County,
Iowa,
on
or
before
(date
of
second
general
15
election
following
the
date
of
the
notice)
your
name
will
be
16
removed
from
the
list
of
registered
voters
in
that
county.
>
17
14.
Page
11,
line
28,
by
striking
<
adequately
>
18
15.
Page
12,
after
line
16
by
inserting:
19
<
Sec.
___.
Section
49.23,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
20
follows:
21
49.23
Notice
of
change.
22
When
a
change
is
made
from
the
usual
polling
place
for
the
23
precinct
or
when
the
precinct
polling
place
for
any
primary
or
24
general
election
is
different
from
that
used
for
the
precinct
25
at
the
last
preceding
primary
or
general
election,
notice
of
26
such
change
shall
be
given
by
publication
in
a
newspaper
of
27
general
circulation
in
the
precinct
mailed
to
all
registered
28
voters
in
the
precinct
and
posted
prominently
in
the
county
29
commissioner’s
office
and
on
the
county
commissioner’s
internet
30
site
not
more
than
twenty
nor
less
than
four
seven
days
before
31
the
day
on
which
the
election
is
to
be
held.
In
addition
a
32
notice
of
the
present
polling
place
for
the
precinct
shall
be
33
posted,
not
later
than
the
hour
at
which
the
polls
open
on
34
the
day
of
the
election,
on
each
door
to
the
usual
or
former
35
-5-
HF590.781
(1)
89
ss/jh
5/
10
#14.
#15.
polling
place
in
the
precinct
and
shall
remain
there
until
the
1
polls
have
closed.
2
Sec.
___.
Section
49.73,
subsection
2,
Code
2021,
is
amended
3
to
read
as
follows:
4
2.
a.
All
polling
places
where
the
candidates
of
or
any
5
public
question
submitted
by
any
one
political
subdivision
are
6
being
voted
upon
shall
be
opened
at
the
same
hour.
The
hours
at
7
which
the
respective
precinct
polling
places
are
to
open
shall
8
not
be
changed
after
publication
of
the
notice
required
by
9
section
49.53
.
The
polling
places
shall
be
closed
at
9:00
p.m.
10
for
state
primary
and
general
elections
and
other
partisan
11
elections,
and
for
any
other
election
held
concurrently
12
therewith,
and
at
8:00
p.m.
for
all
other
elections.
13
b.
The
legislative
services
agency
shall
place
on
the
14
internet
site
of
the
agency
information
regarding
the
opening
15
and
closing
times
of
polling
places
until
and
including
16
November
7,
2024.
This
paragraph
is
repealed
effective
July
1,
17
2025.
>
18
16.
Page
12,
after
line
33
by
inserting:
19
<
Sec.
___.
Section
49.88,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
20
the
following
new
subsection:
21
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
A
person
standing
for
election
on
the
22
ballot
before
a
voter
shall
not
occupy
the
voting
booth
with
23
the
voter,
including
to
assist
the
voter.
>
24
17.
Page
15,
after
line
5
by
inserting:
25
<
Sec.
___.
Section
49.109,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
26
follows:
27
49.109
Employees
entitled
to
time
to
vote.
28
Any
person
entitled
to
vote
at
an
election
in
this
state
who
29
does
not
have
three
two
consecutive
hours
in
the
period
between
30
the
time
of
the
opening
and
the
time
of
the
closing
of
the
polls
31
during
which
the
person
is
not
required
to
be
present
at
work
32
for
an
employer,
is
entitled
to
such
time
off
from
work
time
to
33
vote
as
will
in
addition
to
the
person’s
nonworking
time
total
34
three
two
consecutive
hours
during
the
time
the
polls
are
open.
35
-6-
HF590.781
(1)
89
ss/jh
6/
10
#16.
#17.
Application
by
any
employee
for
such
absence
shall
be
made
1
individually
and
in
writing
prior
to
the
date
of
the
election,
2
and
the
employer
shall
designate
the
period
of
time
to
be
3
taken.
