88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
HSB 171: HSB 171
Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill allows registered voters to make applications for absentee ballots through electronic means. Under the bill, a registered voter may apply to the commissioner for an absentee ballot either through electronic mail or through the county commissioner of election’s internet site. on the Friday before the election. If the commissioner receives such an application more than days prior to the date of the election, the commissioner is required to retain the application and process it in the same manner as an electronic application received not more than days before the date of the election.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named February 14, 2019
- Rep. Mike Sexton (R)
- Rep. Andy McKean (D)
- Rep. Bruce Hunter (D)
Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Auditors; League of Women Voters of Iowa
In plain words
- February 14, 2019House subcommittee named: Sexton, McKean and Hunter
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HSB171