Senate File 2287 S-5053 Amend Senate File 2287 as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 2 inserting: 3 < DIVISION I 4 ELECTION MISCONDUCT —— INVESTIGATION 5 Section 1. Section 39A.1, Code 2026, is amended by adding 6 the following new subsection: 7 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. For purposes of this chapter, “election 8 day” includes any day on which voting takes place in person, 9 including pursuant to section 53.10 or 53.11. 10 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 39A.8 Investigation of election 11 officials —— notification. 12 A law enforcement agency or other entity of the state 13 or a political subdivision of the state that conducts an 14 investigation of an election, the actions of election 15 officials, or election misconduct shall immediately notify the 16 state commissioner, except that the governor shall immediately 17 be notified of an investigation of the state commissioner. 18 DIVISION II 19 CANCELLATION OF VOTER REGISTRATION 20 Sec. 3. Section 48A.30, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended 21 by adding the following new paragraph: 22 NEW PARAGRAPH . i. The registration has been designated 23 as incomplete, pending, or unconfirmed pursuant to section 24 48A.37, subsection 2, for ninety days, and the commissioner has 25 been unable to contact the registrant, or the registrant has 26 failed to submit sufficient information to complete, verify, 27 or correct the defect in the registration following contact by 28 the commissioner. 29 DIVISION III 30 ELECTION RECOUNTS —— PUBLIC MEASURES 31 Sec. 4. Section 50.49, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2026, are 32 amended to read as follows: 33 1. A recount for any public measure shall be ordered by the 34 board of canvassers if a petition requesting a recount is filed 35 -1- SF 2287.3052 (2) 91 (amending this SF 2287 to CONFORM to HF 2501) ss/ns 1/ 16 #1.

with the state commissioner for a public measure voted on by 1 the electors of the entire state, or the county commissioner 2 for all other public measures, not later than three days after 3 the completion of the canvass of votes for the election at 4 which the question appeared on the ballot and the abstracts 5 prepared pursuant to section 50.24 indicate that the difference 6 between the affirmative and negative votes cast on the public 7 measure is less than fifteen hundredths of one percent for a 8 public measure voted on by the electors of the entire state, 9 or less than either one percent or fifty votes, whichever is 10 lesser, for all other public measures. For a public measure 11 that is not voted on by the electors of the entire state and 12 that requires the affirmative vote of at least sixty percent of 13 the votes cast on the public measure, the abstracts prepared 14 pursuant to section 50.24 must indicate that the difference 15 between passage and defeat of the public measure is less than 16 either one percent or fifty votes, whichever is lesser. The 17 petition shall be signed by the greater of not less than ten 18 eligible electors or a number of eligible electors equaling 19 one percent of the total number of votes cast upon the public 20 measure. Each petitioner must be a person who was entitled to 21 vote on the public measure in question or would have been so 22 entitled if registered to vote. 23 2. The recount shall be conducted by a board which shall 24 consist of : the commissioner and the commissioner’s staff, 25 which may include persons employed by the commissioner to tally 26 ballots during the election. 27 a. A designee named in the petition requesting the recount. 28 b. A designee named by the commissioner at or before the 29 time the board is required to convene. 30 c. A person chosen jointly by the members designated under 31 paragraphs “a” and “b” . 32 Sec. 5. Section 50.49, subsection 3, Code 2026, is amended 33 to read as follows: 34 3. The commissioner shall convene the persons designated 35 -2- SF 2287.3052 (2) 91 (amending this SF 2287 to CONFORM to HF 2501) ss/ns 2/ 16

