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2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.18 - Voter registration at motor vehicle driver’s license stations.

48A.18 Voter registration at motor vehicle driver’s license stations.
1. Each state motor vehicle driver’s license application, including any renewal application or application for a nonoperator’s identification card, submitted to the office of driver services of the state department of transportation shall serve as an application for voter registration unless the applicant declines to register to vote. A completed voter registration form submitted to the office of driver services of the state department of transportation shall be considered to update any previous voter registration by the registrant.
2. A change of address form submitted to the office of driver services of the state department of transportation shall serve as a change of address for voter registration purposes unless the registrant states on the form that the change of address is not for voter registration purposes.
3. Information relating to the refusal of an applicant for a driver’s license to apply to register to vote shall not be used for any purpose other than voter registration.
4. Forms and procedures used by the office of driver services for voter registration and a schedule for transmission of voter registration forms from the office to the county commissioner of registration shall be prescribed by the state voter registration commission by rule.
5. A county treasurer’s office participating in county issuance of driver’s licenses pursuant to chapter 321M shall participate in voter registration under this section to the same extent as a license facility of the state department of transportation.
94 Acts, ch 1169, §19; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §12; 98 Acts, ch 1143, §14, 26
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.20 - Prohibited acts by voter registration agency employees.

48A.20 Prohibited acts by voter registration agency employees.
A person who provides voter registration services as required by this subchapter shall not:
1. Seek to influence an applicant’s political preference or party registration.
2. Display a political preference or party affiliation.
3. Make any statement to an applicant or take any action which has the purpose or effect of discouraging the applicant from registering to vote.
4. Make any statement to an applicant or take any action which has the purpose or effect of leading the applicant to believe that a decision to register or not to register to vote has any bearing on the availability of services or benefits.
94 Acts, ch 1169, §21
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.21 - Transmission of forms from agencies and driver’s license stations.

48A.21 Transmission of forms from agencies and driver’s license stations.
The state registrar of voters shall adopt administrative rules regulating the transmission of completed voter registration forms from voter registration agencies and from driver’s license stations, including county treasurer’s offices participating in county issuance of driver’s licenses under chapter 321M. All completed voter registration applications in the possession of a voter registration agency, a driver’s license station, or a county treasurer’s office that is participating in county issuance of driver’s licenses at 5:00 p.m. on the last workday of each week shall be transmitted to the location designated by the state registrar of voters by rule. Procedures or requirements for more frequent transmissions may be specified by rule.
94 Acts, ch 1169, §22; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §12; 98 Acts, ch 1143, §15, 26
Referred to in §48A.19
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.23 - Registration at educational institutions.

48A.23 Registration at educational institutions.
1. At least twice during each school year, the board of directors of each school district operating a high school and the authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school shall offer the opportunity to register to vote to each student who is at least seventeen years of age.
2. All postsecondary schools, including but not limited to colleges, universities, and trade and technical schools which receive state funding, shall offer the opportunity to register to vote to each student at least once each year. Students shall be provided with the federal voter registration form or the Iowa voter registration form, as applicable.
94 Acts, ch 1169, §24; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §58, 64
Referred to in §280.9A
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.24 - Deadline for submitting voter registration forms.

48A.24 Deadline for submitting voter registration forms.
1. A person who accepts a completed voter registration form from an applicant shall submit the form to the appropriate commissioner within seven days of receiving the form if the person accepting the form is doing so on behalf of any of the following:
a. A political party, as defined in section 43.2.
b. A nonparty political organization required to nominate candidates under chapter 44.
c. A candidate or committee, as defined in section 68A.102.
2. Notwithstanding the deadline in subsection 1, a person described in subsection 1 who accepts a completed voter registration form from an applicant within three days of the voter registration deadline prescribed in section 48A.9 for the next election shall submit the form to the appropriate commissioner within twenty-four hours of accepting the form, and not later than the registration deadline.
2017 Acts, ch 110, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.25 - Compensation for assistance in completing registration forms.

