Senate
File
341
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
341
BY
SALMON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
voter
records
created
and
retained
by
the
1
state
commissioner
of
elections
and
county
commissioners
of
2
elections.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
49.106
Records
preserved.
1
1.
At
the
conclusion
of
each
election,
the
state
2
commissioner
of
elections
shall
create
a
record
containing
all
3
information
in
the
statewide
voter
registration
database
at
the
4
time
of
the
election
for
each
voter
who
voted
in
the
election.
5
The
state
commissioner
of
elections
shall
maintain
this
record
6
for
twenty-two
months.
7
2.
A
record
created
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
made
8
available
in
an
electronic
format
at
no
cost
upon
request,
9
except
that
if
the
record
is
too
large
to
be
transmitted
10
electronically,
the
requester
shall
provide
a
device
to
store
11
the
record.
12
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
52.39
Ballot
logs.
13
1.
Each
commissioner
shall
create
a
log
of
each
vote
cast
in
14
the
county
for
each
primary
and
general
election,
which
must
be
15
in
the
form
of
a
text,
comma,
or
tab
delimited
file
organized
16
in
the
order
in
which
ballots
were
processed.
The
log
must
17
include
all
of
the
following
information
for
each
ballot
cast
18
in
the
county,
if
available:
19
a.
The
sequential
identification
number.
20
b.
The
timestamp.
21
c.
The
method
by
which
the
ballot
was
cast.
22
d.
The
candidates
for
whom
the
ballot
was
marked.
23
e.
Batch
identification
number.
24
f.
Tabulator
identification
number.
25
2.
A
log
created
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
not
include
26
personally
identifiable
information
for
any
ballot,
including
a
27
voter’s
name,
voter
identification
number,
or
address.
28
3.
To
the
extent
possible,
data
in
the
log
shall
be
made
29
available
on
a
per
precinct
basis.
30
4.
A
log
created
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
made
31
available
in
an
electronic
format
at
no
cost
upon
request,
32
except
that
if
the
log
is
too
large
to
be
transmitted
33
electronically,
the
requester
shall
provide
a
device
to
store
34
the
log.
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5.
A
log
created
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
1
maintained
for
twenty-two
months
after
the
election
for
which
2
the
log
was
created.
3
6.
The
state
commissioner
of
elections
shall
adopt
rules
4
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
implement
this
section.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
bill
relates
to
records
created
and
retained
by
the
9
state
commissioner
of
elections
and
county
commissioners
10
of
elections.
The
bill
requires
the
state
commissioner
of
11
elections
to
create
a
record
containing
all
information
in
12
the
statewide
voter
registration
database
at
the
time
of
an
13
election
for
each
voter
who
voted
in
that
election.
The
state
14
commissioner
of
elections
shall
maintain
the
record
for
22
15
months.
A
person
may
request
an
electronic
copy
of
the
record
16
at
no
cost.
17
The
bill
also
requires
each
county
commissioner
of
elections
18
to
create
a
log
of
each
ballot
cast
at
each
primary
and
general
19
election
in
the
form
of
a
text,
comma,
or
tab
delimited
file.
20
The
log
must
include,
to
the
extent
possible,
each
ballot’s
21
sequential
identification
number,
timestamp,
method
of
voting,
22
selection
of
candidates,
batch
identification
number,
and
23
tabulator
identification
number.
The
log
shall
not
include
24
any
personally
identifiable
information
for
a
voter.
The
bill
25
requires
the
data
in
the
log
to
be
made
available
on
a
per
26
precinct
basis
if
possible.
A
person
may
request
an
electronic
27
copy
of
a
log
at
no
cost,
and
a
log
shall
be
maintained
for
22
28
months
following
the
election
for
which
the
log
was
created.
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