under subsection 2 , paragraphs “a” and “b” , not later than 9:00 1 a.m. on the seventh day following the canvass of the election 2 in question. If those two members cannot agree on the third 3 member by 8:00 a.m. on the ninth day following the canvass, 4 they shall immediately notify the chief judge of the judicial 5 district in which the canvass is occurring, who shall appoint 6 the third member not later than 5:00 p.m. on the eleventh day 7 following the canvass. 8 DIVISION IV 9 ELECTION SECURITY 10 Sec. 6. Section 52.5, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended 11 to read as follows: 12 2. The state commissioner shall formulate, with the advice 13 and assistance of the examiners, and adopt rules governing the 14 testing and examination of any optical scan voting system by 15 the board of examiners. The rules shall prescribe the method 16 to be used in determining whether the system is suitable for 17 use within the state and performance standards for voting 18 equipment in use within the state. The rules shall provide 19 that all optical scan voting systems approved for use by the 20 examiners after April 9, 2003, shall meet voting systems 21 performance and test standards, as adopted by the federal 22 United States election assistance commission on April 30, 23 2002 , and as deemed adopted by the federal Help America Vote 24 Act, Pub. L. No. 107-252, §222 116 Stat. 1666 . The rules 25 shall include standards for determining when recertification 26 is necessary following modifications to the equipment or to 27 the programs used in tabulating votes, and a procedure for 28 rescinding certification if a system is found not to comply 29 with performance standards adopted by the state commissioner. 30 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION . 52.39 Election equipment —— physical 31 security. 32 Election equipment, including election equipment not 33 currently in use, shall be secured by a tamper-evident seal at 34 all times. 35 -3- SF 2287.3052 (2) 91 (amending this SF 2287 to CONFORM to HF 2501) ss/ns 3/ 16

DIVISION V 1 SPECIAL PRECINCT ELECTION BOARD 2 Sec. 8. Section 53.23, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 2026, 3 is amended to read as follows: 4 a. The commissioner shall set a convening time for the 5 board of no later than 9:00 a.m. on election day for a general 6 election or a statewide special election , allowing a reasonable 7 amount of time to complete counting all absentee ballots by 8 10:00 p.m. on election day. 9 DIVISION VI 10 LOCAL ELECTION FILINGS 11 Sec. 9. Section 44.8, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended 12 to read as follows: 13 1. Objections filed with the city clerk commissioner 14 pursuant to section 277.5 or 362.4 or with the commissioner 15 for an elective city office shall be considered by the mayor 16 and clerk and one member of the council chosen by the council 17 by ballot, and a majority decision shall be final as provided 18 in section 44.7, except as otherwise provided in this section . 19 However, if the objection is to the certificate of nomination 20 of either of those city officials, that official shall not pass 21 upon the objection, but the official’s place shall be filled by 22 a member of the council against whom no such objection exists, 23 chosen as above provided. 24 Sec. 10. Section 44.9, subsections 2, 3, and 5, Code 2026, 25 are amended to read as follows: 26 2. In the office of the appropriate commissioner, at least 27 seventy-four days before the date of the election, except as 28 otherwise provided in subsection 3, 5, or 6 . 29 3. In the office of the appropriate school board secretary 30 commissioner in case of a regularly scheduled school election , 31 at least forty-two days before the day of a regularly scheduled 32 school election. 33 5. In the office of the appropriate commissioner or 34 school board secretary in case of a special election to 35 -4- SF 2287.3052 (2) 91 (amending this SF 2287 to CONFORM to HF 2501) ss/ns 4/ 16