48A.25 Compensation for assistance in completing registration forms.
1. a. A person may pay, offer to pay, or accept compensation for assisting others in completing voter registration forms only if the compensation is based solely on the time spent providing the assistance.
b. Paying, offering to pay, or receiving compensation based on the number of registration forms completed, or the party affiliations shown on completed registration forms, or on any other performance criteria, is unlawful.
2. a. This section shall not apply to state statutory political committees, as defined in section 43.111.
b. This section shall not apply to state and political subdivision employees who are required to offer assistance to clients as a part of their regular job duties, and who shall not be granted additional compensation for voter registration activities.
3. A person assisting another in completing a voter registration form shall not complete any portion of the form without the knowledge or consent of the registrant.
94 Acts, ch 1169, §26; 2002 Acts, ch 1071, §8; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §17
Referred to in §39A.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.25A - Verification of voter registration information.

48A.25A Verification of voter registration information.
1. a. Upon receipt of an application for voter registration, the commissioner of registration shall compare the Iowa driver’s license number, the Iowa nonoperator’s identification card number, or the last four numerals of the social security number provided by the registrant with the records of the state department of transportation. To be verified, the voter registration record shall contain the same name, date of birth, and Iowa driver’s license number or Iowa nonoperator’s identification card number or whole or partial social security number as the records of the state department of transportation. If the information cannot be verified, the application shall be recorded and the status of the voter’s record shall be designated as pending status. The commissioner of registration shall notify the applicant that the applicant is required to present identification described in section 48A.8, subsection 2, before voting for the first time in the county. If the information can be verified, a record shall be made of the verification and the status of the voter’s record shall be designated as active status.
b. This subsection shall not apply to applications received from registrants pursuant to section 48A.7A.
2. The voter registration commission shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 17A to provide procedures for processing registration applications if the state department of transportation does not, before the close of registration for an election for which the voter registration would be effective, if verified, provide a report that the information on the application has matched or not matched the records of the department.
3. This section does not apply to persons described in section 53.37 who are entitled to register to vote and to vote.
2004 Acts, ch 1083, §13, 37; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §356; 2005 Acts, ch 19, §19; 2007 Acts, ch 59, §42, 43; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §16
Referred to in §48A.26, 48A.37, 53.38
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.26A - Acknowledgment of election day and in-person absentee registration form.

48A.26A Acknowledgment of election day and in-person absentee registration form.
1. Within twenty-one days of receiving a voter registration form completed under section 48A.7A, the commissioner shall send an acknowledgment to the registrant, in the manner provided in section 48A.26, subsections 2 through 5, as applicable, at the mailing address shown on the registration form. The acknowledgment shall be sent by nonforwardable mail.
2. If the acknowledgment is returned as undeliverable by the postal service, the commissioner shall attempt to contact the voter by forwardable mail. If a response is not received from the voter within fourteen days after the notice is mailed, the commissioner shall change the status of the registration to inactive status and shall immediately notify the state registrar of voters and the county attorney.
3. A county attorney receiving a notification pursuant to subsection 2 shall review the voter’s registration documents and other such information as may be necessary, and report the findings to the commissioner and state registrar of voters.
2007 Acts, ch 35, §4, 7; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §19, 35, 36, 44
Referred to in §48A.10A, 48A.26, 48A.26B, 48A.37
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.26B - Form of acknowledgment.

48A.26B Form of acknowledgment.
The state registrar shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to prescribe the form of written acknowledgments sent to a registrant by a commissioner pursuant to section 48A.26 or 48A.26A.
2017 Acts, ch 110, §20, 35, 36
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.27A - Voting more than once — referral and examination.

48A.27A Voting more than once — referral and examination.
1. If the state registrar of voters receives information from another jurisdiction that a registered voter of this state may have voted or attempted to vote more than once in the same election, the state registrar shall provide the information to the appropriate commissioner.
2. If a commissioner receives information from the state registrar of voters or from another jurisdiction that a registered voter may have voted or attempted to vote more than once in the same election, the commissioner shall provide the information to the county attorney in each jurisdiction where the voter voted or attempted to vote. A county attorney of this state that is provided such information shall examine the information and report any findings to the commissioner.
2017 Acts, ch 110, §45
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.28 - Systematic confirmation program.

