Senate File 2056 - Introduced



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                                       BY  APPEL


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                                      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 5914SS 82
  5 sc/nh/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  53.4  ONGOING ABSENTEE VOTER.
  1  2    A registered voter applying for an absentee ballot under
  1  3 section 53.2 may request to receive an absentee ballot for
  1  4 each subsequent general election in which that person is
  1  5 eligible to vote, and qualifies under section 53.1.  The state
  1  6 commissioner shall provide on the prescribed form a check box
  1  7 for this purpose.  For each subsequent general election, the
  1  8 county commissioner of elections shall automatically mail an
  1  9 absentee ballot to the requesting voter, or automatically
  1 10 deliver an absentee ballot to a confined person pursuant to
  1 11 section 53.22.  A voter's status as an ongoing absentee voter
  1 12 shall be terminated upon the request of the voter, by the
  1 13 county commissioner if the voter fails to qualify under
  1 14 section 53.1, or if the voter fails to vote in a subsequent
  1 15 general election.
  1 16                           EXPLANATION
  1 17    This bill allows an absentee voter to receive absentee
  1 18 ballots for all subsequent general elections without having to
  1 19 reapply before each election.  A person's status as an ongoing
  1 20 absentee voter can be terminated by that person, by the county
  1 21 commissioner of elections if the person fails to qualify as an
  1 22 absentee voter, or if the voter fails to vote in a subsequent
  1 23 general election.
  1 24 LSB 5914SS 82
  1 25 sc/nh/14