HF 2526: Relating to the conduct of elections, including provisions related to absentee ballots, recounts, and contested gubernatorial elections and impeachments, making penalties applicable, and including effective date and applicability provisions

What it does

This bill relates to the conduct of elections. The bill provides that a political party that this required by statute to publish a notice of a precinct caucus in a newspaper of general circulation may, in lieu of such requirement, publish the notice, action, or other information in its entirety on the political party’s internet site, if the political party maintains an internet site. The bill removes a requirement that nomination papers for an office to be filled by the voters of the county or for the office of county supervisor elected from a district within the county be signed by percent of the party vote in the county or supervisor district, as shown by the last general election, or by at least 100 persons, whichever is less.

House subcommittee · named February 15, 2022

• Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R) · bobby.kaufmann@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Brooke Boden (R) · brooke.boden@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Mary Lynn Wolfe (D)

Lobbying · 3 for, 4 against

For: Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; Kirkwood Institute; Opportunity Solutions Project

Against: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Newspaper Association; Iowa State Education Association; League of Women Voters of Iowa

In plain words

1. February 15, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee · as HSB 719
2. February 15, 2022House subcommittee named: Kaufmann, Boden and Wolfe · as HSB 719
3. February 16, 2022Approved by the House committee · as HSB 719
4. February 16, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 719
5. February 23, 2022Filed in the House
6. February 23, 2022Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2526 · as HSB 719
7. April 7, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted