House
File
2025
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2025
BY
BODEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
internet
access
by
electronic
voting
1
equipment.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
52.39
Internet
connectivity
——
1
prohibited.
2
Automatic
tabulating
equipment,
ballot
marking
devices,
3
and
optical
scan
voting
systems
approved
for
use
in
this
4
state
shall
not
be
capable
of
connecting
to
the
internet
or
a
5
wireless
modem.
6
EXPLANATION
7
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
8
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
9
This
bill
prohibits
automatic
tabulating
equipment,
ballot
10
marking
devices,
and
optical
scan
voting
systems
approved
for
11
use
in
this
state
from
being
capable
of
connecting
to
the
12
Internet
or
a
wireless
modem.
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