HF 716: Relating to elections, including primary elections, political party caucuses, updates to the statewide voter registration system, and costs of preparing lists of voters

What it does

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.

Senate subcommittee · named May 2, 2023

• Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R)
• Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 3 against

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

Against: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council; League of Women Voters of Iowa

In plain words

1. April 13, 2023Filed in the House
2. May 1, 2023Passed the House, 61–33
3. May 2, 2023Arrived in the Senate
4. May 2, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Cournoyer and Quirmbach
5. May 3, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
6. May 3, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
7. May 4, 2023Passed the Senate, 33–16
8. May 11, 2023Sent to the Governor
9. June 1, 2023Signed into law