48A.28 Systematic confirmation program.
1. Each commissioner shall conduct a systematic program that makes a reasonable effort to remove from the official list of registered voters the names of registered voters who have changed residence from their registration addresses.
2. a. A commissioner shall participate in the United States postal service national change of address program, as provided in section 48A.27. The state voter registration commission shall adopt rules establishing specific requirements for participation and use of the national change of address program.
b. A commissioner participating in the national change of address program, in the first quarter of each calendar year, shall send a notice and preaddressed, postage paid return card by forwardable mail to each registered voter whose name was not reported by the national change of address program and who has not voted in the most recent general election and has not registered again or who has not reported a change to an existing registration. Registered voters receiving such notice shall be marked inactive. The form and language of the notice and return card shall be specified by the state voter registration commission by rule. A registered voter shall not be sent a notice and return card under this subsection more frequently than once in a four-year period. A registered voter shall not be sent a notice and return card under this subsection if the registered voter was not eighteen years of age on the date of the general election.
94 Acts, ch 1169, §29; 97 Acts, ch 170, §19, 20; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §25, 115; 2004 Acts, ch 1083, §16, 37; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201; 2021 Acts, ch 12, §25, 26, 73; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §21, 54
Referred to in §48A.29, 48A.30, 48A.37, 48A.40
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.30 - Cancellation of voter registration.

48A.30 Cancellation of voter registration.
1. The voter registration of a registered voter shall be canceled if any of the following occurs:
a. The registered voter dies. For the purposes of this subsection, the commissioner may accept as evidence of death a notice from the state registrar of vital statistics forwarded by the state registrar of voters, a notice from the federal social security administration, a written statement from a person related to the registered voter within the second degree of consanguinity or first degree of affinity, an obituary in a newspaper or that appears on the internet site of a funeral establishment licensed under chapter 156 or by the proper authority of another state, a written statement from an election official or personal representative of the registered voter’s estate, or a notice from the county recorder of the county where the registered voter died.
b. The registered voter registers to vote in another jurisdiction, and the commissioner receives notice of the registration from the registration official in the other jurisdiction.
c. The registered voter requests the cancellation in writing. For the purposes of this subsection, a confirmation by the registered voter that the registered voter is no longer a resident of the county constitutes a request for cancellation.
d. The clerk of the district court, or the United States attorney, or the state registrar sends notice of the registered voter’s conviction of a felony as defined in section 701.7, or conviction of an offense classified as a felony under federal law. The clerk of the district court shall send notice of a felony conviction to the state registrar of voters. The registrar shall determine in which county the felon is registered to vote, if any, and shall notify the county commissioner of registration for that county of the felony conviction.
e. The clerk of the district court or the state registrar sends notice that the registered voter has been declared a person who is incompetent to vote under state law.
f. The registered voter is not a resident of Iowa, or the registered voter submits documentation under section 607A.4, subsection 3, that indicates that the voter is not a citizen of the United States.
g. The registered voter’s registration record has been inactive pursuant to section 48A.28 or 48A.29 for two successive general elections.
2. When a registration is canceled pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph “d”, “e”, or “g”, the commissioner shall send a notice of the cancellation to the registered voter.
94 Acts, ch 1169, §31; 98 Acts, ch 1185, §5; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §27, 28, 115; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §4; 2018 Acts, ch 1149, §5, 12; 2021 Acts, ch 12, §29, 73; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §22, 54
Referred to in §47.7, 48A.37, 48A.40
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.31 - Deceased persons record.

48A.31 Deceased persons record.
The state registrar of vital statistics shall transmit or cause to be transmitted to the state registrar of voters, once each calendar quarter, a certified list of all persons seventeen years of age and older in the state whose deaths have been reported to the bureau of vital records of the Iowa department of public health since the previous list of decedents was certified to the state registrar of voters. The list shall be submitted according to the specifications of the state registrar of voters and shall be transmitted to the state registrar of voters without charge for production or transmission. The commissioner shall, in the month following the end of a calendar quarter, run the statewide voter registration system’s matching program to determine whether a listed decedent was registered to vote in the county and shall immediately cancel the registration of any person named on the list of decedents.
94 Acts, ch 1169, §32; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §123; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §19; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §5
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.32 - Destruction or removal of canceled voter registration records.

48A.32 Destruction or removal of canceled voter registration records.
Twenty-two months after the next general election following the cancellation of a person’s voter registration, the commissioner may destroy all records of that person’s registration. At the discretion of the commissioner, canceled records may be donated to a historical society if all confidential information has been removed from the records.
94 Acts, ch 1169, §33
Referred to in §48A.35
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.33 - Declination of registration opportunity.

48A.33 Declination of registration opportunity.
When a client or applicant of a voter registration agency declines to register to vote, the record of the declination shall be kept by the voter registration agency for twenty-two months after the next general election after which time the agency may destroy the records.
94 Acts, ch 1169, §34
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.34 - Confidentiality of certain records.

