H-1111

   Amend House File 590 as follows:
   1.  By striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting: 
<DIVISION I
AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION

   Section 1.  Section 48A.7, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   48A.7  Registration in person.
   An eligible elector may register to vote by appearing personally and completing a voter registration form at the office of the commissioner in the county in which the person resides, at a motor vehicle driver’s license station, including any county treasurer’s office that is participating in county issuance of driver’s licenses under chapter 321M, or at any voter registration agency. A For paper registration forms, a separate voter registration form shall be signed by each individual registrant.
   Sec. 2.  Section 48A.8, subsection 1, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  An eligible elector may request that a voter registration form be mailed to the elector. The completed form may be mailed or delivered by the registrant or the registrant’s designee to the commissioner in the county where the person resides or to the state commissioner of elections for a program participant, as provided in section 9E.6. A For paper registration forms, a separate voter registration form shall be signed by each individual registrant.
   Sec. 3.  Section 48A.18, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2021, are amended to read as follows:
   1.  Each state motor vehicle driver’s license application, including any renewal application or application for a nonoperator’s identification card, submitted to the office of driver services of the state department of transportation shall serve as an application for voter registration unless the commissioner of registration determines that the applicant is not an eligible elector or the applicant declines to register to vote after receiving notification under subsection 4A. A completed application or paper voter registration form submitted to the office of driver services of the state department of transportation shall be considered to update any previous voter registration by the registrant.
   3.  Information relating to the refusal decision of an applicant for a driver’s license to apply decline to register to vote shall not be used for any purpose other than voter registration.
   Sec. 4.  Section 48A.18, subsection 4, Code 2021, is amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
   4.  a.  The state voter registration commission shall establish schedules by which the department of transportation shall transmit to the state registrar of voters electronic records containing the legal name, age, residence, and citizenship information for, and the electronic signature of, each person submitting an application under this section.
   b.  The state voter registration commission shall establish schedules by which the state registrar of voters shall make accessible or transmit electronic records and electronic signatures received under paragraph “a” to the appropriate commissioner of registration.
   c.  The state voter registration commission shall establish schedules by which the department of transportation shall transmit any completed paper registration forms to the appropriate commissioner of registration.
   d.  The state commissioner of elections shall adopt rules, consistent with section 9E.6, for the registration of address confidentiality program participants.
   e.  The state voter registration commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer and interpret this section, including rules to establish electronic and paper forms and all procedures used by the office of driver services for voter registration purposes, rules to establish schedules for transmission of electronic records, electronic signatures, and completed paper voter registration forms, and rules and forms to decline being registered to vote.
   Sec. 5.  Section 48A.18, Code 2021, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  4A.  a.  (1)  Upon receiving the electronic record for, and electronic signature of, a person under subsection 4, the state registrar of voters shall transmit or otherwise make accessible the electronic record and electronic signature of the person to the commissioner of registration of the county where the person resides. Upon reviewing the electronic record received from the state registrar of voters, along with any other relevant information, the commissioner of registration shall determine if a person is an eligible elector of the county. If the commissioner determines that a person is an eligible elector of the county and is not registered to vote in that county, the commissioner shall notify the person of the separate processes to decline being registered to vote or to declare a political party affiliation.
   (2)  If the person is registered to vote in the county, the commissioner shall use the electronic record and information to update the person’s voter registration if appropriate.
   b.  If a person notified under paragraph “a” does not decline to be registered to vote within twenty-one calendar days after the commissioner of registration issues the notification, the person’s electronic record and electronic signature shall constitute a completed voter registration form under section 48A.11, and the commissioner of registration shall register the person to vote in that county. The commissioner shall send an acknowledgment pursuant to section 48A.26.
   c.  A commissioner of registration shall not add a person subject to registration under this subsection to a voter registration list until at least twenty-one calendar days after the commissioner has issued notification to the person as described in paragraph “a”. 
   d.  The electronic record and electronic signature, received under this subsection, of a person who does not qualify as an eligible elector shall not constitute a completed voter registration form under section 48A.11 and such a person’s application for a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card shall not be considered to be a voter registration application for purposes of section 39A.2, subsection 1, paragraph “a”. 
   Sec. 6.  Section 48A.19, subsection 1, Code 2021, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  d.  The department of education and all state offices that collect personal information sufficient to complete a voter registration application, as determined by the state commissioner.
   Sec. 7.  Section 48A.19, subsection 4, paragraph a, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   The A voter registration agency that does not collect personal information sufficient to complete a voter registration application shall provide a form to applicants that includes all of the following:
   Sec. 8.  Section 48A.21, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   48A.21  Transmission of forms from agencies and driver’s license stations.
   1.  The state registrar of voters shall adopt administrative rules regulating the transmission of completed voter registration forms from voter registration agencies and from driver’s license stations, including county treasurer’s offices participating in county issuance of driver’s licenses under chapter 321M. All completed voter registration applications in the possession of a voter registration agency, a driver’s license station, or a county treasurer’s office that is participating in county issuance of driver’s licenses at 5:00 p.m. on the last workday of each week shall be transmitted to the location designated by the state registrar of voters by rule. Procedures or requirements for more frequent transmissions may be specified by rule.
