House
File
2252
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Enrolled
House
File
2252
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
PROGRAMS
AND
ACTIVITIES
ADMINISTERED
BY
THE
SECRETARY
OF
STATE,
INCLUDING
THE
SAFE
AT
HOME
PROGRAM,
SPECIAL
ELECTION
DATES,
CANDIDATE
AND
VOTER
REGISTRATION
FILING
REQUIREMENTS,
ELECTION
AUDITS,
VOTING
SYSTEMS,
AND
CIVIL
OFFICE
VACANCIES,
AND
INCLUDING
EFFECTIVE
DATE
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
9E.2,
subsection
6,
paragraph
b,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection
,
a
person
determined
to
be
a
sexually
violent
predator
pursuant
to
section
229A.7
,
a
person
required
to
register
as
a
sex
offender
under
chapter
692A,
or
a
person
determined
to
be
a
sexually
violent
predator
or
required
to
register
as
a
sex
offender
pursuant
to
similar
law
laws
of
another
state
is
not
an
eligible
person.
Sec.
2.
Section
39.2,
subsection
4,
paragraph
c,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
c.
For
a
school
district
or
merged
area,
in
the
odd-numbered
year,
the
first
Tuesday
in
February,
the
first
Tuesday
in
April,
the
last
Tuesday
in
June,
or
the
second
Tuesday
in
September.
For
a
school
district
or
merged
area,
in
the
even-numbered
year,
the
first
Tuesday
in
February,
the
first
Tuesday
in
April,
the
second
Tuesday
in
September,
or
the
first
second
Tuesday
in
December.
House
File
2252,
p.
2
Sec.
3.
Section
44.4,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
(1)
Those
filed
with
the
state
commissioner,
not
less
than
seventy-four
sixty-eight
days
before
the
date
of
the
election.
Sec.
4.
Section
48A.2,
Code
2018,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
“Document”
means,
for
purposes
of
satisfying
proof
of
residence
under
this
chapter,
information
that
is
inscribed
on
a
tangible
medium
or
that
is
stored
in
an
electronic
record
and
is
retrievable
in
perceivable
form.
Sec.
5.
Section
48A.30,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
a.
The
registered
voter
dies.
For
the
purposes
of
this
subsection
,
the
commissioner
may
accept
as
evidence
of
death
a
notice
from
the
state
registrar
of
vital
statistics
forwarded
by
the
state
registrar
of
voters,
a
written
statement
from
a
member
of
the
registered
voter’s
household
person
related
to
the
registered
voter
within
the
second
degree
of
consanguinity
or
first
degree
of
affinity
,
an
obituary
in
a
newspaper
or
that
appears
on
the
internet
site
of
a
funeral
establishment
licensed
under
chapter
156
or
by
the
proper
authority
of
another
state
,
a
written
statement
from
an
election
official
or
personal
representative
of
the
registered
voter’s
estate
,
or
a
notice
from
the
county
recorder
of
the
county
where
the
registered
voter
died.
Sec.
6.
Section
48A.7A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
c.
In
lieu
of
paragraph
“b”
,
a
person
wishing
to
vote
may
establish
identity
and
residency
in
the
precinct
by
written
oath
of
a
person
who
is
registered
to
vote
in
the
precinct.
Before
signing
an
oath
under
this
paragraph,
the
attesting
registered
voter
shall
present
to
the
precinct
election
official
proof
of
the
voter’s
identity,
as
described
in
section
49.78,
subsection
2
or
3
.
The
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
an
oath
on
election
day
House
File
2252,
p.
3
attesting
to
a
person’s
identity
and
residency
as
provided
in
this
paragraph
is
prohibited
from
signing
any
further
oaths
as
provided
in
this
paragraph
on
that
day.
Sec.
7.
Section
49.78,
subsection
5,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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
have
not
signed
will
not
sign
more
than
one
oath
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
Sec.
8.
Section
50.51,
subsection
2,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
The
state
commissioner
shall
determine
the
number
of
counties
and
precincts
to
be
audited
and
shall
select
the
precincts
to
be
audited
by
lot.
The
absentee
ballot
and
special
voters
precinct
for
each
county,
established
pursuant
to
section
53.20
,
shall
be
included
with
all
other
precincts
of
House
File
2252,
p.
4
the
county
for
selection
by
lot.
In
every
precinct
selected,
the
commissioner
shall
conduct
a
hand
count
of
all
ballots
cast
in
the
preceding
general
election
for
president
of
the
United
States
or
governor,
as
the
case
may
be.
The
hand
count
shall
be
observed
by
a
representative
selected
by
each
of
the
two
political
parties
whose
candidates
received
the
highest
number
of
votes
statewide
in
the
preceding
general
election
may
be
of
less
than
all
ballots
cast,
in
accordance
with
rules
adopted
by
the
state
commissioner
.
a.
A
representative
selected
by
each
of
the
two
political
parties
whose
candidates
received
the
highest
number
of
votes
statewide
in
the
preceding
general
election
shall
be
invited
to
observe
the
hand
count.
The
commissioner
shall
notify
the
county
chairperson
of
each
political
party
a
minimum
of
two
days
before
the
hand
count
of
the
time
and
place
of
the
hand
count.
b.
If
an
invited
representative
does
not
appear
at
the
hand
count,
the
commissioner
shall
notify
the
state
commissioner.
Sec.
9.
Section
52.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
At
least
one
of
the
examiners
shall
have
been
trained
in
computer
programming
and
operations
or
cybersecurity
.
The
other
two
members
shall
be
directly
involved
in
the
administration
of
elections
and
shall
have
experience
in
the
use
of
optical
scan
voting
systems.
Sec.
10.
Section
53.10,
subsection
2,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
a.
Each
person
who
wishes
to
vote
by
absentee
ballot
at
the
commissioner’s
office
shall
first
sign
an
application
for
a
ballot
including
the
following
information:
name,
current
address,
voter
verification
number,
and
the
election
for
which
the
ballot
is
requested.
The
person
may
report
a
change
of
address
or
other
information
on
the
person’s
voter
registration
record
at
that
time.
The
registered
voter
shall
immediately
mark
the
ballot;
enclose
the
ballot
in
a
secrecy
envelope,
if
necessary,
and
seal
it
in
the
envelope
marked
with
the
affidavit;
subscribe
to
the
affidavit
on
the
reverse
side
of
the
envelope;
and
return
the
absentee
ballot
to
the
commissioner.
The
commissioner
shall
record
the
numbers
House
File
2252,
p.
5
appearing
on
the
application
and
affidavit
envelope
along
with
the
name
of
the
registered
voter.
b.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“voter
verification
number”
means
the
registered
voter’s
driver’s
license
number
or
nonoperator’s
identification
card
number
assigned
to
the
voter
by
the
department
of
transportation
or
the
registered
voter’s
identification
number
assigned
to
the
voter
by
the
state
commissioner
pursuant
to
section
47.7,
subsection
2.
Sec.
11.
Section
69.2,
subsection
1,
paragraph
f,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
f.
The
conviction
of
the
incumbent
of
a
felony
,
an
aggravated
misdemeanor,
or
of
any
public
offense
involving
the
violation
of
the
incumbent’s
oath
of
office.
Sec.
12.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
______________________________
LINDA
UPMEYER
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
CHARLES
SCHNEIDER
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2252,
Eighty-seventh
General
Assembly.
______________________________
CARMINE
BOAL
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2018
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor