H.F. 2132 Section 1. Section 49.21, subsection 2, Code 2024, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. The commissioner shall not select 3 a school as a polling place unless the commissioner first 4 determines that no other buildings or grounds supported 5 by taxation under the laws of this state or otherwise made 6 available for use as a polling place without charge satisfy the 7 requirements of this section. 8 Sec. 2. Section 49.24, Code 2024, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 49.24 Schoolhouses as polling places. 11 In precincts outside of cities the election shall, if 12 practicable and consistent with section 49.21 , be held in 13 a public school building. Any damage to the building or 14 furniture resulting from the election shall be paid by the 15 county. 16 EXPLANATION 17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 18 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 19 This bill prohibits a county commissioner of elections from 20 selecting a school as a polling place unless the commissioner 21 first determines that no other buildings or grounds supported 22 by taxation under the laws of this state or that would 23 otherwise be made available for use as a polling place without 24 charge would satisfy the requirements of Code section 49.21 25 (polling places —— accessibility —— signs). 26 -1- LSB 5540YH (2) 90 ss/ns 1/ 1