Senate File 413 S-3034 Amend Senate File 413 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- SF413.759 (2) 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- SF413.759 (2) 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- SF413.759 (2) 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- SF413.759 (2) 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- SF413.759 (2) 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- SF413.759 (2) 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- SF413.759 (2) 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- SF413.759 (2) 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- SF413.759 (2) 89 ss/jh 9/ 10 #42. #43. #44.