91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 188: Relating to the automatic mailing of ballots, and including applicability provisions
Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to the mailing of absentee ballots. The bill requires county commissioners of elections to automatically mail absentee ballots to all registered voters days before an election and to electronically confirm the receipt of returned absentee ballots. Current law requires registered voters to submit an application prior to receiving an absentee ballot, and provides that commissioners mail absentee ballots not earlier than days before the election. The special precinct election board must convene starting on November to begin counting ballots.
Sponsors
Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. (D), Rep. Ken Croken (D), Rep. Rob Johnson (D), Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D), Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D)
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 3 for, 2 against
For: Bitches Get Stuff Done; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club
Against: Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; VALOR Iowa
In plain words
- January 30, 2025Filed 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/91/HF188