SF 341 (LSB 2239XS (2) 90)

SENATE FILE 341

BY  SALMON

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to voter records created and retained by the state commissioner of elections and county commissioners of elections.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  49.106  Records preserved.
   1.  At the conclusion of each election, the state commissioner of elections shall create a record containing all information in the statewide voter registration database at the time of the election for each voter who voted in the election. The state commissioner of elections shall maintain this record for twenty-two months.
   2.  A record created pursuant to this section shall be made available in an electronic format at no cost upon request, except that if the record is too large to be transmitted electronically, the requester shall provide a device to store the record.
    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  52.39  Ballot logs.
   1.  Each commissioner shall create a log of each vote cast in the county for each primary and general election, which must be in the form of a text, comma, or tab delimited file organized in the order in which ballots were processed. The log must include all of the following information for each ballot cast in the county, if available:
   a.  The sequential identification number.
   b.  The timestamp.
   c.  The method by which the ballot was cast.
   d.  The candidates for whom the ballot was marked.
   e.  Batch identification number.
   f.  Tabulator identification number.
   2.  A log created pursuant to this section shall not include personally identifiable information for any ballot, including a voter’s name, voter identification number, or address.
   3.  To the extent possible, data in the log shall be made available on a per precinct basis.
   4.  A log created pursuant to this section shall be made available in an electronic format at no cost upon request, except that if the log is too large to be transmitted electronically, the requester shall provide a device to store the log.
   5.  A log created pursuant to this section shall be maintained for twenty-two months after the election for which the log was created.
   6.  The state commissioner of elections shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this section.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to records created and retained by the state commissioner of elections and county commissioners of elections. The bill requires the state commissioner of elections to create a record containing all information in the statewide voter registration database at the time of an election for each voter who voted in that election. The state commissioner of elections shall maintain the record for 22 months. A person may request an electronic copy of the record at no cost.
   The bill also requires each county commissioner of elections to create a log of each ballot cast at each primary and general election in the form of a text, comma, or tab delimited file. The log must include, to the extent possible, each ballot’s sequential identification number, timestamp, method of voting, selection of candidates, batch identification number, and tabulator identification number. The log shall not include any personally identifiable information for a voter. The bill requires the data in the log to be made available on a per precinct basis if possible. A person may request an electronic copy of a log at no cost, and a log shall be maintained for 22 months following the election for which the log was created.