Bills › 89th General Assembly
Relating to requesting and returning absentee ballots
Topics:Elections & voting
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 28, 2021
- 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 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Voters would have to request their absentee ballots earlier than they do now. The new rules also require people to mail their completed ballots back sooner so they arrive by a new deadline. These changes affect anyone in Iowa who votes by mail.1
Read the official explanation
This bill is related to the requesting and returning of absentee ballots. The bill changes the date by which an application for an absentee ballot must be received from either or days before an election, depending on the type of election, to days before the election. The bill also changes the date by which an absentee ballot returned by mail must be postmarked or marked with an intelligent mail barcode from the day before an election to days before an election.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 9, 2021. It hasn’t reported yet.
- Sen. R. Smith
- Sen. Waylon Brown R
- Sen. Pam Jochum D
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