HF 99 (LSB 1844YH (4) 91)

HOUSE FILE 99

BY  GUSTOFF

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to citizenship status on forms of voter identification, and including applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 48A.10A, subsection 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  The state registrar shall compare lists of persons who are registered to vote with the department of transportation’s driver’s license and nonoperator’s identification card files and shall, on an initial basis, issue a voter identification card to each active, registered voter whose name does not appear in the department of transportation’s files. The voter identification card shall include the name of the registered voter, a signature line above which the registered voter shall sign the voter identification card, the registered voter’s identification number assigned to the voter pursuant to section 47.7, subsection 2, an additional four-digit personal identification number assigned by the state commissioner, an indication of whether the voter is a citizen of the United States, and the times during which polling places will be open on election days. 
    Sec. 2.  Section 49.78, subsection 2, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  c.  If the form of identification presented by a voter does not indicate whether the voter is a citizen of the United States, the voter shall present additional documentation sufficient to show that the voter is a citizen of the United States. The state commissioner shall adopt rules for the implementation of this paragraph.
    Sec. 3.  Section 49.78, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  Other forms of identification sufficient to establish identity and residence under section 48A.7A, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, if the form of identification indicates that the voter is a citizen of the United States.
    Sec. 4.  Section 321.182, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  Make application on a form provided by the department which shall include the applicant’s full name, signature, current mailing address, current residential address, date of birth, social security number, and physical description including sex, height, and eye color.  The application shall also require the applicant to indicate whether the applicant is a citizen of the United States and, if so, to submit proof of citizenship. The application may contain other information the department may require by rule. Pursuant to procedures established by the department and for an applicant who is a foreign national temporarily present in this state, the department may waive the requirement that the application include the applicant’s social security number.
    Sec. 5.  Section 321.189, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  Appearing on the driver’s license shall be a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee; the licensee’s full name, date of birth, sex, and residence address; a color photograph; a physical description of the licensee; an indication of whether the licensee is a citizen of the United States; the name of the state; the dates of issuance and expiration; and the usual signature of the licensee. The license shall identify the class of vehicle the licensee may operate and the applicable endorsements and restrictions which the department shall require by rule.
    Sec. 6.  Section 321.190, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  The department shall, upon application and payment of the required fee, issue to an applicant a nonoperator’s identification card. To be valid the card shall bear a distinguishing number other than a social security number assigned to the cardholder, the full name, date of birth, sex, residence address, a physical description and a color photograph of the cardholder, an indication of whether the cardholder is a citizen of the United States, the usual signature of the cardholder, and such other information as the department may require by rule. An applicant for a nonoperator’s identification card shall apply for the card in the manner provided in section 321.182, subsections 1 through 3. The card shall be issued to the applicant at the time of application pursuant to procedures established by rule. An applicant for a nonoperator’s identification card who is required by 50 U.S.C. app. §451 et seq. to register with the United States selective service system shall be registered by the department with the selective service system as provided in section 321.183.
    Sec. 7.  APPLICABILITY.  The following apply to voter identification cards, driver’s licenses, and nonoperator’s identification cards applied for, issued, or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act: 
   1.  The section of this Act amending section 48A.10A.
   2.  The section of this Act amending section 321.182.
   3.  The section of this Act amending section 321.189.
   4.  The section of this Act amending section 321.190.
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 voter identification cards, driver’s licenses, and nonoperator’s identification cards applied for, issued, or renewed on or after the effective date of the bill to include an indication of whether the person identified on the card is a citizen of the United States. The bill also requires a voter to present documentation indicating whether the voter is a citizen of the United States if the voter’s form of voter identification does not indicate whether the voter is a citizen of the United States. Under current law, other accepted forms of voter identification include a United States passport, a United States military or veterans identification card, or a tribal identification card.