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IA Code § 52.29 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 52 - VOTING SYSTEMS|Section 52.29 - Optical scan voting system sample ballots.

52.29 Optical scan voting system sample ballots.   The commissioner shall provide for each precinct where an optical scan voting system is in use at least one sample optical scan ballot which shall be an exact copy of the official ballots as printed for that precinct. The sample ballot shall be posted prominently within the polling place, and shall be open to public inspection during the hours the polls are open on election day. If the ballot used on election day has offices or questions appearing on the back of the ballot, both sides of the sample ballot shall be displayed.  [C77, 79, 81, §52.29]  2002 Acts, ch 1134, §57, 115; 2007 Acts, ch 190, §37; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §59  Referred to in §49.49
IA Code § 52.30 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 52 - VOTING SYSTEMS|Section 52.30 - Procedure where votes cast on ballot cards.

52.30 Procedure where votes cast on ballot cards. Repealed by  2002 Acts, ch 1134, §114, 115  .
IA Code § 52.31 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 52 - VOTING SYSTEMS|Section 52.31 - Procedure where votes cast on optical scan ballots.

52.31 Procedure where votes cast on optical scan ballots.   Preparations for voting and voting at any election in a precinct where votes are to be received on optical scan ballots shall be in accordance with the provisions of chapter 49 governing voting upon conventional paper ballots with the following exceptions:   1. Before entering the voting booth each voter shall be cautioned to mark the ballot only with a ballot marking device provided in the booth or by the precinct election officials.   2. In each precinct where portable automatic tabulating equipment is used, the voter may personally insert the ballot into the tabulating device.  [C77, 79, 81, §52.31]  86 Acts, ch 1224, §24; 2007 Acts, ch 190, §38
IA Code § 52.32 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 52 - VOTING SYSTEMS|Section 52.32 - Procedure upon closing polls.

52.32 Procedure upon closing polls. Repealed by  2007 Acts, ch 190, §13  .
IA Code § 52.33 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 52 - VOTING SYSTEMS|Section 52.33 - Absentee voting by optical scan voting system.

52.33 Absentee voting by optical scan voting system.   1. In any county in which the board of supervisors has adopted voting by means of an optical scan voting system, the commissioner shall also conduct absentee voting by use of such a system. In any other county, the commissioner may with approval of the board of supervisors conduct absentee voting by use of an optical scan voting system. All provisions of chapter 53 shall apply to such absentee voting, so far as applicable. In counties where absentee voting is conducted by use of an optical scan voting system, the special precinct counting board shall, at the time required by chapter 53, prepare absentee ballots for tabulation in the manner prescribed by this chapter.   2. The absentee and special precinct board shall follow the process prescribed in section 52.37, subsection 1, in handling damaged or defective ballots and in counting write-in votes on optical scan ballots.  [C77, 79, 81, §52.33]  97 Acts, ch 170, §62; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §58, 115; 2007 Acts, ch 190, §9
IA Code § 52.34 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 52 - VOTING SYSTEMS|Section 52.34 - Counting center established.

52.34 Counting center established. Repealed by  2007 Acts, ch 190, §13  .
IA Code § 52.36 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 52 - VOTING SYSTEMS|Section 52.36 - Commissioner in charge of counting center — appointment of resolution board.

52.36 Commissioner in charge of counting center — appointment of resolution board. Repealed by  2007 Acts, ch 190, §13  .
IA Code § 52.37 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 52 - VOTING SYSTEMS|Section 52.37 - Special precinct tabulation procedure.

52.37 Special precinct tabulation procedure.   The tabulation of absentee and provisional ballots cast by means of an optical scan voting system shall be conducted as follows:   1. a. If any ballot is found damaged or defective, so that it cannot be counted properly by the automatic tabulating equipment, a true duplicate shall be made by the resolution board team and substituted for the damaged or defective ballot, or, as an alternative, the valid votes on a defective ballot may be manually counted by the special precinct election board, whichever method is best suited to the system being used. All duplicate ballots shall be clearly labeled as such, and shall bear a serial number which shall also be recorded on the damaged or defective ballot.   b. The special precinct election board shall also tabulate any write-in votes which were cast. Write-in votes cast for a candidate whose name appears on the ballot for the same office shall be counted as a vote for the candidate indicated, if the vote is otherwise properly cast.   c. Ballots which are rejected by the tabulating equipment as blank because they have been marked with an unreadable marker shall be duplicated or tabulated as required by this subsection for damaged or defective ballots. The commissioner may instruct the special precinct election board to mark over voters’ unreadable marks using a marker compatible with the tabulating equipment. The special precinct election board shall take care to leave part of the original mark made by the voter. If it is impossible to mark over the original marks made by the voter without completely obliterating them, the ballot shall be duplicated.   2. The record printed by the automatic tabulating equipment, with the addition of a record of any write-in or other votes manually counted pursuant to this chapter, shall constitute the official return of the absentee ballot and special voters precinct. Upon completion of the tabulation of the votes, the result shall be announced and reported in substantially the manner required by section 50.11.   3. If for any reason it becomes impracticable to count all or any part of the ballots with the automatic tabulating equipment, the commissioner may direct that they be counted manually, in accordance with chapter 50 so far as applicable.  [C77, 79, 81, §52.37]  92 Acts, ch 1034, §2; 93 Acts, ch 143, §29; 97 Acts, ch 170, §65; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §60, 115; 2007 Acts, ch 190, §39; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §156  Referred to in §52.33
IA Code § 52.38 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 52 - VOTING SYSTEMS|Section 52.38 - Testing portable tabulating devices.