fill vacancies, at least twenty-five days before the day of 1 election. 2 Sec. 11. Section 44.11, Code 2026, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 44.11 Vacancies filled. 5 If a candidate named under this chapter withdraws or dies 6 before the deadline established in section 44.9 , declines 7 a nomination, or if a certificate of nomination is held 8 insufficient or inoperative by the officer with whom it 9 is required to be filed, or in case any objection made to 10 a certificate of nomination, or to the eligibility of any 11 candidate named in the certificate, is sustained by the board 12 appointed to determine such questions, the vacancy or vacancies 13 may be filled by the convention, or caucus, or in such manner 14 as such convention or caucus has previously provided. The 15 vacancy or vacancies shall be filled not less than seventy-six 16 days before the election in the case of nominations required to 17 be filed with the state commissioner, not less than sixty-nine 18 days before the election in the case of nominations required to 19 be filed with the commissioner, not less than forty-two days 20 before the election in the case of nominations required to be 21 filed in the office of the school board secretary with the 22 commissioner for school elections , and not less than forty-two 23 days before the election in the case of nominations required to 24 be filed with the commissioner for city elections. 25 Sec. 12. Section 275.25, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 26 2026, is amended to read as follows: 27 b. The election shall be conducted as provided in section 28 277.3 , and nomination petitions shall be filed pursuant to 29 section 277.4 , except as otherwise provided in this subsection . 30 Nomination petitions shall be filed with the secretary of the 31 board of the existing school district in which the candidate 32 resides county commissioner of elections described in paragraph 33 “a” not less than twenty-eight days before the date set for the 34 special school election. The secretary of the board county 35 -5- SF 2287.3052 (2) 91 (amending this SF 2287 to CONFORM to HF 2501) ss/ns 5/ 16

commissioner of elections , or the secretary’s commissioner’s 1 designee, shall be present in the secretary’s commissioner’s 2 office until 5:00 p.m. on the final day to file the nomination 3 papers. The nomination papers shall be delivered to the 4 commissioner no later than 5:00 p.m. on the twenty-seventh day 5 before the election. 6 Sec. 13. Section 277.4, subsections 1, 3, and 4, Code 2026, 7 are amended to read as follows: 8 1. Nomination papers for all candidates for election 9 to office in each school district shall be filed with the 10 secretary of the school board county commissioner of elections 11 not more than seventy-one days nor less than forty-seven days 12 before the election. Nomination petitions shall be filed 13 not later than 5:00 p.m. on the last day for filing. If the 14 school board secretary is not readily available during normal 15 office hours, the secretary may designate a full-time employee 16 of the school district who is ordinarily available to accept 17 nomination papers under this section . On the final date for 18 filing nomination papers , the office of the school secretary 19 county commissioner of elections shall remain open until 5:00 20 p.m. 21 3. The secretary of the school board county commissioner 22 of elections shall accept the petition for filing if on its 23 face it appears to have the requisite number of signatures 24 and if it is timely filed. The secretary of the school board 25 county commissioner of elections shall note upon each petition 26 and affidavit accepted for filing the date and time that the 27 petition was filed. The secretary of the school board shall 28 deliver all nomination petitions, together with the complete 29 text of any public measure being submitted by the board to the 30 electorate , to the county commissioner of elections on the day 31 following the last day on which nomination petitions can be 32 filed, and not later than 12:00 noon on that day. 33 4. Any person on whose behalf nomination petitions have been 34 filed under this section may withdraw as a candidate by filing 35 -6- SF 2287.3052 (2) 91 (amending this SF 2287 to CONFORM to HF 2501) ss/ns 6/ 16

a signed statement to that effect with the secretary county 1 commissioner of elections consistent with section 44.9 . 2 Sec. 14. Section 277.5, Code 2026, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 277.5 Objections to nominations. 5 1. Objections to the legal sufficiency of a nomination 6 petition or to the eligibility of a candidate may be filed by 7 any person who would have the right to vote for a candidate for 8 the office in question. The objection must be filed with the 9 secretary of the school board county commissioner of elections 10 at least forty-two days before the day of the school election. 11 When objections are filed , notice shall forthwith be given to 12 the candidate affected, addressed to the candidate’s place 13 of residence as given on the candidate’s affidavit, stating 14 that objections have been made to the legal sufficiency of 15 the petition or to the eligibility of the candidate, and also 16 stating the time and place the objections will be considered. 17 2. Objections shall be considered not later than two working 18 days following the receipt of the objections by the president 19 of the school board, the secretary of the school board, and 20 one additional member of the school board chosen by ballot. 21 If objections have been filed to the nominations of either of 22 those school officials, that official shall not pass on the 23 objection. The official’s place shall be filled by a member 24 of the school board against whom no objection exists. The 25 replacement shall be chosen by ballot as provided in section 26 44.7 . 27 Sec. 15. Section 279.6, subsection 1, paragraph b, 28 subparagraph (1), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 29 (1) If within fourteen days after publication of a notice 30 required pursuant to paragraph “a” for a vacancy that occurs 31 more than one hundred eighty days before the next regular 32 school election, or after the filing period closes pursuant 33 to section 277.4, subsection 1 , for the next regular school 34 election, there is filed with the secretary of the school 35 -7- SF 2287.3052 (2) 91 (amending this SF 2287 to CONFORM to HF 2501) ss/ns 7/ 16