The
employee
is
not
liable
to
any
penalty
nor
shall
any
4
deduction
be
made
from
the
person’s
regular
salary
or
wages
on
5
account
of
such
absence.
>
6
18.
Page
15,
by
striking
lines
34
and
35
and
inserting:
7
<
c.
The
commissioner
may
send
an
absentee
ballot
application
8
to
a
registered
voter
at
the
request
of
the
registered
voter.
9
The
commissioner
shall
not
send
an
absentee
ballot
application
10
to
a
person
who
has
not
submitted
such
a
request.
>
11
19.
Page
16,
line
17,
by
striking
<
eleventh
>
and
inserting
12
<
fifteenth
>
13
20.
Page
17,
line
17,
by
striking
<
eighteen
>
and
inserting
14
<
twenty
>
15
21.
Page
17,
line
31,
by
striking
<
the
voter’s
designee
>
16
and
inserting
<
the
voter’s
designee
a
person
not
prohibited
17
to
collect
and
deliver
a
completed
ballot
pursuant
to
section
18
53.33
>
19
22.
Page
17,
line
33,
by
striking
<
the
voter’s
designee
>
20
and
inserting
<
a
person
not
prohibited
to
collect
and
deliver
a
21
completed
ballot
pursuant
to
section
53.33
>
22
23.
Page
18,
line
1,
by
striking
<
the
voter’s
designee
>
23
and
inserting
<
the
voter’s
designee
a
person
not
prohibited
24
to
collect
and
deliver
a
completed
ballot
pursuant
to
section
25
53.33
>
26
24.
Page
18,
line
3,
by
striking
<
voter’s
designee
>
and
27
inserting
<
voter’s
designee
person
not
prohibited
to
collect
28
and
deliver
a
completed
ballot
pursuant
to
section
53.33
>
29
25.
Page
18,
line
13,
by
striking
<
eighteen
>
and
inserting
30
<
twenty
>
31
26.
Page
18,
line
19,
by
striking
<
eighteen
>
and
inserting
32
<
twenty
>
33
27.
Page
18,
line
21,
by
striking
<
paragraph
a,
>
34
28.
Page
18,
line
23,
before
<
a.
>
by
inserting
<
1.
>
35
-7-
HF590.781
(1)
89
ss/jh
7/
10
#18.
#19.
#20.
#21.
#22.
#23.
#24.
#25.
#26.
#27.
29.
Page
18,
line
23,
by
striking
<
eighteen
>
and
inserting
1
<
twenty
>
2
30.
Page
18,
after
line
34
by
inserting:
3
<
b.
A
satellite
absentee
voting
station
established
by
4
petition
must
be
open
at
least
one
day
for
a
minimum
of
six
5
hours
.
A
satellite
absentee
voting
station
established
at
the
6
direction
of
the
commissioner
or
by
petition
and
may
remain
7
open
until
5:00
p.m.
on
the
day
before
the
election.
>
8
31.
Page
19,
by
striking
lines
6
through
9
and
inserting
9
<
the
voter
or
within
time
to
be
postmarked
or,
if
applicable,
10
to
have
the
postal
service
barcode
traced
to
a
date
of
entry
11
into
the
federal
mail
system
not
later
than
the
day
before
the
12
election,
as
provided
in
section
53.17A
,
whichever
is
earlier
.
>
13
32.
Page
21,
by
striking
lines
2
through
7
and
inserting
14
<
the
polls
close
on
election
day
or
be
clearly
postmarked
by
an
15
officially
authorized
postal
service
or
bear
a
postal
service
16
barcode
traceable
to
a
date
of
entry
into
the
federal
mail
17
system
not
later
than
the
day
before
the
election,
as
provided
18
in
section
53.17A
,
and
received
by
the
commissioner
not
later
19
than
noon
on
the
Monday
following
the
election
.
>
20
33.
Page
21,
line
15,
by
striking
<
or
>
and
inserting
<
or
>
21
34.
