House Resolution 114 - Introduced HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 114 BY LENSING A Resolution urging the State Voter Registration 1 Commission to provide online voter registration to 2 all qualified applicants. 3 WHEREAS, the State Voter Registration Commission 4 is charged with promoting interagency cooperation and 5 planning; and 6 WHEREAS, the State Registrar of Voters (Secretary of 7 State) is required to provide the maximum public access 8 to the electoral process permitted by law; and 9 WHEREAS, Iowa law provides that a voter registration 10 form may be on paper or electronic media and may be 11 completed by an applicant who provides an Iowa driver’s 12 license number, an Iowa nonoperator’s identification 13 card number, the last four numerals of the applicant’s 14 social security number, or an assigned unique 15 identifying number; and 16 WHEREAS, the State Voter Registration Commission has 17 adopted emergency rules, effective January 5, 2016, 18 that require stand-alone electronic voter registration 19 applicants to provide the last five digits of the 20 applicant’s social security number, the applicant’s 21 state-issued identification card number, and an 22 additional discriminator number; and 23 WHEREAS, the above-mentioned rules, promulgated 24 pursuant to Iowa Code section 48A.18, establish 25 administrative burdens on applicants beyond the scope 26 of the requirements contained in Iowa Code section 27 48A.11, subsection 1, paragraph “e”; and 28 -1- LSB 5773YH (3) 86 aw/sc 1/ 3

H.R. 114 WHEREAS, Iowa law requires that electronic 1 signatures for registration forms be accepted; and 2 WHEREAS, the State Voter Registration Commission 3 has adopted rules to only accept limited forms of 4 electronic signatures; and 5 WHEREAS, advocates for the disabled, minorities, 6 and others have given voice to concerns that the above 7 rules and the Internet site created and maintained by 8 the Office of Driver Services of the Department of 9 Transportation to implement those rules violate the 10 rights of Iowans; and 11 WHEREAS, advocates for the disabled have expressed 12 concern that the Internet site violates the state’s 13 obligations under the federal Americans with 14 Disabilities Act of 1990; NOW THEREFORE, 15 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 16 That the House of Representatives strongly urges the 17 State Voter Registration Commission to amend its rules 18 to conform with the spirit of Iowa law, to promote 19 interagency cooperation, and to provide the maximum 20 public access to the electoral process permitted by law 21 by: 22 I. Providing an applicant with additional means to 23 sign an electronic voter registration form; and 24 II. Accepting electronic applications of registrants 25 who provide only the last four numerals of the 26 registrant’s Social Security number; and 27 III. Requiring that the Internet site for online 28 voter registration be maintained in full compliance 29 with federal law. 30 -2- LSB 5773YH (3) 86 aw/sc 2/ 3

H.R. 114 IV. Respecting the rights of all Iowans to register 1 to vote on an equal basis, whether registering in 2 person, by mail, or through electronic means. 3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the 4 House of Representatives is directed to transmit copies 5 of this resolution to the State Voter Registration 6 Commission and the State Registrar of Voters. 7 -3- LSB 5773YH (3) 86 aw/sc 3/ 3