SF 2078: Relating to voter registration, including verification of voter citizenship

What it does

This bill relates to voter registration. citizenship of a person prior to registering the person to vote and allowing the person to cast a regular ballot. The bill requires the commissioner to first attempt to verify the citizenship of the registrant using the department of transportation’s driver’s license database. citizenship and immigration services. If the commissioner cannot verify the registrant’s citizenship using federal databases, the commissioner shall request that the registrant produce a document, listed in the bill, that verifies the registrant’s citizenship.

Senate subcommittee · named February 13, 2024

• Sen. Sandy Salmon (R) · sandy.salmon@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Janice Weiner (D) · janice.weiner@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R) · cherielynn.westrich@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 2 against

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

Against: League of Women Voters of Iowa; NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-Nebraska

In plain words

1. January 22, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
2. January 23, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Salmon and Weiner
3. February 13, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Salmon, Weiner and Westrich
4. February 14, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
5. February 19, 2024Approved by the Senate committee