House Study Bill 116 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON VANDER LINDEN) A BILL FOR An Act relating to voter registration deadlines. 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 2 TLSB 1966YC (2) 85 aw/sc

H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 48A.9, subsection 1, Code 2013, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. Registration closes at 5:00 p.m. eleven days before each 3 election except primary and general elections . For primary and 4 general elections, registration closes at 5:00 p.m. ten days 5 before the election. An eligible elector may register during 6 the time registration is closed in the elector’s precinct but 7 the registration shall not become effective until registration 8 opens again in the elector’s precinct, except as otherwise 9 provided in section 48A.7A . 10 Sec. 2. Section 48A.27, subsection 4, paragraph c, 11 subparagraph (2), Code 2013, is amended to read as follows: 12 (2) The notice shall contain a statement in substantially 13 the following form: 14 Information received from the United States postal service 15 indicates that you are no longer a resident of, and therefore 16 not eligible to vote in (name of county) County, Iowa. If this 17 information is not correct, and you still live in (name of 18 county) County, please complete and mail the attached postage 19 paid card at least ten days before the primary or general 20 election and at least eleven days before any other election at 21 which you wish to vote. If the information is correct and you 22 have moved, please contact a local official in your new area 23 for assistance in registering there. If you do not mail in 24 the card, you may be required to show identification before 25 being allowed to vote in (name of county) County. If you do not 26 return the card, and you do not vote in an election in (name 27 of county) County, Iowa, on or before (date of second general 28 election following the date of the notice) your name will be 29 removed from the list of voters in that county. 30 Sec. 3. Section 48A.29, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 31 2013, is amended to read as follows: 32 b. The notice shall contain a statement in substantially the 33 following form: 34 Information received from the United States postal service 35 -1- LSB 1966YC (2) 85 aw/sc 1/ 3

H.F. _____ indicates that you are no longer a resident of (residence 1 address) in (name of county) County, Iowa. If this information 2 is not correct, and you still live in (name of county) County, 3 please complete and mail the attached postage paid card at 4 least ten days before the primary or general election and at 5 least eleven days before any other election at which you wish 6 to vote. If the information is correct, and you have moved, 7 please contact a local official in your new area for assistance 8 in registering there. If you do not mail in the card, you may 9 be required to show identification before being allowed to vote 10 in (name of county) County. If you do not return the card, and 11 you do not vote in some election in (name of county) County, 12 Iowa, on or before (date of second general election following 13 the date of the notice) your name will be removed from the list 14 of voters in that county. 15 Sec. 4. Section 48A.29, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 16 2013, is amended to read as follows: 17 b. The notice shall contain a statement in substantially the 18 following form: 19 Information received by this office indicates that you are no 20 longer a resident of (residence address) in (name of county) 21 County, Iowa. If the information is not correct, and you still 22 live at that address, please complete and mail the attached 23 postage paid card at least ten days before the primary or 24 general election and at least eleven days before any other 25 election at which you wish to vote. If the information is 26 correct, and you have moved within the county, you may update 27 your registration by listing your new address on the card and 28 mailing it back. If you have moved outside the county, please 29 contact a local official in your new area for assistance in 30 registering there. If you do not mail in the card, you may be 31 required to show identification before being allowed to vote in 32 (name of county) County. If you do not return the card, and you 33 do not vote in some election in (name of county) County, Iowa, 34 on or before (date of second general election following the 35 -2- LSB 1966YC (2) 85 aw/sc 2/ 3

H.F. _____ date of the notice) your name will be removed from the list of 1 registered voters in that county. 2 EXPLANATION 3 This bill relates to voter registration deadlines by 4 requiring that voter registration closes at 5:00 p.m. 11 days 5 before all elections. The bill also makes conforming changes. 6 Current law requires that voter registration for primary and 7 general elections close at 5:00 p.m. 10 days before those 8 elections. 9 -3- LSB 1966YC (2) 85 aw/sc 3/ 3