48A.34 Confidentiality of certain records.
Voter registration records are available for public inspection at reasonable times at the office of the county commissioner. The commissioner and any voter registration agency which has custody of voter registration records shall take the necessary steps to ensure that the name of the agency at which the voter registration form was submitted remains confidential.
94 Acts, ch 1169, §35
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.35 - Voter registration records under control of the commissioner.

48A.35 Voter registration records under control of the commissioner.
1. The county commissioner of elections shall be responsible for the maintenance and storage of all paper and electronic voter registration records in the commissioner’s custody. Original registration records shall not be removed from the commissioner’s office or from any other designated permanent storage location except upon request of a county commissioner or a court order, as provided in subsection 2, or as provided by section 48A.32. The state registrar of voters and the state voter registration commission shall adopt administrative rules to implement this section.
2. The county commissioner of elections may store an unaltered version of completed voter registration applications, including the applicant’s signature, as an electronic document, or in another format suitable for preserving information in the registration record, regardless of the format in which the application is submitted.
94 Acts, ch 1169, §36; 2014 Acts, ch 1101, §7
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.36 - Electronic registration record retention in voter registration agencies.

48A.36 Electronic registration record retention in voter registration agencies.
1. Voter registration agencies and the office of driver services of the state department of transportation may electronically transmit registration data to the state registrar of voters, who shall distribute the information, electronically or otherwise, to the appropriate commissioner in accordance with rules of the state voter registration commission and the state registrar of voters. The state agency originating the registration data shall permanently retain an electronic copy of the form completed by the registrant, including the registrant’s signature, and shall develop procedures for the retrieval and printing of that electronic document. A printed copy of an electronic registration document shall be made only upon the agency’s receipt of a court order.
2. Upon receipt of electronic registration data under subsection 1, the state registrar of voters shall cause the updating of registration records. The registrar shall notify the appropriate commissioner of the actions taken.
94 Acts, ch 1169, §37; 2004 Acts, ch 1083, §17, 37
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.37 - Electronic registration records.

48A.37 Electronic registration records.
1. Voter registration records shall be maintained in an electronic medium. A history of local election participation shall be maintained as part of the electronic record for at least two general, primary, school, and city elections. Absentee voting shall be recorded for the previous two general and primary elections. After each election, the county commissioner shall update telephone numbers provided by registered voters pursuant to section 49.77.
2. Electronic records shall include a status code designating whether the records are active, inactive, incomplete, pending, or canceled. Inactive records are records of registered voters to whom notices have been sent pursuant to section 48A.28, and who have not returned the card or otherwise responded to the notice, and those records have been designated inactive pursuant to section 48A.29. Inactive records are also records of registered voters to whom notices have been sent pursuant to section 48A.26A and who have not responded to the notice. Incomplete records are records missing required information pursuant to section 48A.11, subsection 8. Pending records are records of applicants whose applications have not been verified pursuant to section 48A.25A. Canceled records are records that have been canceled pursuant to section 48A.30. All other records are active records. An inactive record shall be made active when the registered voter requests an absentee ballot, votes at an election, registers again, or reports a change of name, address, telephone number, or political party or organization affiliation. An incomplete record shall be made active when a completed application is received from the applicant and verified pursuant to section 48A.25A. A pending record shall be made active upon verification or upon the voter providing identification pursuant to section 48A.8.
94 Acts, ch 1169, §38; 2004 Acts, ch 1083, §18, 37; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §357; 2007 Acts, ch 35, §5, 7; 2008 Acts, ch 1115, §81; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §20; 2021 Acts, ch 12, §30, 73
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.38 - Lists of voters.