   2.  a.  The state voter registration commission shall establish schedules by which the voter registration agencies pursuant to section 48A.19 that collect personal information sufficient to complete a voter registration application shall transmit to the state registrar of voters electronic records containing the legal name, age, residence, and citizenship information for, and the electronic signature of, each person providing personal information as described in this section.
   b.  The state voter registration commission shall establish schedules by which the state registrar of voters shall make accessible or transmit electronic records and electronic signatures received under paragraph “a” to the appropriate commissioner of registration.
   c.  The state voter registration commission shall establish schedules by which voter registration agencies shall transmit any completed paper registration forms to the appropriate commissioner of registration.
   d.  The state commissioner of elections shall adopt rules, consistent with section 9E.6, for the registration of address confidentiality program participants.
   e.  The state voter registration commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer and interpret this section, including rules to establish electronic and paper forms and all procedures used by voter registration agencies for voter registration purposes, rules to establish schedules for transmission of electronic records, electronic signatures, and completed paper voter registration forms, and rules and forms to decline being registered to vote.
   3.  a.  (1)  Upon receiving the electronic record for, and electronic signature of, a person under subsection 2, the state registrar of voters shall transmit or otherwise make accessible the electronic record and electronic signature of the person to the commissioner of registration of the county where the person resides. Upon reviewing the electronic record received from the state registrar of voters, along with any other relevant information, the commissioner of registration shall determine if a person is an eligible elector of the county. If the commissioner determines that a person is an eligible elector of the county and is not registered to vote in that county, the commissioner shall notify the person of the separate processes to decline being registered to vote or to declare a political party affiliation.
   (2)  If the person is registered to vote in the county, the commissioner shall use the electronic record and information to update the person’s voter registration if appropriate.
   b.  If a person notified under paragraph “a” does not decline to be registered to vote within twenty-one calendar days after the commissioner of registration issues the notification, the person’s electronic record and electronic signature shall constitute a completed voter registration form under section 48A.11, and the commissioner of registration shall register the person to vote in that county. The commissioner shall send an acknowledgment pursuant to section 48A.26.
   c.  A commissioner of registration shall not add a person subject to registration under this subsection to a voter registration list until at least twenty-one calendar days after the commissioner has issued notification to the person as described in paragraph “a”.
   d.  The electronic record and electronic signature, received under this subsection, of a person who does not qualify as an eligible elector shall not constitute a completed voter registration form under section 48A.11 and such a person shall not be considered to have submitted a voter registration application for purposes of section 39A.2, subsection 1, paragraph “a”.
   Sec. 9.  Section 48A.26, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  (1)  For a voter registration form or change of information in a voter registration record submitted at a precinct caucus, the commissioner shall send an acknowledgment within forty-five days of receipt of the form or change of information.
   (2)  For a voter registration application or change of information in a voter registration record completed pursuant to section 48A.18 or 48A.19, the commissioner shall send an acknowledgment within seven working days of the person being registered under either section.
   Sec. 10.  Section 48A.26, subsection 8, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   8.  An A completed voter registration application, improperly transmitted under section 48A.18, subsection 4A, or under section 48A.21, subsection 2, or an improperly addressed or delivered registration form shall be transmitted or forwarded to the appropriate county commissioner of registration within two working days after it is received by any other official. The date of registration shall be the date the completed application or registration form was received by the first official. If the registration form was postmarked fifteen or more days before an election and the registration form was received by the first official after the close of registration, the registration form shall be considered on time for the election.
   Sec. 11.  Section 48A.36, subsection 1, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Voter registration agencies and the office of driver services of the state department of transportation may electronically transmit registration data to the state registrar of voters, who shall distribute the information, electronically or otherwise, to the appropriate commissioner in accordance with rules of the state voter registration commission and the state registrar of voters.  The office of driver services of the state department of transportation and voter registration agencies that collect personal information sufficient to complete a voter registration application shall electronically transmit registration data to the state registrar of voters as required pursuant to sections 48A.18 and 48A.21. The state agency originating the registration data shall permanently retain an electronic copy of the form completed by the registrant, including the registrant’s signature, and shall develop procedures for the retrieval and printing of that electronic document. A printed copy of an electronic registration document shall be made only upon the agency’s receipt of a court order.
   Sec. 12.  Section 331.557A, subsection 5, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  Participate in voter registration according to the terms of chapter 48A, and submit completed voter registration forms to the state registrar of voters appropriate county commissioner of registration.
   Sec. 13.  EMERGENCY RULES.  The state voter registration commission, in consultation with the department of transportation and voter registration agencies, may adopt emergency rules under section 17A.4, subsection 3, and section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, to implement the provisions of this division of this Act and the rules shall be effective immediately upon filing unless a later date is specified in the rules. Any rules adopted in accordance with this section shall also be published as a notice of intended action as provided in section 17A.4.
   Sec. 14.  IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT.  Section 25B.2, subsection 3, shall not apply to this division of this Act. 
DIVISION II
VOTING BY CERTAIN CONVICTED PERSONS

