91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 819: Relating to an absentee ballot marking pilot program for voters with disabilities
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 allows the state commissioner of elections to adopt rules to establish a pilot program to allow voters with disabilities that prevent such voters from marking ballots by hand to independently and privately mark absentee ballots, including by the use of assistive technology. The bill requires that the program include a method by which such voters can request an absentee ballot by mail. If the pilot program under the bill is not established statewide, the bill requires that the program be established in a sufficient number of counties to allow the state commissioner of elections to determine whether the program is feasible statewide.
Sponsors
Rep. Heather Matson (D), Rep. David E. Young (R), Rep. Adam Zabner (D)
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council
In plain words
- March 6, 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/HF819