board county commissioner of elections a petition requesting a 1 special election to fill the vacancy, an appointment to fill 2 the vacancy is temporary until a successor is elected and 3 qualified, and the board shall call a special election pursuant 4 to section 279.7 , to fill the vacancy for the remaining balance 5 of the unexpired term. 6 Sec. 16. Section 279.6, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 2. A vacancy shall be filled at the next regular school 9 election if a member of a school board resigns from the 10 board not later than forty-five days before the election 11 and the notice of resignation specifies an effective date 12 at the beginning of the next term of office for elective 13 school officials. The president of the board shall declare 14 the office vacant as of the date of the next organizational 15 meeting. Nomination papers shall be received filed with the 16 county commissioner of elections for the unexpired term of 17 the resigning member. The person elected at the next regular 18 school election to fill the vacancy shall take office at the 19 same time and place as the other elected school board members. 20 Sec. 17. Section 362.4, subsection 3, Code 2026, is amended 21 to read as follows: 22 3. Petitions which have been accepted for filing are 23 valid unless written objections are filed with the city clerk 24 commissioner within five working days after the petition is 25 received. The objection process in section 44.8 shall be 26 followed. 27 Sec. 18. Section 376.4, subsections 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Code 28 2026, are amended to read as follows: 29 1. a. An eligible elector of a city may become a candidate 30 for an elective city office by filing with the county 31 commissioner of elections responsible under section 47.2 32 for conducting elections held for the city a valid petition 33 requesting that the elector’s name be placed on the ballot for 34 that office , or by filing a valid petition with the designated 35 -8- SF 2287.3052 (2) 91 (amending this SF 2287 to CONFORM to HF 2501) ss/ns 8/ 16

city clerk . The petition must be filed not more than 1 seventy-one days and not less than forty-seven days before the 2 date of the election, and must be signed by eligible electors 3 equal in number to at least two percent of those who voted to 4 fill the same office at the last regular city election, but not 5 less than ten persons. However, for those cities which may be 6 required to hold a primary election, the petition must be filed 7 not more than eighty-five days and not less than sixty-eight 8 days before the date of the regular city election. Nomination 9 petitions shall be filed not later than 5:00 p.m. on the last 10 day for filing. 11 b. The petitioners for an individual seeking election from 12 a ward must be residents of the ward at the time of signing the 13 petition. An individual is not eligible for election from a 14 ward unless the individual is a resident of the ward at the 15 time the individual files the petition and at the time of 16 election. 17 c. The county commissioner may designate the city clerk of 18 a city to receive nomination papers for elective city offices. 19 If so designated, the city clerk shall have all the duties of 20 the county commissioner provided in this section . 21 3. On the final date for filing nomination papers the office 22 of the county commissioner and the office of the city clerk 23 designated pursuant to subsection 1 shall remain open until 24 5:00 p.m. 25 4. The county commissioner or the city clerk designated 26 pursuant to subsection 1 shall review each petition and 27 affidavit of candidacy for completeness following the standards 28 in section 45.5 and shall accept the petition for filing 29 if on its face it appears to have the requisite number of 30 signatures and if it is timely filed. The county commissioner 31 or the designated city clerk shall note upon each petition and 32 affidavit accepted for filing the date and time that they were 33 filed. The county commissioner or the designated city clerk 34 shall return any rejected nomination papers to the person on 35 -9- SF 2287.3052 (2) 91 (amending this SF 2287 to CONFORM to HF 2501) ss/ns 9/ 16

