HF 353: Relating to eligibility to vote or stand for election in a primary election or caucus

What it does

This bill prohibits a person from filing nomination papers on behalf of a candidate for a partisan nomination if the candidate has not been a member of the political party for which the candidate seeks nomination for at least one year immediately prior to the date of filing, unless the candidate has not previously cast a ballot in any primary or general election and is not a member of another political party. The bill requires a person to have been registered as a member of a political party for the days immediately preceding a primary election or caucus held by the political party in order to be allowed to vote in that primary election or caucus.

House subcommittee · named February 13, 2025

• Rep. Derek Wulf (R) · derek.wulf@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Austin Harris (R) · austin.harris@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Adam Zabner (D) · adam.zabner@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 3 against

For: Dr. Tanja Garrison; Foundation for Government Accountability Action; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps

Against: Bitches Get Stuff Done; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; League of Women Voters of Iowa

In plain words

1. February 12, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee
2. February 13, 2025House subcommittee named: Wulf, Harris and Zabner
3. February 19, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it