House File 535 - Introduced



                                   HOUSE FILE       
                                   BY  STRUYK, DEYOE, SORENSON,
                                       HAGENOW, WORTHAN, BAUDLER,
                                       DOLECHECK, FORRISTALL,
                                       HUSEMAN, WATTS, ROBERTS,
                                       ALONS, PETTENGILL, HUSER,
                                       DE BOEF, MAY, SWEENEY,
                                       COWNIE, and UPMEYER


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring certain persons who register to vote after the
  2    close of registration to vote a provisional ballot.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1644YH 83
  5 sc/nh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 48A.7A, Code 2009, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  3A.  A person registering to vote under
  1  4 this section shall cast a provisional ballot in the manner
  1  5 prescribed by section 49.81.
  1  6    Sec. 2.  Section 49.77, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code
  1  7 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  1  8    b.  If the voter informs the precinct election official
  1  9 that the voter resides in the precinct and is not registered
  1 10 to vote, the voter may register to vote pursuant to section
  1 11 48A.7A and cast a ballot.  If in the manner prescribed by
  1 12 section 49.81, including when such a voter is unable to
  1 13 establish identity and residency in the manner provided in
  1 14 section 48A.7A, subsection 1, paragraph "b" or "c", the voter
  1 15 shall be allowed to cast a ballot in the manner prescribed by
  1 16 section 49.81.
  1 17                           EXPLANATION
  1 18    This bill provides that persons who register to vote after
  1 19 the close of registration shall vote a provisional ballot if
  1 20 they wish to vote in the election for which the registration
  1 21 deadline applied.
  1 22 LSB 1644YH 83
  1 23 sc/nh/8