   Sec. 15.  Section 39A.1, subsection 2, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  The purpose of this chapter is to identify actions which threaten the integrity of the election process and to impose significant sanctions upon persons who intentionally commit those acts. It is the intent of the general assembly that offenses with the greatest potential to affect the election process be vigorously prosecuted and strong punishment meted out through the imposition of felony sanctions which, as a consequence, remove the voting rights of the offenders until such rights are restored by the governor, by the president of the United States, or by operation of law. Other offenses are still considered serious, but based on the factual context in which they arise, they may not rise to the level of offenses to which felony penalties attach. The general assembly also recognizes that instances may arise in which technical infractions of chapters 39 through 53 may occur which do not merit any level of criminal sanction. In such instances, administrative notice from the state or county commissioner of elections is sufficient. Mandates or proscriptions in chapters 39 through 53 which are not specifically included in this chapter shall be considered to be directive only, without criminal sanction.
   Sec. 16.  Section 43.18, subsection 9, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   9.  A statement that the candidate is aware that the candidate is disqualified from holding office if the candidate has been convicted of a felony or other infamous crime and the candidate’s rights have not been restored by the governor, or by the president of the United States, or by operation of law.
   Sec. 17.  Section 43.67, subsection 2, paragraph i, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   i.  A statement that the candidate is aware that the candidate is disqualified from holding office if the candidate has been convicted of a felony or other infamous crime and the candidate’s rights have not been restored by the governor, or by the president of the United States, or by operation of law.
   Sec. 18.  Section 44.3, subsection 2, paragraph i, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   i.  A statement that the candidate is aware that the candidate is disqualified from holding office if the candidate has been convicted of a felony or other infamous crime and the candidate’s rights have not been restored by the governor, or by the president of the United States, or by operation of law.
   Sec. 19.  Section 45.3, subsection 9, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   9.  A statement that the candidate is aware that the candidate is disqualified from holding office if the candidate has been convicted of a felony or other infamous crime and the candidate’s rights have not been restored by the governor, or by the president of the United States, or by operation of law.
   Sec. 20.  Section 48A.6, subsection 1, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  A person who has been convicted of a felony as defined in section 701.7, or convicted of an offense classified as a felony under federal law. If the person’s rights are later restored pursuant to section 914.8, or by a pardon issued by the governor, or by the president of the United States, the person may register to vote.
   Sec. 21.  Section 57.1, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   c.  That prior to the election the incumbent had been duly convicted of a felony, as defined in section 701.7, and that the judgment had not been reversed, annulled, or set aside, nor the incumbent pardoned by the governor or the president of the United States or restored to the rights of citizenship by the governor under chapter 914 pursuant to section 914.8, at the time of the election.
   Sec. 22.  Section 123.3, subsection 40, paragraph d, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   d.  The person has not been convicted of a felony. However, if the person’s conviction of a felony occurred more than five years before the date of the application for a license or permit, and if the person’s rights of citizenship have been restored by the governor pursuant to sections 914.1 through 914.6, the administrator may determine that the person is of good moral character notwithstanding such conviction.
   Sec. 23.  Section 161A.5, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  Every candidate shall file with the nomination papers an affidavit stating the candidate’s name, the candidate’s residence, that the person is a candidate and is eligible for the office of commissioner, and that if elected the candidate will qualify for the office. The affidavit shall also state that the candidate is aware that the candidate is disqualified from holding office if the candidate has been convicted of a felony or other infamous crime and the candidate’s rights have not been restored by the governor, or by the president of the United States, or by operation of law.
   Sec. 24.  Section 277.4, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  Signers of nomination petitions shall include their addresses and the date of signing, and must reside in the same director district as the candidate if directors are elected by the voters of a director district, rather than at-large. A person may sign nomination petitions for more than one candidate for the same office, and the signature is not invalid solely because the person signed nomination petitions for one or more other candidates for the office. The petition shall be filed with the affidavit of the candidate being nominated, stating the candidate’s name, place of residence, that such person is a candidate and is eligible for the office the candidate seeks, and that if elected the candidate will qualify for the office. The affidavit shall also state that the candidate is aware that the candidate is disqualified from holding office if the candidate has been convicted of a felony or other infamous crime and the candidate’s rights have not been restored by the governor, or by the president of the United States, or by operation of law.
   Sec. 25.  Section 376.4, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  The petition must include the affidavit of the individual for whom it is filed, stating the individual’s name, the individual’s residence, that the individual is a candidate and eligible for the office, and that if elected the individual will qualify for the office. The affidavit shall also state that the candidate is aware that the candidate is disqualified from holding office if the candidate has been convicted of a felony or other infamous crime and the candidate’s rights have not been restored by the governor, or by the president of the United States, or by operation of law.
   Sec. 26.  Section 914.2, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   914.2  Right of application.
   Except as otherwise provided in section 902.2 or 914.8, a person convicted of a criminal offense has the right to make application to the board of parole for recommendation or to the governor for a reprieve, pardon, commutation of sentence, remission of fines or forfeitures, or restoration of rights of citizenship at any time following the conviction.
   Sec. 27.  NEW SECTION.  914.8  Restoration of right to register and to vote.
   1.  A person convicted of a felony criminal offense who has been discharged from probation, parole, or work release or who is released from confinement under section 902.6 because the person has completed the person’s term of confinement shall have the person’s right to register to vote and to vote restored.
   2.  As soon as practicable, the department of corrections or judicial district department of correctional services, whichever is applicable, shall provide written notice to each person, as described in subsection 1, who, on or after January 14, 2011, has been discharged from probation, parole, or work release or who, on or after January 14, 2011, has completed a term of confinement, that the person’s right to register to vote and to vote has been restored. The notice shall include a voter registration form.
   3.  The department of corrections shall monthly provide a list of all persons notified under subsection 2 in the previous month to the state registrar of voters who shall provide the information to the county registrars of voters as deemed necessary.
   4.  A person described in subsection 1 may still make application for a restoration of citizenship rights pursuant to sections 914.1 through 914.6. Such an application, unless withdrawn, shall be processed as required by this chapter.
   5.  This section shall not relieve a person of any unpaid restitution, fine, or other obligation resulting from conviction.
DIVISION III
ABSENTEE VOTING PERIOD

