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91st General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SSB 1130: Relating to the administration of elections

Became SF 541 · Its progress continues under the new number.

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.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

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
  2. February 17, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Rozenboom, Alons and Winckler
  3. February 20, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. March 5, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 541

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SSB1130