whose behalf the nomination papers were filed. 1 5. Nomination papers filed with the county commissioner or 2 the city clerk designated pursuant to subsection 1 shall be 3 available for public inspection. 4 6. The city clerk shall deliver the text of any public 5 measure being submitted by the city council to the electorate 6 to the county commissioner of elections. If the county 7 commissioner has designated the city clerk to receive 8 nomination papers for elective city offices pursuant to 9 subsection 1 , the city clerk shall deliver the nomination 10 papers accepted for filing to the county commissioner. The 11 text of any public measure and nomination papers required to 12 be delivered under this subsection shall be delivered no later 13 than the day after the last day on which nomination petitions 14 can be filed, and not later than 12:00 noon on that day. 15 Sec. 19. Section 376.10, Code 2026, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 376.10 Contest. 18 A nomination or election to a city office may be contested in 19 the manner provided in chapter 62 for contesting elections to 20 county offices, except that a statement of intent to contest 21 must be filed with the city clerk county commissioner of 22 elections within ten days after the nomination or election. 23 Sec. 20. Section 376.11, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2026, are 24 amended to read as follows: 25 1. Write-in votes are permitted to be cast in all elections 26 for city offices. A person who receives a sufficient number of 27 write-in votes to be elected to a city office shall be declared 28 the winner of the election. If the result is a tie vote, lots 29 shall be drawn pursuant to section 50.44 . If a person who was 30 elected by write-in votes chooses not to serve in that office, 31 the person shall submit a resignation in writing to the city 32 clerk county commissioner of elections not later than 5:00 p.m. 33 on the tenth day following the canvass of the election. If a 34 person who was elected by write-in votes resigns at a later 35 -10- SF 2287.3052 (2) 91 (amending this SF 2287 to CONFORM to HF 2501) ss/ns 10/ 16

time, the office shall be considered vacant at the end of the 1 term and the council shall fill the vacancy pursuant to the 2 provisions of section 372.13, subsection 2 . 3 2. Except in cities where the council has chosen a runoff 4 election in lieu of a primary, following the resignation of 5 a person who was elected by write-in votes, the city clerk 6 shall notify the person who received the next highest number 7 of votes cast for the office that the person may assume the 8 office. If there is more than one person who received the 9 next highest number of votes cast for the office, lots shall 10 be drawn pursuant to section 50.44 to determine the person 11 who received the next highest number of votes. If the person 12 accepts the position, the person shall be considered the 13 duly elected officer unless, within ten days after the clerk 14 county commissioner of elections has given notice, a petition 15 requesting a special election is filed by eligible electors of 16 the city equal in number to twenty-five percent of the number 17 of persons who voted for the office at the election. If the 18 person declines, the person shall do so in writing to the city 19 clerk county commissioner of elections within ten days and the 20 office shall be considered vacant at the end of the term. The 21 vacancy shall be filled pursuant to the provisions of section 22 372.13, subsection 2 . If the council chooses to appoint, the 23 appointment may be made before the end of the current term. 24 DIVISION VII 25 ABSENTEE BALLOT TRACKING 26 Sec. 21. Section 53.17A, subsection 4, Code 2026, is amended 27 to read as follows: 28 4. a. The state commissioner shall by February 26, 29 2024, include on the state commissioner’s internet site 30 an application through which a voter can track the voter’s 31 absentee ballot request form and absentee ballot. The 32 application shall must provide all of the following 33 information: 34 a. (1) Whether the voter returned a ballot in person, by 35 -11- SF 2287.3052 (2) 91 (amending this SF 2287 to CONFORM to HF 2501) ss/ns 11/ 16

