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Automatically restoring the right to vote and hold elective office for persons who have been discharged from probation, parole, or work release, or who have been released from confinement
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 16, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 17, 2019
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill makes restoration of the right to register to vote and to vote automatic upon a person’s release from probation, parole, or work release. By operation of law, persons whose rights have been restored are eligible to run for elective office. The bill requires the department of corrections or the judicial district department of correctional services to provide written notice upon discharge from confinement or supervision that a person’s voting rights are restored and that the person must provide written notice of discharge when registering to vote. The notice shall also include a voter registration form.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 17, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
Iowa Code it changes
Creates§914.8
Amends§123.3§161A.5§277.4§376.4§43.18§43.67§44.3§45.3§48A.6§57.1§914.2§914.6
Lobbying
9 for · 1 against · 9 undecided · Who →