Senate File 2089 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3086) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to applications for absentee ballots. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5810SV 82 4 sc/nh/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 53.2, subsection 2, Code Supplement 1 2 2007, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 2. a. The state commissioner shall prescribe a form for 1 4 absentee ballot applications. However, if a registered voter 1 5 submits an application that includes all of the information 1 6 required in this section, the prescribed form is not required. 1 7 b. Absentee ballot applications may include instructions 1 8 to send the application directly to the county commissioner of 1 9 elections. However, no absentee ballot application shall be 1 10 preaddressed or printed with instructions to send the 1 11 applications to anyone other than the appropriate 1 12 commissioner. 1 13 c. No absentee ballot application shall be preaddressed or 1 14 printed with instructions to send the ballot to anyone other 1 15 than the voter. 1 16 EXPLANATION 1 17 This bill provides that a registered voter may submit an 1 18 application for an absentee ballot on something other than the 1 19 application form prescribed by the state commissioner of 1 20 elections if the application submitted contains all of the 1 21 information required by law. 1 22 LSB 5810SV 82 1 23 sc/nh/5