mail, or by voting in person at a satellite location. 1 b. (2) The date the absentee ballot request form was 2 received by the county commissioner. 3 c. (3) The date the absentee ballot was mailed or given to 4 the voter. 5 d. (4) The date the absentee ballot was received by the 6 county commissioner. 7 e. (5) The date the county commissioner opened the outer 8 envelope. 9 f. (6) Whether there is a problem with the absentee ballot 10 request form or absentee ballot that requires correction by the 11 voter, along with instructions for the voter to contact the 12 county commissioner as soon as possible to resolve the issue. 13 b. The application must allow a voter to choose to receive 14 notification of changes in the status of the voter’s absentee 15 ballot request form or absentee ballot by electronic mail, text 16 message, or other electronic means. 17 Sec. 22. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes 18 effect July 1, 2027. 19 DIVISION VIII 20 ABSENTEE BALLOTS —— POSTAL SERVICE BARCODES 21 Sec. 23. Section 53.17A, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended 22 to read as follows: 23 2. The state commissioner shall adopt rules regarding 24 the statewide implementation of a postal service barcode 25 and tracking information database and the implementation of 26 a postal service barcode for absentee ballots requested or 27 returned pursuant to section 9E.6, 53.22, 53.39, 53.44, or 28 53.45 , including procedures to be followed when usage of a 29 postal service barcode or the tracking information database 30 is negatively impacted. Each commissioner shall use a postal 31 service barcode and tracking information database consistent 32 with rules of the state commissioner. Every commissioner shall 33 send notice to the state commissioner and implement the use 34 of a postal service barcode and tracking information database 35 -12- SF 2287.3052 (2) 91 (amending this SF 2287 to CONFORM to HF 2501) ss/ns 12/ 16

prior to October 1, 2020. 1 Sec. 24. Section 53.17A, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 2 2026, is amended to read as follows: 3 a. An absentee ballot requested or returned pursuant to 4 section 9E.6, 53.22, 53.39, 53.44, or 53.45 and received after 5 the polls close on election day but prior to the official 6 canvass shall be counted if the commissioner determines that 7 the ballot entered the federal mail system by the deadline 8 specified in section 53.17 or 53.22 . The date of entry of such 9 an absentee ballot into the federal mail system shall only be 10 verified as provided in paragraph “b” . 11 DIVISION IX 12 VOTER IDENTIFICATION —— ATTESTATION OF ANOTHER 13 Sec. 25. Section 49.78, subsections 4 and 5, Code 2026, are 14 amended by striking the subsections. 15 Sec. 26. Section 49.78, subsection 6, Code 2026, is amended 16 to read as follows: 17 6. A voter who is not otherwise disqualified from voting 18 and who has established identity under subsection 2 , or 3 , or 19 4 shall be furnished a ballot and be allowed to vote under 20 section 49.77 . 21 Sec. 27. Section 49.81, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended 22 to read as follows: 23 2. A prospective voter who is unable to establish 24 identity under section 49.78, subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , or 25 section 49.78, subsection 3 or 4 , shall be notified by the 26 appropriate precinct election official that the voter may cast 27 a provisional ballot. The voter shall mark the ballot and 28 immediately seal it in an envelope of the type prescribed by 29 subsection 5 . The voter shall deliver the sealed envelope to a 30 precinct election official who shall deposit it in an envelope 31 marked “provisional ballots”. The ballot shall be considered 32 as having been cast in the special precinct established by 33 section 53.20 for purposes of the postelection canvass. 34 DIVISION X 35 -13- SF 2287.3052 (2) 91 (amending this SF 2287 to CONFORM to HF 2501) ss/ns 13/ 16

HOSPITAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTIONS 1 Sec. 28. HOSPITAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTIONS. 2 Notwithstanding section 347.9, for elections held pursuant 3 to section 347.9 in 2026, if there are seven trustees on the 4 board and five trustees are to be elected, the four elected who 5 receive the highest number of votes are elected for four-year 6 terms. The remaining trustee is elected for a two-year term. 7 In case of a tie, the county auditor shall determine by lot 8 which of the trustees with the lowest number of winning votes 9 shall serve the two-year term and thereafter their successor 10 shall be elected for regular terms as provided in section 11 347.9. 12 DIVISION XI 13 COUNTY OFFICERS —— DUTIES 14 Sec. 29. Section 35B.10, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended 15 to read as follows: 16 2. The county commission of veteran affairs shall prepare 17 and file in the office of the county auditor on or before the 18 thirtieth day of each January, April, July, and October a 19 report showing the case numbers of all recipients receiving 20 assistance under this chapter , together with the amount paid to 21 each during the preceding quarter. Each report so filed shall 22 be maintained as a permanent record to be used only for such 23 reports made under this chapter . 24 Sec. 30. Section 298.11, Code 2026, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 298.11 Apportionment of school funds. 27 1. The county auditor treasurer shall, on the first 28 Monday in April and the first Monday in October of each year, 29 apportion the school tax, together with rents on unsold school 30 lands to which the county is entitled as shown in notice from 31 the director of the department of administrative services, and 32 all other moneys in the hands of the county treasurer belonging 33 in common to the schools of the county and not included in a 34 previous apportionment, among the corporations in the county 35 -14- SF 2287.3052 (2) 91 (amending this SF 2287 to CONFORM to HF 2501) ss/ns 14/ 16

in the manner provided by law. 1 2. The county auditor shall immediately notify the county 2 treasurer of such apportionment and of the amount due thereby 3 to each corporation. 4 3. 2. The county treasurer shall thereupon give notice 5 to the president of each corporation, and shall pay out 6 such apportionment moneys in the same manner that the county 7 treasurer is authorized to pay other school moneys to the 8 treasurers of the several school districts. 9 Sec. 31. Section 331.502, subsections 10, 11, 16, and 35, 10 Code 2026, are amended by striking the subsections. 11 Sec. 32. Section 331.502, subsection 12, Code 2026, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 12. Issue warrants and maintain a permanent record for 14 payment of claims of persons receiving veteran assistance as 15 provided in section 35B.10 . 16 Sec. 33. Section 331.508, subsections 4 and 5, Code 2026, 17 are amended by striking the subsections. 18 Sec. 34. Section 331.552, subsection 16, Code 2026, is 19 amended to read as follows: 20 16. Pay Apportion and pay to the treasurers of the school 21 corporations located in the county the taxes and other moneys 22 due as provided in section 298.11 and send amounts collected 23 for each fund of a school corporation for direct deposit into 24 the depository and account designated as provided in section 25 298.13 . 26 Sec. 35. Section 331.552, Code 2026, is amended by adding 27 the following new subsection: 28 NEW SUBSECTION . 37. Receive and record in a book kept 29 for that purpose, moneys recovered from a person willfully 30 committing waste or trespass on real estate as provided in 31 section 658.10. 32 Sec. 36. Section 658.10, Code 2026, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 658.10 Disposition of money. 35 -15- SF 2287.3052 (2) 91 (amending this SF 2287 to CONFORM to HF 2501) ss/ns 15/ 16

All money recovered in an action brought under section 658.9 1 shall be paid by the officer collecting it to the auditor 2 treasurer of the county in which the lands are situated, which 3 shall be held by the auditor treasurer , and an entry thereof 4 made in a book kept for that purpose, until the lands are 5 redeemed, or a treasurer’s deed therefor executed to the holder 6 of said certificate. If redemption is made, the money shall 7 be paid to the owner of the land, and if not, to the person to 8 whom the deed is executed. 9 Sec. 37. REPEAL. Section 225.35, Code 2026, is repealed. > 10 2. Title page, by striking line 1 and inserting < An Act 11 relating to matters associated with county officers and the 12 conduct of elections, and including effective date provisions. > 13 ______________________________ KEN ROZENBOOM -16- SF 2287.3052 (2) 91 (amending this SF 2287 to CONFORM to HF 2501) ss/ns 16/ 16 #2.