91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2165: Relating to the casting of ballots by absent voters
Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to the casting of ballots by absent voters. The bill requires an absentee ballot that is mailed to a voter to be enclosed in an unsealed affidavit envelope and with or in an unsealed return envelope, which shall then be enclosed in the delivery envelope, which shall not include a return address. If the ballot cannot be folded so that all the votes on the ballot will be hidden, the bill requires the commissioner to also send a secrecy envelope. The bill requires a registered voter to subscribe to an affidavit on an affidavit envelope by signing the envelope and writing the voter’s voter verification number.
Sponsors
Rep. Eddie Andrews (R), Rep. Dr. Steven P. Bradley (R), Rep. Zach Dieken (R), Rep. Samantha Fett (R), Rep. Jason Gearhart (R), Rep. Thomas Gerhold (R), Rep. Cindy Golding (R), Rep. Helena Hayes (R), Rep. Wendy Larson (R), Rep. Mark I. Thompson (R), Rep. Charley Thomson (R), Rep. Craig Steven Williams (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 2 for, 6 against
For: Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; VALOR Iowa
Against: Disability Rights Iowa; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa State Association of County Auditors; League of Women Voters of Iowa
In plain words
- January 26, 2026Filed 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/HF2165