52.38 Testing portable tabulating devices. Repealed by  2007 Acts, ch 190, §13  . See §52.35.
IA Code § 52.40 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 52 - VOTING SYSTEMS|Section 52.40 - Early pick-up sites established — procedure.

52.40 Early pick-up sites established — procedure. Repealed by  2007 Acts, ch 190, §13  .
IA Code § 52.41 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 52 - VOTING SYSTEMS|Section 52.41 - Electronic transmission of election results.

52.41 Electronic transmission of election results.   With the advice of the board of examiners for voting systems, the state commissioner shall adopt by rule standards for the examination and testing of devices for the electronic transmission of election results. All voting systems which contain devices for the electronic transmission of election results submitted to the examiners for examination and testing after July 1, 2003, shall comply with these standards.  2002 Acts, ch 1134, §61, 115; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §60  Referred to in §50.11
IA Code § 53.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 53 - ABSENT VOTERS|Section 53.1 - Right to vote — conditions.

53.1 Right to vote — conditions.   1. Any registered voter may, subject to the provisions of this chapter, vote at any election:   a. When the voter expects to be absent on election day during the time the polls are open from the precinct in which the voter is a registered voter.   b. When, through illness or physical disability, the voter expects to be prevented from going to the polls and voting on election day.   c. When the voter expects to be unable to go to the polls and vote on election day.   2. A person who has been designated to have power of attorney by a registered voter does not have authority to request or to cast an absentee ballot on behalf of the registered voter.  [SS15, §1137-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §927; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §53.1]  90 Acts, ch 1238, §28; 93 Acts, ch 143, §31; 94 Acts, ch 1169, §65; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201  Referred to in §53.2, 53.49
IA Code § 53.1A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 53 - ABSENT VOTERS|Section 53.1A - Rules.

53.1A Rules.   The state commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A for the implementation of this chapter.  2019 Acts, ch 148, §30, 33  Referred to in §53.49
IA Code § 53.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 53 - ABSENT VOTERS|Section 53.3 - Requirements for certain absentee ballot applications — prescribed form — receipt.

53.3 Requirements for certain absentee ballot applications — prescribed form — receipt.   1. When an application for an absentee ballot is solicited by, or collected for return to the commissioner by, a person acting as an actual or implied agent for a political party, candidate, or committee, as defined by chapter 68A, the person shall provide the applicant with the form prescribed by the state commissioner.   2. a. When an application for an absentee ballot is solicited by, and returned to the commissioner by, a person acting as an actual or implied agent for a political party, candidate, or committee, as defined by chapter 68A, the person shall issue to the applicant a receipt for the completed application.   b. The receipt shall contain the following information:   (1) The name of the applicant.   (2) The date and time the completed application was received from the applicant.   (3) The name and date of the election for which the application is being completed.   (4) The name of the political party, candidate, or committee for whom the person is soliciting and returning the application for the absentee ballot.   (5) The name of the person acting as an actual or implied agent for the political party, candidate, or committee.   (6) A statement that the application will be delivered to the appropriate commissioner within seventy-two hours of the date and time the completed application was received from the applicant or no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before the election, whichever is earlier.   (7) A statement that an absentee ballot will be mailed to the applicant within twenty-four hours after the ballot for the election is available.   c. The commissioner shall make receipt forms required by this section available for photocopying at the expense of the political party, candidate, or committee.  2004 Acts, ch 1083, §30, 37; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §360; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201; 2008 Acts, ch 1053, §3  Referred to in §53.49
IA Code § 53.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 53 - ABSENT VOTERS|Section 53.7 - Solicitation by public employees.

53.7 Solicitation by public employees.   1. It shall be unlawful for any employee of the state or any employee of a political subdivision to solicit any application or request for application for an absentee ballot, or to take an affidavit in connection with any absentee ballot while the employee is on the employer’s premises or otherwise in the course of employment. However, any such employee may take such affidavit in connection with an absentee ballot which is cast by the registered voter in person in the office where such employee is employed in accordance with section 53.10 or 53.11. This subsection shall not apply to any elected official.   2. It is unlawful for any public officer or employee, or any person acting under color of a public officer or employee, to knowingly require a public employee to solicit an application or request an application for an absentee ballot, or to knowingly require an employee to take an affidavit or request for an affidavit in connection with an absentee ballot application.  [SS15, §1137-d; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §933; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §53.7]  91 Acts, ch 129, §18; 94 Acts, ch 1169, §64; 2002 Acts, ch 1071, §11; 2002 Acts, ch 1175, §80; 2007 Acts, ch 59, §24, 38  Referred to in §39A.4, 39A.5, 53.49
IA Code § 53.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 53 - ABSENT VOTERS|Section 53.9 - Prohibited persons.

53.9 Prohibited persons.   No person required to file reports under chapter 68A, and no person acting as an actual or implied agent for a person required to file reports under chapter 68A, shall receive absentee ballots on behalf of voters. This prohibition does not apply to section 53.17.  97 Acts, ch 170, §69  Referred to in §53.49
IA Code § 53.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 53 - ABSENT VOTERS|Section 53.10 - Absentee voting at the commissioner’s office.

53.10 Absentee voting at the commissioner’s office.   1. Not more than twenty-nine days before the date of the primary election or the general election, the commissioner shall provide facilities for absentee voting in person at the commissioner’s office. This service shall also be provided for other elections as soon as the ballots are ready, but in no case shall absentee ballots be available under this section more than twenty-nine days before an election.   2. a. Each person who wishes to vote by absentee ballot at the commissioner’s office shall first sign an application for a ballot including the following information: name, current address, voter verification number, and the election for which the ballot is requested. The person may report a change of address or other information on the person’s voter registration record at that time. Prior to furnishing a ballot, the commissioner shall verify the person’s identity as provided in section 49.78. The registered voter shall immediately mark the ballot; enclose the ballot in a secrecy envelope, if necessary, and seal it in the envelope marked with the affidavit; subscribe to the affidavit on the reverse side of the envelope; and return the absentee ballot to the commissioner. The commissioner shall record the numbers appearing on the application and affidavit envelope along with the name of the registered voter.   b. For purposes of this subsection, “voter verification number” means the registered voter’s driver’s license number or nonoperator’s identification card number assigned to the voter by the department of transportation or the registered voter’s identification number assigned to the voter by the state commissioner pursuant to section 47.7, subsection 2.   3. A voter shall not vote or offer to vote any ballot except such as the voter has received from the commissioner. A voter voting an absentee ballot at the commissioner’s office shall not take or remove any ballot from the commissioner’s office.   4. During the hours when absentee ballots are available in the office of the commissioner, the absentee voting site is a polling place for purposes of section 39A.4, subsection 1, paragraph “a”.  2002 Acts, ch 1134, §63, 115; 2005 Acts, ch 72, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §224; 2008 Acts, ch 1191, §114; 2014 Acts, ch 1101, §17, 32; 2016 Acts, ch 1121, §5; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §8, 52, 54; 2018 Acts, ch 1149, §10, 12; 2020 Acts, ch 1121, §126  Referred to in §49.63, 53.2, 53.7, 53.8, 53.11, 53.22, 53.42, 53.49, 68A.406  2017 amendment to subsection 1 by 2017 Acts, ch 110, §52 applies to elections held on or after January 1, 2018;  2017 Acts, ch 110, §54  Subsection 2, paragraph a amended
IA Code § 53.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 53 - ABSENT VOTERS|Section 53.12 - Duty of commissioner.

53.12 Duty of commissioner.   The commissioner shall enclose the absentee ballot in an unsealed envelope, to be furnished by the commissioner, which envelope shall bear upon its face the words “county commissioner of elections”, the address of the commissioner’s office, and the same serial number appearing on the unsealed envelope shall be affixed to the application.  [SS15, §1137-f; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §938; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §53.12]  84 Acts, ch 1291, §14  Referred to in §53.49
IA Code § 53.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 53 - ABSENT VOTERS|Section 53.13 - Voter’s affidavit on envelope.

53.13 Voter’s affidavit on envelope. Repealed by 2014 Acts, ch 1101, §31, 32. See §53.8.
IA Code § 53.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 53 - ABSENT VOTERS|Section 53.14 - Party affiliation.

53.14 Party affiliation. Repealed by 2014 Acts, ch 1101, §31, 32.
IA Code § 53.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 53 - ABSENT VOTERS|Section 53.15 - Marking ballot.