   Sec. 28.  Section 53.8, subsection 1, paragraph a, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   Upon receipt of an application for an absentee ballot and immediately after the absentee ballots are printed, but not more than twenty-nine days before the election, the commissioner shall mail an absentee ballot to the applicant within twenty-four hours, except as otherwise provided in subsection 3. When the United States post office is closed in observance of a federal holiday and is not delivering mail on the twenty-ninth day before the election, the first day to mail absentee ballots is the next business day on which mail delivery is available. The absentee ballot shall be sent to the registered voter by one of the following methods:
   Sec. 29.  Section 53.10, subsection 1, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Not more than twenty-nine forty-five days before the date of the primary election or the general election, the commissioner shall provide facilities for absentee voting in person at the commissioner’s office. This service shall also be provided for other elections as soon as the ballots are ready, but in no case shall absentee ballots be available under this section more than twenty-nine forty-five days before an election.
   Sec. 30.  Section 53.11, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  Not more than twenty-nine forty-five days before the date of an election, satellite absentee voting stations may be established throughout the cities and county at the direction of the commissioner and shall be established upon receipt of a petition signed by not less than one hundred eligible electors requesting that a satellite absentee voting station be established at a location to be described on the petition. However, if a special election is scheduled in the county on a date that falls between the date of the regular city election and the date of the city runoff election, the commissioner is not required to establish a satellite absentee voting station for the city runoff election.
   Sec. 31.  Section 53.42, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   53.42  Voting in person in commissioner’s office.
   Notwithstanding the provision as to time found in section 53.10, any qualified voter in the armed forces of the United States may personally appear in the office of the commissioner of the county of the voter’s residence and there vote an absent voter’s ballot at any time not earlier than forty forty-five days before the primary or general election, as the case may be.
DIVISION IV
ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUESTS

   Sec. 32.  Section 47.2, Code 2021, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  9.  The commissioner shall provide for the submission of electronic absentee ballot applications on the commissioner’s internet site pursuant to section 53.2, subsection 1, paragraph “c”.
   Sec. 33.  Section 53.2, subsection 1, Code 2021, is amended by adding the following new paragraphs:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  c.  A registered voter may apply to the commissioner for an absentee ballot through electronic means either through electronic mail sent to the commissioner or through the commissioner’s internet site. An electronic application for an absentee ballot must be received by the commissioner no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before the election. An electronic application for an absentee ballot received by the commissioner more than seventy days prior to the date of the election shall be retained by the commissioner and processed in the same manner as an electronic application received not more than seventy days before the date of the election.
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  d.  A registered voter may request an absentee ballot from the commissioner by telephone. A request by telephone must be received by the commissioner no later than 5:00 p.m. on the same day as the voter registration deadline provided in section 48A.9 for the election for which the ballot is requested.
   Sec. 34.  Section 53.2, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  To request an absentee ballot, a registered voter shall provide:
   (1)  The name and signature of the registered voter.
   (1A)  For an application submitted pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph “a” or “b”, the signature of the registered voter.
   (2)  The registered voter’s date of birth.
   (3)  The address at which the voter is registered to vote.
   (4)  The registered voter’s voter verification number or, for an application submitted pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph “c”, either the registered voter’s voter verification number or the last four numerals of the registered voter’s social security number.
   (5)  The name or date of the election for which the absentee ballot is requested.
   (6)  Such other information as may be necessary to determine the correct absentee ballot for the registered voter.
DIVISION V
ONGOING ABSENTEE VOTER STATUS

   Sec. 35.  NEW SECTION.  53.4  Ongoing absentee voter.
   A registered voter applying for an absentee ballot under section 53.2 may request to receive an absentee ballot for all subsequent elections or for each subsequent general election in which that person is eligible to vote and qualifies under section 53.1. The state commissioner shall provide check boxes on the prescribed form for this purpose. For all subsequent elections or for each subsequent general election, the county commissioner of elections shall automatically mail an absentee ballot to the requesting voter, or automatically deliver an absentee ballot if the requester is a person voting pursuant to section 53.22. A voter’s status as an ongoing absentee voter shall be terminated upon the request of the voter or by the county commissioner if the voter fails to qualify under section 53.1 or if the voter fails to vote in two consecutive general elections.
DIVISION VI
SATELLITE ABSENTEE VOTING LOCATIONS

   Sec. 36.  Section 53.11, Code 2021, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  7.  This section shall not be construed to prohibit the commissioner from establishing a satellite absentee voting station at the discretion of the commissioner.
DIVISION VII
VOTER IDENTIFICATION

