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Relating to the conduct of elections, including the casting of provisional ballots by persons registering to vote on election day or when casting an in-person absentee ballot, and the use of automatic tabulating equipment and optical scan voting systems
Topics:Elections & voting
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 20, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 22, 2023
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who register to vote on election day or vote early in person would have to use a provisional ballot instead of a regular one. Election officials would then check to make sure the person is eligible before counting that vote. This change also removes requirements for certain types of voting machines and scanners to be used in all elections.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the conduct of elections. The bill requires a person registering to vote on election day or when casting an in-person absentee ballot to cast a provisional ballot. The absentee and special voters precinct board shall then count the provisional ballot only if the board determines that the voter was eligible to vote. Under current law, a person registering to vote on election day or when casting an in-person absentee ballot may cast a regular ballot if the polling place can verify the voter’s eligibility to vote using an electronic poll book. The bill strikes provisions requiring the use of optical scan voting systems in all elections and the use of automatic tabulating equipment in certain elections.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 22, 2023. On February 27, 2023 it recommended passage. [].
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
5 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 23, 2023 (5) · on the Legislature’s site
Iowa Code it changes
Lobbying
1 for · 5 against · 1 undecided · Who →
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