Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 721 - Secretary of State › Division II - Elections › Chapter 21 - Election Forms and Instructions › Rule 721-21.304 - Absentee Ballot Requests From Voters Whose Registration Records Are "pending."

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
A voter who requests an absentee ballot and is assigned a
				  status of "pending" must provide identification pursuant to Iowa Code section
				  48A.8.
(1)
In-person applicants.
In-person applicants for absentee ballots assigned a status of "pending" must
				show identification pursuant to Iowa Code section
				48A.8
				before casting a ballot. If an in-person applicant provides identification as
				required by Iowa Code section 48A. 8 when casting an absentee ballot in person,
				the commissioner shall assign the voter's registration record a status of
				"active" and provide the voter with an absentee ballot. Voters who are unable
				to provide identification as required by Iowa Code section
				48A.8
				shall be offered a provisional ballot pursuant to Iowa Code section
				49.81.
(2)
By-mail applicants.
By-mail applicants for absentee ballots assigned a status of "pending" must
				either come to the commissioner's office and show identification pursuant to
				Iowa Code section 48A. 8 or mail a photocopy of identification pursuant to Iowa
				Code section 48A. 8 before the voter's absentee ballot can be counted by the
				absentee and special voters precinct board. The commissioner shall mail the
				voter a notice informing the voter of the requirement to provide one of the
				identification documents listed in Iowa Code section
				48A.8
				before the voter's absentee ballot can be considered for counting by the
				absentee and special voters precinct board. If a by-mail applicant provides
				identification as required by Iowa Code section
				48A.8,
				the commissioner shall assign the voter's registration record a status of
				"active."
(3)
By-mail
				absentee voters assigned a status of "pending" who do not provide
				identification prior to election day.
The ballot of a by-mail absentee
				voter assigned a status of "pending" who has not shown identification in person
				at the commissioner's office or provided a photocopy of identification by mail
				pursuant to Iowa Code section 48A. 8 shall be challenged by a member of the
				absentee and special voters precinct board on election day pursuant to Iowa
				Code section
				53.31. The absentee
				and special voters precinct board shall immediately mail notice of the
				challenge to the voter. The notice shall include the deadline for the voter to
				provide identification pursuant to Iowa Code section
				48A.8.
				If the voter provides identification pursuant to Iowa Code section
				48A.8
				prior to the time the absentee and special voters precinct board reconvenes to
				consider challenged absentee ballots pursuant to Iowa Code section
				50.22,
				the voter's ballot shall be considered for counting by the absentee and special
				voters precinct board. If the voter does not provide identification pursuant to
				Iowa Code section
				48A.8
				prior to the time the absentee and special voters precinct board reconvenes to
				consider challenged absentee ballots pursuant to Iowa Code section
				50.22,
				the voter's absentee ballot shall be rejected by the absentee and special
				voters precinct board. The voter shall be notified of the reason for rejection
				pursuant to Iowa Code section
				53.25.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections
				  48A.8,
				  53.25 and
				  53.31.