SF 541: Relating to the administration of elections

What it does

This bill relates to the administration of elections. The bill requires absentee ballot materials to include the voter’s four-digit personal identification number instead of the voter’s voter identification number. The bill prohibits special elections from being held on the first, second, or third Tuesdays preceding and following city or school elections. The bill requires a county commissioner of elections to inform the county sheriff if an acknowledgment of election day and in-person absentee registration form sent by the commissioner does not receive a response from the voter.

Senate subcommittee · named February 17, 2025

• Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Kevin Alons (R) · kevin.alons@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Cindy Winckler (D) · cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; Iowa Secretary of State

In plain words

1. February 17, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee · as SSB 1130
2. February 17, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Rozenboom, Alons and Winckler · as SSB 1130
3. February 20, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1130
4. March 5, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 541 · as SSB 1130
5. March 6, 2025Filed in the Senate
6. March 6, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
7. June 16, 2025Sent to the Senate State Government committee