89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2049: Relating to voter identification for absent voters
Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to voter identification requirements for absent voters. The bill requires an absent voter who returns a completed absentee ballot to the commissioner’s office, by mail, or to a ballot drop box to include with the completed ballot a photocopy of a voter identification document that would satisfy the voter identification requirements for a voter voting in person on election day. The bill also requires the members of the absentee ballot and special voters precinct board to verify the validity of the identification in the same manner as a precinct election official verifying the identity of a voter voting in person prior to counting a ballot.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 1 for, 8 against
For: Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps
Against: IA Mental Health Planning Council; Iowa Alliance For Retired Americans; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; League of Women Voters of Iowa; UAW Region 4; United Professionals/UE
In plain words
- January 20, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2049