Bills › 90th General Assembly
Relating to elections, including primary elections, political party caucuses, updates to the statewide voter registration system, and costs of preparing lists of voters
Sponsored by the House Ways and Means Committee
Topics:Elections & votingTaxes
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedApril 13, 2023
- Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
- Done: House committeeMay 1, 2023
- Done: Passes the HouseMay 1, 202361–33
- Done: Senate committeeMay 3, 2023
- Done: Passes the SenateMay 4, 202333–16
- Done: To the GovernorMay 11, 2023
- Done: Signed into lawJune 1, 2023
Signed into law What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to elections. The bill requires a person voting at a precinct caucus to have been a member of the political party holding the caucus for the days immediately preceding the caucus and to be physically present at the location of the precinct caucus. The bill strikes a requirement that the state registrar of voters use information from the electronic registration information center to update information in the statewide voter registration system, including a report of voters that are eligible but unregistered.
Read the full explanation
The bill allows the state registrar of voters to use information from other entities to update information in the statewide voter registration system, including but not limited to reports related to certain subject areas set forth under current law. The bill also allows a county or state registrar of voters to adjust the cost of preparation of a list of registered voters and other election data to reflect the costs of processing a credit card payment.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text · What changed before it passed
Senate subcommittee
Named May 2, 2023. On May 3, 2023 it recommended passage. [].
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Iowa Code it changes
Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works
Lobbying
3 for · 3 against · 5 undecided · Who →