90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 523: Relating to the conduct of elections
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 strikes a provision canceling a voter’s voter registration if the voter has been marked inactive and not voted in two consecutive general elections. and adds documents to the list of documents that may be used by a voter to establish the voter’s identity when casting a ballot. The bill changes the first day on which absentee ballots may be cast from days before an election to days before an election. The bill allows an absentee voter to designate any person to return an absentee ballot on behalf of the voter so long as the voter requires the person to leave a receipt with the voter.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 2 for, 1 against
For: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; League of Women Voters of Iowa
Against: Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps
In plain words
- March 1, 2023Filed 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/HF523