This bill amends various sections of the Iowa Code related to county officers, particularly focusing on the roles and responsibilities of county auditors and treasurers. Notably, it removes the requirement for the county commission of veteran affairs to file reports with the county auditor, transferring the responsibility of maintaining permanent records of these reports to the commission itself. Additionally, the bill transitions the election of county auditors from a partisan to a nonpartisan process, requiring candidates to be nominated by petition. It also allows county auditors to prefill personal information on absentee ballots for voters who verify their identity in person.

Furthermore, the bill changes the responsibility for the apportionment of school funds from the county auditor to the county treasurer and eliminates certain duties of the county auditor related to mental health treatment costs. It expands the criteria for the county compensation board to include comparisons with school business officials and city clerks, in addition to the existing criteria. Lastly, it specifies that money recovered from actions against individuals committing waste or trespass on land sold for taxes should be directed to the county treasurer instead of the county auditor.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 35B.10, 39.17, 39.21, 53.2, 53.10, 53.17A, 9E.6, 331.502, 331.508, 298.11, 331.907, 658.10, 658.9