53.15 Marking ballot.   1. The registered voter, on receipt of an absentee ballot, shall mark the ballot in such a manner that no other person will know how the ballot is marked.   2. Registered voters who are blind, cannot read, or because of any other physical disability, are unable to mark their own absentee ballot, may have the assistance of any person the registered voter may select.  [SS15, §1137-g; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §941; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §53.15]  84 Acts, ch 1291, §15; 94 Acts, ch 1169, §64  Referred to in §53.49
IA Code § 53.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 53 - ABSENT VOTERS|Section 53.16 - Subscribing to affidavit.

53.16 Subscribing to affidavit.   After marking the ballot, the voter shall make and subscribe to the affidavit on the affidavit envelope or on the return envelope marked with the affidavit, and fold the ballot or ballots, separately, so as to conceal the markings on them, and deposit them in the envelope, and securely seal the envelope.  [SS15, §1137-g; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §942; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §53.16]  84 Acts, ch 1291, §16; 2014 Acts, ch 1101, §18, 32  Referred to in §53.49
IA Code § 53.19 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 53 - ABSENT VOTERS|Section 53.19 - Listing absentee ballots.

53.19 Listing absentee ballots.   1. The commissioner shall maintain a list of the absentee ballots provided to registered voters, the serial number appearing on the unsealed envelope, the date the application for the absentee ballot was received, and the date the absentee ballot was sent to the registered voter requesting the absentee ballot.   2. The commissioner shall provide each precinct election board with a list of all registered voters from that precinct who have received an absentee ballot. The precinct officials shall immediately designate on the election register those registered voters who have received an absentee ballot and are not entitled to vote in person at the polls, except as provided in subsection 3.   3. a. A registered voter who has received an absentee ballot and not returned it may surrender the absentee ballot to the precinct officials and vote in person at the polls. The precinct officials shall mark the uncast absentee ballot “void” and return it to the commissioner.   b. A registered voter who has requested an absentee ballot by mail but for any reason has not received it or who has not brought the ballot to the polls may appear at the voter’s precinct polling place on election day and, after the precinct election officials confirm the commissioner has not received the voter’s absentee ballot, the voter shall be permitted to vote in person at the polls. If the precinct election officials are unable to confirm whether the commissioner has received the voter’s absentee ballot, the voter shall cast a ballot in accordance with section 49.81.   c. A registered voter who has been notified by the commissioner pursuant to section 53.18 of the need to complete the affidavit or vote a replacement absentee ballot and who has not completed the affidavit or voted a replacement absentee ballot may appear at the voter’s precinct polling place on election day and, after the precinct election officials confirm the voter has not completed the affidavit or voted a replacement ballot, the voter shall be permitted to vote in person at the polls. If the precinct election officials are unable to confirm whether the voter has completed the affidavit or voted a replacement ballot, the voter shall cast a ballot in accordance with section 49.81.  [C71, §53.4; C73, §53.2; C75, 77, 79, 81, §53.19]  94 Acts, ch 1169, §64; 97 Acts, ch 170, §72; 98 Acts, ch 1123, §11; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §68, 115; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §230; 2010 Acts, ch 1026, §14  Referred to in §9E.6, 49.72, 49.77, 49.81, 53.18, 53.49
IA Code § 53.20 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES|Chapter 53 - ABSENT VOTERS|Section 53.20 - Special precinct established.

53.20 Special precinct established.   1. There is established in each county a special precinct to be known as the absentee ballot and special voters precinct. Its jurisdiction shall be conterminous with the borders of the county, for the purposes specified by sections 53.22 and 53.23, and the requirement that precincts not cross the boundaries of legislative districts shall not be applicable to it. The commissioner shall draw up an election board panel for the special precinct in the manner prescribed by section 49.15, having due regard for the nature and extent of the duties required of members of the election board and the election officers to be appointed from the panel, including, if directed by the commissioner, the tallying and recording of write-in votes.   2. a. Results from the special precinct shall be reported separately from the results of the ballots cast at the polls on election day. The commissioner shall for general elections also report the results of the special precinct by the resident precincts of the voters who cast absentee and provisional ballots. For all other elections, the commissioner may report the results of the special precinct by the resident precincts of the voters who cast absentee and provisional ballots, or may report the absentee results as a single precinct.   b. For the general election and for any election in which the commissioner determines in advance of the election to report the results of the special precinct by the resident precincts of the voters who cast absentee and provisional ballots, the commissioner shall prepare a separate absentee ballot style for each precinct in the county and shall program the voting system to produce reports by the resident precincts of the voters.  [C77, 79, 81, §53.20]  2008 Acts, ch 1159, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §66; 2015 Acts, ch 85, §3  Referred to in §49.81, 50.21, 50.51, 53.22, 53.49