Bills › 90th General Assembly
Relating to the selection of locations as polling places
Topics:Elections & voting
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 24, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 30, 2024
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, 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 County election officials cannot choose a school to use as a polling place if there is another free public building available. They must first check to see if any other tax-supported buildings or grounds can meet the necessary accessibility and signage rules.1
Read the official explanation
This bill prohibits a county commissioner of elections from selecting a school as a polling place unless the commissioner first determines that no other buildings or grounds supported by taxation under the laws of this state or that would otherwise be made available for use as a polling place without charge would satisfy the requirements of Code section 49.21 (polling places —— accessibility —— signs).
House subcommittee
Named January 30, 2024. On February 8, 2024 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-1.
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
Lobbying
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