Page
21,
by
striking
lines
16
through
19
and
inserting
22
<
within
time
to
be
postmarked
or,
if
applicable,
to
have
the
23
postal
service
barcode
traced
to
a
date
of
entry
into
the
24
federal
mail
system
not
later
than
the
day
before
the
election,
25
as
provided
in
section
53.17A
,
whichever
is
earlier
.
>
26
35.
By
striking
page
21,
line
27,
through
page
22,
line
35.
27
36.
Page
23,
line
3,
by
striking
<
a.
>
28
37.
By
striking
page
23,
line
26,
through
page
24,
line
4.
29
38.
Page
24,
line
23,
after
<
person,
>
by
inserting
<
to
a
30
ballot
drop
box,
>
31
39.
Page
25,
line
10,
after
<
subsection
6,
>
by
inserting
32
<
paragraph
a,
>
33
40.
Page
25,
line
12,
by
striking
<
6.
>
34
41.
By
striking
page
25,
line
31,
through
page
26,
line
5.
35
-8-
HF590.781
(1)
89
ss/jh
8/
10
#29.
#30.
#31.
#32.
#33.
#34.
#35.
#36.
#37.
#38.
#39.
#40.
42.
Page
26,
after
line
5
by
inserting:
1
<
Sec.
___.
Section
53.23,
subsection
3,
paragraph
c,
Code
2
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
c.
For
the
general
election,
the
The
commissioner
may
4
convene
the
special
precinct
election
board
on
the
day
before
5
the
election
to
begin
counting
absentee
ballots.
However,
if
6
in
the
preceding
general
election
the
counting
of
absentee
7
ballots
was
not
completed
by
10:00
p.m.
on
election
day,
the
8
commissioner
shall
convene
the
special
precinct
election
board
9
on
the
day
before
the
next
general
election
to
begin
counting
10
absentee
ballots.
The
board
shall
not
release
the
results
of
11
its
tabulation
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
until
the
count
is
12
completed
on
election
day.
>
13
43.
Page
27,
after
line
19
by
inserting:
14
<
Sec.
___.
Section
53.44,
subsection
2,
Code
2021,
is
15
amended
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
16
thereof
the
following:
17
2.
In
order
for
the
ballot
to
be
counted,
the
return
18
envelope
must
be
received
in
the
commissioner’s
office
before
19
the
polls
close
on
election
day
or
be
clearly
postmarked
by
an
20
officially
authorized
postal
service
or
bear
a
postal
service
21
barcode
traceable
to
a
date
of
entry
into
the
federal
mail
22
system
not
later
than
the
day
before
the
election,
as
provided
23
in
section
53.17A,
and
received
by
the
commissioner
not
later
24
than
noon
on
the
Monday
following
the
election.
25
Sec.
___.
Section
53.53,
subsection
4,
paragraphs
b
and
c,
26
Code
2021,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
b.
The
voter’s
completed
regular
or
special
Iowa
absentee
28
ballot
was
received
by
the
deadline
for
return
of
absentee
29
ballots
established
in
section
53.17
53.44
.
30
c.
The
voter’s
federal
write-in
ballot
was
received
after
31
the
deadline
for
return
of
absentee
ballots
established
in
32
section
53.17
53.44
.
>
33
44.
Page
29,
before
line
1
by
inserting:
34
<
Sec.
___.
Section
445.5,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
35
-9-
HF590.781
(1)
89
ss/jh
9/
10
#42.
#43.
#44.
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
1
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
i.
Until
November
7,
2024,
the
hours
during
2
which
polling
places
are
open
on
election
days.
This
paragraph
3
is
repealed
effective
July
1,
2025.
>
4
45.
Title
page,
line
3,
after
<
date
>
by
inserting
<
and
5
applicability
>
6
46.
By
renumbering
as
necessary.
7
______________________________
KAUFMANN
of
Cedar
-10-
HF590.781
(1)
89
ss/jh
10/
10
#45.
#46.