48A.38 Lists of voters.
1. Any person may request of the registrar and shall receive, upon payment of the cost of preparation, a list of registered voters and other data on registration and participation in elections, in accordance with the following requirements and limitations:
a. The registrar shall prepare each list requested within fourteen days of receipt of the request, except that the registrar shall not be required to prepare any list within seven days of the close of registration for any regularly scheduled election if the preparation of the list would impede the preparation of election registers for that election.
b. Each list shall be as current as possible, but shall in all cases reflect voter activity reported to any commissioner twenty-eight or more days before preparation of the list.
c. Each list shall be in the order and form specified by the list purchaser, and shall contain the registration data specified by the list purchaser, provided compliance with the request is within the capability of the record maintenance system used by the registrar.
d. Lists prepared shall not include inactive records unless specifically requested by the requester.
e. The registrar shall prepare updates to lists at least biweekly, and after the close of registration for a regularly scheduled election, but before the election, if requested to do so at the time a list is purchased. All updates shall be made available to all requesters at the same time, and shall be in the order and form specified by each requester.
f. The county commissioner of registration and the state registrar of voters shall remove a voter’s whole or partial social security number, as applicable, voter identification number assigned by the state commissioner, Iowa driver’s license number, or Iowa nonoperator’s identification card number from a voter registration list prepared pursuant to this section.
2. The registrar shall update information on participation in an election no later than sixty days after each election.
3. The registrar shall maintain a log of the name, address, and telephone number of every person who receives a list under this section, and of every person who reviews registration records in the office of the registrar. Commissioners of registration shall maintain a similar log in their offices of those who receive a list from the commissioner or who review registration records in the commissioner’s office. Logs maintained under this subsection are public records, and shall be available for public inspection at reasonable times.
94 Acts, ch 1169, §39; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §29, 115; 2004 Acts, ch 1083, §19, 37; 2005 Acts, ch 19, §20; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §21; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §21, 35, 36
Referred to in §47.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.39 - Use of registration information.

48A.39 Use of registration information.
Information about individual registrants obtained from voter registration records shall be used only to request the registrant’s vote at an election, or for another genuine political purpose, or for a bona fide official purpose by an elected official, or for bona fide political research, but shall not be used for any commercial purposes.
94 Acts, ch 1169, §40; 2002 Acts, ch 1071, §9
Referred to in §39A.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.40 - Voter list maintenance reports.

48A.40 Voter list maintenance reports.
1. The commissioner of registration shall annually submit to the state registrar of voters a report regarding the number of voter registration records marked inactive or canceled pursuant to sections 48A.28 through 48A.30. The state registrar of voters shall publish such reports on the internet site of the state registrar of voters.
2. The state registrar of voters shall determine by rule the form and submission deadline of reports submitted pursuant to subsection 1.
2021 Acts, ch 12, §31, 73
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 48A.41 - Voter registration maintenance audits — investigations.

48A.41 Voter registration maintenance audits — investigations.
1. The state registrar of voters shall conduct an audit of voter registration maintenance by each commissioner of registration in April of each odd-numbered year, on a schedule determined by the state registrar of voters.
2. If in the course of an audit under this section the state registrar of voters finds that a commissioner of registration has failed to perform required voter list maintenance, the state registrar of voters shall submit the audit to the relevant county attorney and attorney general within twenty-four hours for investigation of a violation of section 39A.3, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, subparagraph (9), or other provision of law.
2021 Acts, ch 12, §32, 73; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §23, 54
Referred to in §39A.2, 39A.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 49 - METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS › Section 49.1 - Elections included.

49.1 Elections included.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all elections except those special elections which by the terms of the statutes authorizing them are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
[C97, §1088; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §719; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §49.1]
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 49 - METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS › Section 49.2 - Oversight by the state commissioner.

49.2 Oversight by the state commissioner.
The state commissioner, or a designee of the state commissioner, may, at the discretion of the state commissioner, oversee the activities of a county commissioner of elections during a period beginning sixty days before an election and ending sixty days after an election. For the purposes of this section, “oversee” means to observe election-related activity, correct any activity not in accordance with law, and issue a written notice and instructions pursuant to section 39A.6 for any technical infractions that are observed.
2021 Acts, ch 12, §33, 73
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 49 - METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS › Section 49.5 - City precincts.

