This bill amends existing laws regarding voter records maintained by the state commissioner of elections and county commissioners of elections in Iowa. It prohibits the state registrar from imposing any additional requirements beyond those specified in Code sections 48A.38 and 48A.39 for preparing a list of registered voters, mandating that such a list be prepared immediately upon meeting the requirements. The bill also clarifies the definition of bona fide political research, allowing for the use of voter registration information for maintaining the voter registration database.

Additionally, the bill establishes new requirements for record-keeping after elections. The state commissioner of elections is required to create and maintain a record of all voters who participated in an election, organized by county, for eight years, and this record must be available electronically at no cost. Furthermore, county commissioners in larger counties (population of at least 100,000) must create a detailed log of each ballot cast in primary and general elections, while those in smaller counties are only required to maintain logs for absentee ballots. These logs must exclude personally identifiable information and be available electronically upon request, also maintained for eight years.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 48A.38, 48A.39