Senate File 12 SENATE FILE BY BOLKCOM Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to ongoing absentee voter status for general 2 elections. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1402XS 80 5 sc/cls/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 53.3 ONGOING ABSENTEE VOTER. 1 2 A registered voter applying for an absentee ballot under 1 3 section 53.2 using the state commissioner's prescribed form 1 4 for absentee ballot applications may request to receive an 1 5 absentee ballot for each subsequent general election in which 1 6 that person is eligible to vote, and qualifies under section 1 7 53.1. The state commissioner shall provide on the prescribed 1 8 form a check box for this purpose. For each subsequent 1 9 general election, the commissioner shall automatically mail an 1 10 absentee ballot to the requesting voter, or automatically 1 11 deliver an absentee ballot to a confined person pursuant to 1 12 section 53.22. A voter's status as an ongoing absentee voter 1 13 shall be terminated upon the request of the voter, by the 1 14 commissioner if the voter fails to qualify under section 53.1, 1 15 or if the voter fails to vote in a subsequent general 1 16 election. 1 17 EXPLANATION 1 18 This bill allows an absentee voter to receive absentee 1 19 ballots for all subsequent general elections without having to 1 20 reapply before each election. A person's status as an ongoing 1 21 absentee voter can be terminated by that person, by the county 1 22 commissioner of elections if the person fails to qualify as an 1 23 absentee voter, or if the voter fails to vote in a subsequent 1 24 general election. 1 25 LSB 1402XS 80 1 26 sc/cls/14 1 27 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35