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HOUSE
FILE
716
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
245)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
May
1,
2023
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
elections,
including
primary
elections,
1
political
party
caucuses,
updates
to
the
statewide
voter
2
registration
system,
and
costs
of
preparing
lists
of
voters.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
43.75,
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
43.75
Tie
vote.
3
1.
In
case
of
a
tie
vote
resulting
in
no
nomination
for
any
4
office,
except
for
senator
or
representative
in
the
general
5
assembly,
the
tie
shall
forthwith
be
determined
by
lot
by
the
6
board
of
canvassers.
7
2.
In
case
of
a
tie
vote
resulting
in
no
nomination
for
a
8
senator
or
representative
in
the
general
assembly,
the
party
9
precinct
committee
members
whose
precincts
lie
within
the
10
senatorial
or
representative
district
involved
shall
select
the
11
winning
candidate
from
among
the
candidates
having
received
the
12
equal
and
highest
number
of
votes.
The
state
party
chairperson
13
shall
convene
or
reconvene
such
party
precinct
committee
14
members
as
appropriate.
The
party’s
state
constitution
15
or
bylaws
may
allow
the
voting
strength
of
each
precinct
16
represented
at
such
a
convention
to
be
made
proportionate
17
to
the
vote
cast
for
the
party’s
candidate
for
the
office
18
in
question
in
the
respective
precincts
at
the
last
general
19
election
for
that
office.
20
Sec.
2.
Section
43.4,
subsection
3,
Code
2023,
is
amended
21
to
read
as
follows:
22
3.
When
the
rules
of
a
political
party
require
the
selection
23
and
reporting
of
delegates
selected
as
part
of
the
presidential
24
nominating
process,
or
the
rules
of
a
political
party
require
25
the
tabulation
and
reporting
of
the
number
of
persons
attending
26
the
caucus
favoring
each
presidential
candidate,
it
is
the
27
duty
of
a
person
designated
as
provided
by
the
rules
of
that
28
political
party
to
report
the
results
of
the
precinct
caucus
29
as
directed
by
the
state
central
committee
of
that
political
30
party.
When
the
person
designated
to
report
the
results
of
31
the
precinct
caucus
reports
the
results,
representatives
of
32
each
candidate,
if
they
so
choose,
may
accompany
the
person
33
as
the
results
are
being
reported
to
assure
that
an
accurate
34
report
of
the
proceedings
is
reported.
If
ballots
are
used
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at
the
precinct
caucus,
representatives
of
each
candidate
or
1
other
persons
attending
the
precinct
caucus
may
observe
the
2
tabulation
of
the
results
of
the
balloting.
If
the
state
3
central
committee
of
a
political
party
chooses
to
select
its
4
delegates
as
a
part
of
the
presidential
nominating
process
5
at
political
party
precinct
caucuses
on
the
date
provided
in
6
subsection
1,
the
precinct
caucuses
shall
take
place
in
person
7
among
the
participants
physically
present
at
the
location
of
8
each
precinct
caucus.
9
Sec.
3.
Section
43.91,
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
10
follows:
11
43.91
Voter
at
caucus
——
qualifications.
12
1.
Any
person
voting
at
a
precinct
caucus
must
be
a
person
13
who
is
or
will
by
the
date
of
the
next
general
election
become
14
an
eligible
elector,
who
has
not
already
participated
in
the
15
caucus
of
any
political
party
within
the
same
year,
and
who
is
16
a
resident
of
the
precinct.
A
list
of
the
names
and
addresses
17
of
each
person
to
whom
a
ballot
was
delivered
or
who
was
18
allowed
to
vote
in
each
precinct
caucus
shall
be
prepared
by
19
the
caucus
chairperson
and
secretary
who
shall
certify
such
20
list
to
the
commissioner
at
the
same
time
as
the
names
of
21
those
elected
as
delegates
and
party
committee
members
are
so
22
certified.
23
2.
Notwithstanding
subsection
1,
the
state
central
24
committee
of
each
political
party
may
set
rules
for
25
participation
in
or
voting
at
a
precinct
caucus,
including
but
26
not
limited
to
voter
registration
requirements.
27
Sec.
4.
Section
47.7,
subsection
3,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
28
striking
the
subsection.
29
Sec.
5.
Section
48A.38,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
30
following
new
subsection:
31
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
The
registrar
may
adjust
the
cost
of
32
preparation
imposed
pursuant
to
subsection
1
to
reflect
the
33
costs
of
processing
a
credit
card
payment
by
an
amount
not
to
34
exceed
the
cost
of
processing
the
credit
card
payment.
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