49.5 City precincts.
1. As used in this section:
a. “The convenience of the voters” refers to but is not necessarily limited to the use of precinct boundaries which can be readily described to and identified by voters and for which there is ease of access by voters to their respective precinct polling places by reasonably direct routes of travel.
b. “Promoting electoral efficiency” means reducing the cost of staffing election precincts by requiring cities to avoid creating more precincts than is reasonably necessary to provide voters access to voting.
2. The council of a city where establishment of more than one precinct is necessary or deemed advisable shall, at the time required by law, divide the city into the number of election precincts as will best serve the convenience of the voters while promoting electoral efficiency. The precinct boundaries shall conform to section 49.3 and shall be described in an ordinance adopted by the council within the time required by section 49.7.
3. Before final adoption of any change in election precinct boundaries pursuant to this section or section 49.6, the council shall permit the commissioner not less than seven and not more than ten days’ time to offer written comments to the council on the proposed reprecincting. If the commissioner recommends changes in the proposed reprecincting which the commissioner concludes could better serve the convenience of the voters or could promote electoral efficiency, including lowering election costs, the council shall, if no changes to the reprecincting are made, include reasons in the ordinance for not adopting the proposed changes of the commissioner. A public hearing shall be held before final adoption of the ordinance. Notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing shall be given as provided in chapter 21.
[C97, §1090; S13, §1090; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §723; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §49.5]
93 Acts, ch 143, §14; 94 Acts, ch 1179, §7, 8; 2001 Acts, ch 50, §1, 2; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §12; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §9
Referred to in §49.7, 49.8, 49.10, 49.11, 273.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 49 - METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS › Section 49.6 - Power to combine township and city precincts.

49.6 Power to combine township and city precincts.
Election precincts composed partially of unincorporated territory and partially of all or any part of a city may be established within a single county in any manner which is not contrary to section 49.3. An agreement mutually satisfactory to the board of supervisors or the temporary county redistricting commission and the city council of the city involved shall be adopted and a copy of the agreement shall be submitted to the state commissioner as part of the certification of precinct boundaries required by section 49.7.
[C97, §1090; S13, §1090; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §724; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §49.6]
94 Acts, ch 1179, §9
Referred to in §49.5, 49.8, 273.8, 331.210A, 331.383
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 49 - METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS › Section 49.9 - Proper place of voting.

49.9 Proper place of voting.
Except as provided in section 49.11, subsection 3, paragraph “b”, and as required by the designation of a commissioner pursuant to section 49.21, subsection 1, a person shall not vote in any precinct but that of the person’s residence.
[C73, §605; C97, §1090; S13, §1090; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §727; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §49.9]
2008 Acts, ch 1115, §22; 2017 Acts, ch 155, §17, 44
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 49 - METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS › Section 49.12 - Election boards.

49.12 Election boards.
There shall be appointed in each election precinct an election board which shall ordinarily consist of three or five precinct election officials. At the commissioner’s discretion, additional precinct election officials may be appointed to work at any election. Not more than a simple majority of the members of the election board in any precinct shall be members of the same political party or organization if one or more registered voters of another party or organization are qualified and willing to serve on the board.
[C51, §246, 248, 1111; R60, §481, 483, 2027, 2030, 2031; C73, §606, 1717, 1719; C97, §1093, 2746, 2751, 2756; S13, §2756; SS15, §1087-a5, 1093; C24, §559, 730, 731, 735, 4165, 4195, 4209, 4211; C27, §559, 730, 731, 735, 4165, 4195, 4209, 4211-b2; C31, 35, §559, 730, 731, 735, 4165, 4216-c10; C39, §559, 730, 731, 735, 4165, 4216.10; C46, 50, §43.31, 49.12, 49.13, 49.17, 49.19, 276.12, 277.10; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §43.31, 49.12, 49.13, 49.17, 275.19, 277.10; C75, 77, 79, 81, §49.12]
87 Acts, ch 221, §12; 88 Acts, ch 1119, §15; 95 Acts, ch 67, §53; 98 Acts, ch 1123, §4; 2010 Acts, ch 1060, §3
Referred to in §39A.1, 49.14, 49.16, 49.18, 50.21, 50.22, 53.23
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 49 - METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS › Section 49.14 - Substitute precinct election officials.