   Sec. 37.  Section 49.78, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 2021, is amended by adding the following new subparagraphs:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (6)  A voter registration card.
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (7)  A social security card.
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (8)  A birth certificate.
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (9)  An identification document for receiving public assistance.
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (10)  An electronic benefits transfer card issued to a beneficiary of the federal supplemental nutrition assistance program.
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (11)  A Medicare or Medicaid card.
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (12)  A long-term care identification card.
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (13)  A hunting license.
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (14)  A fishing license.
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (15)  An identification card issued by a college or university.
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (16)  An employee identification card issued by a governmental entity.
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (17)  An identification card issued by an employer.
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (18)  A union membership card.
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (19)  A paycheck.
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (20)  A debit or credit card.
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (21)  A utility bill, whether presented in print or in an electronic format.
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (22)  A form of identification approved by the Iowa state association of county auditors.
   Sec. 38.  Section 49.78, subsections 4 and 5, Code 2021, are amended to read as follows:
   4.  A person who is registered to vote but is unable to present a form of identification under subsection 2  or 3 may establish identity and residency in the precinct by written oath of a person who is also registered to vote in the precinct. The attesting registered voter’s oath shall attest to the stated identity of the person wishing to vote and that the person is a current resident of the precinct. The oath must be signed by the attesting registered voter in the presence of the appropriate precinct election official. A registered voter who has signed two oaths on election day attesting to a person’s identity and residency as provided in this subsection is prohibited from signing any further oaths as provided in this subsection on that day. 
   5.  The form of the written oath required of a registered voter attesting to the identity and residency of the voter unable to present a form of identification shall read as follows:
I, ...... (name of attesting registered voter), do solemnly swear or affirm all of the following:
I am a preregistered voter in this precinct or I registered to vote in this precinct today, and a registered voter did not sign an oath on my behalf. I will not sign more than two oaths attesting to the identity and residence of any other person in this election.
I am a resident of the ... precinct, ... ward or township, city of ....., county of ....., Iowa.
I reside at ....... (street address) in ..... (city or township).
I personally know ..... (name of voter), and I personally know that ..... (name of voter) is a resident of the ... precinct, ..... ward or township, city of ....., county of ....., Iowa.
I understand that any false statement in this oath is a class “D” felony punishable by no more than five years in confinement and a fine of at least seven hundred fifty dollars but not more than seven thousand five hundred dollars.
.............
Signature of Attesting Registered Voter
Subscribed and sworn before me on ..... (date).
.............
Signature of Precinct Election Official
DIVISION VIII
ELECTION MISCONDUCT

   Sec. 39.  Section 39A.4, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 2021, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (12)  Communicating false information to a person to prevent the person from voting.
DIVISION IX
ABSENTEE BALLOT COUNTING

   Sec. 40.  Section 53.23, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   c.  For the general election, the commissioner may convene the special precinct election board on the day Saturday and Monday before the election to begin counting absentee ballots. However, if in the preceding general election the counting of absentee ballots was not completed by 10:00 p.m. on election day, the commissioner shall convene the special precinct election board on the day Saturday and Monday before the next general election to begin counting absentee ballots. The board shall not release the results of its tabulation pursuant to this paragraph until the count is completed on election day.
DIVISION X
ABSENT VOTING BY UNIFORMED AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS

   Sec. 41.  NEW SECTION.  53.54  Reports.
   The state commissioner shall, before and after each election, submit to the general assembly a report documenting the availability of absentee ballots to voters under this subchapter, the number of ballots transmitted, and the number of ballots returned.
DIVISION XI
CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION

   Sec. 42.  Section 48A.28, Code 2021, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  A commissioner shall not conduct a systematic program to remove records from the official list of registered voters later than six months before a general election.
   Sec. 43.  Section 48A.30, Code 2021, is amended by adding the following new subsections:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  A voter registration shall not be canceled solely on the basis that mail to the voter was returned as undeliverable except as provided in section 48A.29.
   NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  A voter registration shall not be canceled unless the commissioner verifies that the registration belongs to an ineligible voter. The commissioner shall verify that the identity of the ineligible voter matches the voter registration to be canceled through one of the following means:
   a.  The voter’s full name.
   b.  The voter’s date of birth.
   c.  The last four digits of the voter’s social security number.
   d.  Documentation from the electronic registration information center that the voter is no longer a resident of this state.
   NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  Prior to canceling a voter registration, the commissioner shall publicly publish notice of the cancellation as provided in chapter 618.
DIVISION XII
ABSENTEE BALLOT DROP BOXES

   Sec. 44.  NEW SECTION.  53.28  Absentee ballot drop boxes.
   1.  Each commissioner shall establish at least one drop box to which a voter may return a completed absentee ballot per twenty-five thousand residents of the county.
   2.  The state commissioner shall adopt rules for the placement and security of absentee ballot drop boxes and the return of absentee ballots to absentee ballot drop boxes.
DIVISION XIII
EFFECTIVE DATE

   Sec. 45.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.>
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HUNTER of Polk