Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to voter registration, including voter registration file maintenance, applications for voter registration, and verification of voter eligibility
Sponsored by the Senate State Government Committee
Topics:Elections & votingState government
Same legislation: SSB 1088
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 4, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 4, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 5, 2025
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to voter registration. The bill specifies that the state registrar of voters may contract with federal and state agencies and private entities for voter registration verification purposes and allows the state registrar to adopt rules regarding the use of federal and state sources of information for voter registration file maintenance. The bill requires the department of transportation (DOT) to share with the state registrar of voters a list of each person who has submitted documentation indicating that the person is not a citizen of the United States and requires the state registrar of voters to compare the list of registered voters with the noncitizen identification information maintained by the DOT.
Read the full explanation
The bill prohibits the DOT and other voter registration agencies from treating applications for driver’s licenses, nonoperator’s identification cards, services, or assistance as applications for voter registration if the applicant submits documentation demonstrating that the applicant is not a citizen of the United States. The bill requires a voter registration to be marked as “unconfirmed” if a registrant marks on the voter registration form that the registrant is a noncitizen and also signs the portion of the form affirming that the registrant is a citizen of the United States or if the state registrar of voters or county commissioner of elections receives reliable information that the registered voter is not a citizen of the United States. The bill requires a voter registration to be changed from unconfirmed to active if the registered voter provides evidence that the registered voter is qualified to vote. The bill adds a statement regarding citizenship status to the declaration of eligibility signed by each voter prior to receiving a ballot. The bill also requires a voter registration to be canceled if the registered voter submits documentation that indicates that the registered voter is not a citizen of the United States or reports to a state or federal agency that the registered voter is not a citizen of the United States. The bill allows a precinct election official to question a person about the person’s citizenship status if the right of the person to vote is challenged at the time the person is offering to vote. The bill requires the special precinct election board to reject provisional ballots that have not been cured by the statutory deadline.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Senate subcommittee
Named February 4, 2025 (as SSB 1088). On February 20, 2025 it recommended passage.
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Iowa Code it changes
Amends§47.7§48A.10A§48A.18§48A.19§48A.25A§48A.30§48A.37§49.77§49.80§50.22
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