49.14 Substitute precinct election officials.
1. The commissioner may appoint substitute precinct election officials as alternates for election board members. The responsibilities and duties of a precinct election official present at the time the polling place was opened on the day of an election may be assumed at any later time that day by a substitute appointed as an alternate. The substitute shall serve either for the balance of that election day or for any shorter period of time the commissioner may designate. At partisan elections, a substitute precinct election official assuming the duties of a precinct election official shall be a member of the same political party as the precinct election official whose duties are being assumed, unless substitution of a precinct election official not of the same political party results in no more than a simple majority of the total number of precinct election officials serving in that precinct being members of the same political party.
2. Substitute precinct election officials shall be appointed and shall serve in accordance with sections 49.12, 49.13, 49.15, and 49.16, and shall receive compensation as provided by sections 49.20 and 49.125. Upon arriving at the polling place and prior to performing any official duty, a substitute precinct election official shall take the oath required by section 49.75.
3. The commissioner shall not employ substitute precinct election officials in a partisan election unless:
a. The election board panel drawn up pursuant to section 49.15 contains the names of a sufficient number of political party designees to permit appointment of both the regular precinct election officials and any substitute precinct election officials from that panel; or
b. The commissioner has informed the county chairpersons of the political parties referred to in section 49.13, subsection 2, thirty days prior to the date of the election, of intent to appoint substitute precinct election officials and has allowed ten days thereafter for the respective county chairpersons to provide additional names of persons from whom the substitute precinct election officials shall be appointed. If a county chairperson fails to provide additional names after being so notified, the commissioner may appoint persons known to be members of the appropriate political party or parties.
[S81, §49.14; 81 Acts, ch 34, §25]
2007 Acts, ch 59, §7, 19; 2010 Acts, ch 1026, §4, 17
Referred to in §39A.1, 49.13
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 49 - METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS › Section 49.15 - Commissioner to draw up election board panel.

49.15 Commissioner to draw up election board panel.
1. Not less than twenty days before each primary election, the commissioner shall draw up for each precinct an election board panel from which members of the precinct election board shall be appointed for each election held in the precinct during the ensuing two years.
2. a. Each panel shall include members of each of the political parties referred to in section 49.13, whose names may be designated by the county chairpersons of each of these political parties not less than thirty days prior to each primary election. The commissioner may place on the election board panel names of persons known by the commissioner to be members of these political parties, if the respective county chairpersons fail to designate a sufficient number of names, and may also add names of persons, whether or not they are members of either of these political parties, who have advised the commissioner they are willing to serve on the election board.
b. The commissioner may also place on the election board panel names of persons whom either the city council of a city or a school board has advised the commissioner at least thirty days before each primary election are willing to serve without pay at elections conducted for that school district or city, as the case may be, during the tenure of the election board panel on which these names are included.
3. In drawing up precinct election board panels, the commissioner may use student precinct election board members appointed pursuant to section 49.13, subsection 6.
[C97, §1093; SS15, §1093; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §733; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §49.15]
2007 Acts, ch 34, §2; 2007 Acts, ch 138, §2; 2010 Acts, ch 1026, §5, 17
Referred to in §49.13, 49.14, 49.16, 53.20
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 49 - METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS › Section 49.17 - Conduct of elections — funding.

49.17 Conduct of elections — funding.
1. The state commissioner or a county commissioner or political subdivision of the state shall only accept funding from the following sources for the purposes of conducting an election:
a. Lawful appropriations of public moneys from the government of the United States.
b. Lawful appropriations of public moneys from the state of Iowa.
c. Lawful appropriations of public moneys from a political subdivision of the state for the conduct of an election in the political subdivision.
2. The state commissioner, a county commissioner, or a political subdivision of the state shall not accept or expend a grant, gift, or other source of funding from a source other than those listed in subsection 1, including from a private person, corporation, partnership, political party, nonparty political organization, committee as defined in section 68A.102, or other organization for the purpose of conducting an election.
3. This section does not prohibit the state commissioner or a county commissioner or political subdivision from issuing and collecting fees as otherwise provided by law.
4. This section does not apply to the contribution of a building for use as a polling place pursuant to section 49.21.
2022 Acts, ch 1153, §29, 30
NEW section
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 49 - METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS › Section 49.18 - Vacancies occurring on election day.

49.18 Vacancies occurring on election day.
If, at the opening of the polls in any precinct, there shall be a vacancy in the office of the precinct election official, the vacancy shall be filled by the commissioner or, with the commissioner’s approval and for that election only by the members of the board present, consideration being given to the political party affiliation of the person appointed if necessary in order to comply with the requirements of sections 49.12 and 49.13.
[C51, §247, 1111; R60, §482, 2027, 2030, 2031; C73, §607, 1717, 1719; C97, §1093, 2746, 2751, 2756; S13, §2756; SS15, §1087-a5, 1093; C24, §559, 736, 737, 4195, 4209, 4211; C27, §559, 736, 737, 4195, 4209, 4211-b2; C31, 35, §559, 736, 737, 4216-c10; C39, §559, 736, 737, 4216.10; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §43.31, 49.18, 49.19, 277.10; C75, 77, 79, 81, §49.18]
Referred to in §39A.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 49 - METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS › Section 49.20 - Compensation of members.

