This bill amends various sections of Iowa's election laws to enhance the administration of elections. Key changes include the requirement for absentee ballot materials to include the voter's four-digit personal identification number instead of the previous voter identification number. It also prohibits special elections from being held on the first, second, or third Tuesdays preceding and following city or school elections. Additionally, the bill mandates that if a voter does not respond to an acknowledgment of their election day registration, the county commissioner must notify the county sheriff. Voter registration records, including forms, must now be maintained on the statewide voter registration system.

Further amendments include extending the period for maintaining election records from six months to twenty-two months for elections without federal offices, and the removal of provisions allowing for the electronic transmission of election results. The bill also changes the requirements for written protests of city budgets, shifting from a percentage of votes cast in the last general election to a percentage of the city's population based on the most recent census. Other adjustments involve the timing for canvassing elections and the form of the pledge signed by presidential elector nominees. Overall, these changes aim to improve the integrity and efficiency of the electoral process in Iowa.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 9E.6, 39.2, 43.49, 46.24, 48A.26A, 48A.37, 50.9, 50.11, 50.12, 50.48, 50.21, 53.20, 47.2, 53.10, 53.23, 54.5, 260C.15, 52.41