HF 2195 (LSB 5298YH (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 2195

BY  GOLDING, LARSON, HAYES, THOMSON, FETT, WILLIAMS, GERHOLD, SMITH, GEARHART, THOMPSON, BRADLEY, and ANDREWS

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the labelling of ballots by county commissioners of elections.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  52.39  Ballot labels.
   1.  Each commissioner shall label each ballot cast in the county for each primary and general election. The label must indicate whether each ballot was cast in person on election day, in person prior to election day, by mail other than under the provisions of the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, by mail by a member of the military under the provisions of the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, or by mail by an overseas citizen under the provisions of the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.
   2.  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 requires each county commissioner of elections to label each ballot cast at each primary and general election. The label must indicate the method by which the ballot was cast, including by differentiating among the available methods of casting an absentee ballot.