49.20 Compensation of members.
The members of election boards shall be deemed temporary state employees who are compensated by the county in which they serve, and shall receive compensation at a rate established by the board of supervisors, which shall be not less than the minimum wage established in section 91D.1, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, while engaged in the discharge of their duties and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel expense at a rate determined by the board of supervisors, except that persons who have advised the commissioner prior to their appointment to the election board that they are willing to serve without pay at elections conducted for a school district or a city shall receive no compensation for service at those elections. Compensation shall be paid to members of election boards only after the vote has been canvassed and it has been determined in the course of the canvass that the election record certificate has been properly executed by the election board.
[SS15, §1087-a5, 1093; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §560, 738; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §43.32, 49.20; C75, 77, 79, 81, §49.20]
89 Acts, ch 121, §1; 97 Acts, ch 170, §25; 2008 Acts, ch 1115, §91; 2010 Acts, ch 1026, §7, 17
Referred to in §49.14, 49.125, 53.22
Use of automobile, see §70A.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 49 - METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS › Section 49.21 - Polling places — accessibility — signs.

49.21 Polling places — accessibility — signs.
1. a. It is the responsibility of the commissioner to designate a polling place for each precinct in the county. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, for city and school elections the commissioner shall, whenever practicable, designate polling places so that an eligible elector will be assigned to vote at the same polling place at which the eligible elector would be assigned to vote at the general election. However, if a city does not have a polling place designated for the general election precinct, the commissioner may designate an additional polling place for the precinct in that city.
b. Each polling place designated shall be accessible to persons with disabilities. However, if the commissioner is unable to provide an accessible polling place for a precinct, the commissioner shall apply for a temporary waiver of the accessibility requirement. The state commissioner shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 17A prescribing standards for determining whether a polling place is accessible and the process for applying for a temporary waiver of accessibility.
2. a. Upon the application of the commissioner, the authority which has control of any buildings or grounds supported by taxation under the laws of this state shall make available the necessary space therein for the purpose of holding elections, without charge for the use thereof.
b. Except as otherwise provided by law, the polling place in each precinct in the state shall be located in a central location if a building is available. However, first consideration shall be given to the use of public buildings supported by taxation.
3. a. On the day of an election, the commissioner shall post a sign stating “vote here” at the entrance to each driveway leading to the building where a polling place is located. The sign must be visible from the street or highway fronting the driveway, but shall not encroach upon the right-of-way of such street or highway.
b. The commissioner shall post a sign at the entrance to the polling place indicating the election precinct number or name, and displaying a street map showing the boundaries of the precinct.
4. The commissioner shall remove or obscure from the view of voters any published material displaying the name of a candidate or elected official other than a ballot or sample ballot or envelope.
[C51, §222, 245; R60, §444, 480; C73, §391, 603; C97, §566, 1113, 2755; S13, §2755; C24, 27, §739, 4205; C31, 35, §739, 4216-c7; C39, §739, 4216.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §49.21, 277.7; C75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §49.21; 81 Acts, ch 34, §26]
96 Acts, ch 1129, §15; 2000 Acts, ch 1039, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §30, 115; 2008 Acts, ch 1115, §92; 2017 Acts, ch 155, §18, 44; 2019 Acts, ch 148, §40
Referred to in §49.9, 49.11, 49.17, 49.128, 53.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 49 - METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS › Section 49.23 - Notice of change.

49.23 Notice of change.
When a change is made from the usual polling place for the precinct or when the precinct polling place for any primary or general election is different from that used for the precinct at the last preceding primary or general election, notice of such change shall be mailed to all registered voters in the precinct and posted prominently in the county commissioner’s office and on the county commissioner’s internet site not more than twenty nor less than seven days before the day on which the election is to be held. In addition, a notice of the present polling place for the precinct shall be posted, not later than the hour at which the polls open on the day of the election, on each door to the usual or former polling place in the precinct and shall remain there until the polls have closed.
[C51, §222; R60, §444; C73, §391; C97, §566; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §741; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §49.23]
89 Acts, ch 136, §35; 2021 Acts, ch 12, §35, 73
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 49 - METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS › Section 49.24 - Schoolhouses as polling places.

49.24 Schoolhouses as polling places.
In precincts outside of cities the election shall, if practicable, be held in a public school building. Any damage to the building or furniture resulting from the election shall be paid by the county.
[C97, §1113; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §742; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §49.24]
See §297.9