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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2373: Relating to the conduct of elections, and making penalties applicable

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to the conduct of elections. The bill makes the day of the general election, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year, a legal public holiday. The bill also makes election day a paid holiday for state employees. The bill requires that each ballot include a unique code or other identifier to distinguish genuine ballots from counterfeit ballots. The bill prohibits a ballot from being counted if it does not include a unique code or other identifier that has not been previously included on a cast ballot.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 2 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps

Against: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club

In plain words

  1. February 8, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF2373