SF 2203 (LSB 5635SV (3) 91)

SENATE FILE 2203

BY  COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3045)

(As Amended and Passed by the Senate 2026-02-25)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the verification of United States citizenship of persons registering to vote and registered voters.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  48A.25B  Verification of citizenship.
   1.  a.  The state registrar of voters shall attempt to verify all registered voters’ United States citizenship using the systematic alien verification for entitlements system of the United States citizenship and immigration services, or its successor agency. The state registrar of voters shall provide notice to each county commissioner of registration of the results of the citizenship verification for each registrant in the county commissioner’s county.
   b.  Upon receipt of a notification that a registrant has not been verified as a United States citizen, a county commissioner of registration shall designate the records of the registrant as unconfirmed as provided in section 48A.37, subsection 2.
   2.  A county commissioner of registration shall send notice to a registrant whose record has been designated as unconfirmed pursuant to subsection 1 that includes all of the following:
   a.  An opportunity for the registrant to cancel the registrant’s voter registration.
   b.  Instructions on how the registrant can provide proof of citizenship to the county commissioner of registration.
   c.  Information on how to contact the United States citizenship and immigration services, or its successor agency, to correct information that the registrant believes is inaccurate.
   3.  A registration that has been designated as unconfirmed pursuant to subsection 1 shall be canceled pursuant to section 48A.30 if the registrant does not provide proof of citizenship within ninety days of receiving a notice sent pursuant to subsection 2.
   4.  The state registrar of voters shall, on a monthly basis, verify the United States citizenship of all newly registered voters as provided in subsection 1 and shall, on an annual basis, verify the United States citizenship of all registered voters as provided in subsection 1.
   5.  The state registrar of voters shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.