House File 2148 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY GASKILL Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act modifying the voter registration deadline for primary 2 elections and providing an effective date. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6062HH 82 5 sc/nh/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 48A.9, subsection 1, Code Supplement 1 2 2007, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 1. Registration closes at five p.m. eleven days before 1 4 each election exceptprimary andthe generalelections1 5 election. Forprimary andthe generalelectionselection, 1 6 registration closes at five p.m. ten days before the election. 1 7 An eligible elector may register during the time registration 1 8 is closed in the elector's precinct but the registration shall 1 9 not become effective until registration opens again in the 1 10 elector's precinct, except as otherwise provided in section 1 11 48A.7A. 1 12 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of 1 13 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 1 14 EXPLANATION 1 15 Under current law, the deadline for registering to vote for 1 16 primary and general elections is 10 days before the election, 1 17 and for all other elections the deadline is 11 days before the 1 18 election. This bill changes the registration deadline to 11 1 19 days for registering to vote in the primary election. 1 20 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 1 21 LSB 6062HH 82 1 22 sc/nh/14.1