House File 470 H-1168 Amend House File 470 as follows: 1 1. Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: 2 < Section 1. Section 43.38, Code 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 43.38 Voter confined to party ticket. 5 The elector shall be allowed to vote for candidates for 6 nomination on the ballot of the party with which the elector is 7 has been registered as affiliated for the one hundred twenty 8 days immediately preceding the primary election , and shall 9 receive no other ballot. The voter shall mark and return the 10 ballot in the manner provided in section 49.84 . 11 Sec. ___. Section 43.43, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 43.43 Voter’s declaration of eligibility. 14 Each person voting at a primary election shall sign a 15 declaration of eligibility which shall be in substantially the 16 following form: 17 I do solemnly swear or affirm that I am a resident of the 18 ........... precinct, ......... ward or township, city of 19 ...... , county of ...... , Iowa. 20 I am a registered voter. I have not voted and will not vote 21 in any other precinct in this election. 22 I am affiliated with the ...... party. If my current voter 23 registration record indicates another party affiliation or no 24 party affiliation, I swear or affirm that I have in good faith 25 changed my previously declared party affiliation, or declared 26 my party affiliation, not later than one hundred twenty days 27 before this primary election, and now desire to be a member of 28 the party indicated above. 29 .................................... 30 Signature of voter 31 .................................... 32 Address 33 (........).......................... 34 Telephone (optional) 35 -1- HF 470.977 (2) 90 ss/ns 1/ 3 #1.
Approved: 1 .................................... 2 Election board member 3 ...................... 4 Date > 5 2. Page 1, after line 11 by inserting: 6 < Sec. ___. Section 43.91, Code 2023, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 43.91 Voter at caucus —— qualifications. 9 Any person voting at a precinct caucus must be a person who 10 is or will by the date of the next general election become 11 an eligible elector, who has not already participated in the 12 caucus of any political party within the same year, and who 13 is a resident of the precinct , and who has been a registered 14 member of the political party holding the precinct caucus for 15 the one hundred twenty days immediately preceding the precinct 16 caucus . A list of the names and addresses of each person to 17 whom a ballot was delivered or who was allowed to vote in each 18 precinct caucus shall be prepared by the caucus chairperson and 19 secretary who shall certify such list to the commissioner at 20 the same time as the names of those elected as delegates and 21 party committee members are so certified. > 22 3. Page 15, after line 14 by inserting: 23 < Sec. ___. Section 53.2, subsection 6, Code 2023, is amended 24 by striking the subsection. > 25 4. Page 24, after line 28 by inserting: 26 < Sec. ___. REPEAL. Section 43.42, Code 2023, is repealed. > 27 5. Title page, line 2, after < related to > by inserting 28 < primary elections, > 29 6. By renumbering as necessary. 30 ______________________________ THOMSON of Floyd -2- HF 470.977 (2) 90 ss/ns 2/ 3 #2. #3. #4. #5. #6.
______________________________ HENDERSON of Woodbury ______________________________ DIEKEN of O’Brien ______________________________ GEHLBACH of Dallas ______________________________ STOLTENBERG of Scott ______________________________ OSMUNDSON of Clayton ______________________________ M. THOMPSON of Wright ______________________________ GOLDING of Linn -3- HF 470.977 (2) 90 ss/ns 3/ 3