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HF290 • 2026

A bill for an act providing for the registration of eligible electors upon review of electronic records received from state agencies, and including effective date provisions.

A bill for an act providing for the registration of eligible electors upon review of electronic records received from state agencies, and including effective date provisions.

Elections
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
TUREK
Last action
2025-02-10
Official status
Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 275 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how long it will take for implementation or if all state agencies have compatible systems.

Act for Voter Registration Using Electronic Records

This act allows eligible voters to use electronic records from state agencies, particularly the Department of Transportation, to register as voters.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows people who are eligible to vote to use electronic records from state agencies to register as voters.
  • Establishes rules for how the State Registrar of Voters will share and process these electronic records with local election officials.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People eligible to vote in Iowa
  • State agencies like the Department of Transportation
  • Local election officials

Terms To Know

Eligible elector
A person who meets all requirements to register and vote.
Electronic signature
An electronic version of a person's signature used for official documents.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how long it will take for the new registration process to be implemented.
  • It is unclear if all state agencies will have compatible systems to share electronic records with voter registration officials.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-10 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 275 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act providing for the registration of eligible electors upon review of electronic records received from state agencies, and including effective date provisions.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

290

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

290

BY

TUREK

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

providing

for

the

registration

of

eligible

electors

upon

1

review

of

electronic

records

received

from

state

agencies,

2

and

including

effective

date

provisions.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

48A.7,

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

1

follows:

2

48A.7

Registration

in

person.

3

An

eligible

elector

may

register

to

vote

by

appearing

4

personally

and

completing

a

voter

registration

form

at

the

5

office

of

the

commissioner

in

the

county

in

which

the

person

6

resides,

at

a

motor

vehicle

driver’s

license

station,

including

7

any

county

treasurer’s

office

that

is

participating

in

county

8

issuance

of

driver’s

licenses

under

chapter

321M

,

or

at

any

9

voter

registration

agency.

A

For

paper

registration

forms,

10

a

separate

voter

registration

form

shall

be

signed

by

each

11

individual

registrant.

12

Sec.

2.

Section

48A.8,

subsection

1,

Code

2025,

is

amended

13

to

read

as

follows:

14

1.

An

eligible

elector

may

request

that

a

voter

registration

15

form

be

mailed

to

the

elector.

The

completed

form

may

be

16

mailed

or

delivered

by

the

registrant

or

the

registrant’s

17

designee

to

the

commissioner

in

the

county

where

the

person

18

resides

or

to

the

state

commissioner

of

elections

for

a

19

program

participant,

as

provided

in

section

9E.6

.

A

For

paper

20

registration

forms,

a

separate

voter

registration

form

shall

be

21

signed

by

each

individual

registrant.

22

Sec.

3.

Section

48A.18,

subsections

1

and

3,

Code

2025,

are

23

amended

to

read

as

follows:

24

1.

Each

state

motor

vehicle

driver’s

license

application,

25

including

any

renewal

application

or

application

for

a

26

nonoperator’s

identification

card,

submitted

to

the

office

27

of

driver

services

of

the

state

department

of

transportation

28

shall

serve

as

an

application

for

voter

registration

unless

29

the

commissioner

of

registration

determines

that

the

applicant

30

is

not

an

eligible

elector

or

the

applicant

declines

to

31

register

to

vote

after

receiving

notification

under

subsection

32

4A

.

A

completed

application

or

paper

voter

registration

33

form

submitted

to

the

office

of

driver

services

of

the

state

34

department

of

transportation

shall

be

considered

to

update

any

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previous

voter

registration

by

the

registrant.

1

3.

Information

relating

to

the

refusal

decision

of

an

2

applicant

for

a

driver’s

license

to

apply

decline

to

register

3

to

vote

shall

not

be

used

for

any

purpose

other

than

voter

4

registration.

5

Sec.

4.

Section

48A.18,

subsection

4,

Code

2025,

is

amended

6

by

striking

the

subsection

and

inserting

in

lieu

thereof

the

7

following:

8

4.

a.

The

state

voter

registration

commission

shall

9

establish

schedules

by

which

the

department

of

transportation

10

shall

transmit

to

the

state

registrar

of

voters

electronic

11

records

containing

the

legal

name,

age,

residence,

and

12

citizenship

information

for,

and

the

electronic

signature

of,

13

each

person

submitting

an

application

under

this

section.

14

b.

The

state

voter

registration

commission

shall

establish

15

schedules

by

which

the

state

registrar

of

voters

shall

make

16

accessible

or

transmit

electronic

records

and

electronic

17

signatures

received

under

paragraph

“a”

to

the

appropriate

18

commissioner

of

registration.

19

c.

The

state

voter

registration

commission

shall

establish

20

schedules

by

which

the

department

of

transportation

shall

21

transmit

any

completed

paper

registration

forms

to

the

22

appropriate

commissioner

of

registration.

23

d.

The

state

commissioner

of

elections

shall

adopt

rules,

24

consistent

with

section

9E.6,

for

the

registration

of

address

25

confidentiality

program

participants.

26

e.

The

state

voter

registration

commission

shall

adopt

27

rules

pursuant

to

chapter

17A

to

administer

and

interpret

this

28

section,

including

rules

to

establish

electronic

and

paper

29

forms

and

all

procedures

used

by

the

office

of

driver

services

30

for

voter

registration

purposes,

rules

to

establish

schedules

31

for

transmission

of

electronic

records,

electronic

signatures,

32

and

completed

paper

voter

registration

forms,

and

rules

and

33

forms

to

decline

being

registered

to

vote.

34

Sec.

5.

Section

48A.18,

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

the

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following

new

subsection:

1

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

4A.

a.

(1)

Upon

receiving

the

electronic

2

record

for,

and

electronic

signature

of,

a

person

under

3

subsection

4,

the

state

registrar

of

voters

shall

transmit

or

4

otherwise

make

accessible

the

electronic

record

and

electronic

5

signature

of

the

person

to

the

commissioner

of

registration

6

of

the

county

where

the

person

resides.

Upon

reviewing

the

7

electronic

record

received

from

the

state

registrar

of

voters,

8

along

with

any

other

relevant

information,

the

commissioner

of

9

registration

shall

determine

if

a

person

is

an

eligible

elector

10

of

the

county.

If

the

commissioner

determines

that

a

person

is

11

an

eligible

elector

of

the

county

and

is

not

registered

to

vote

12

in

that

county,

the

commissioner

shall

notify

the

person

of

the

13

separate

processes

to

decline

being

registered

to

vote

or

to

14

declare

a

political

party

affiliation.

15

(2)

If

the

person

is

registered

to

vote

in

the

county,

the

16

commissioner

shall

use

the

electronic

record

and

information

to

17

update

the

person’s

voter

registration

if

appropriate.

18

b.

If

a

person

notified

under

paragraph

“a”

does

not

decline

19

to

be

registered

to

vote

within

twenty-one

calendar

days

after

20

the

commissioner

of

registration

issues

the

notification,

the

21

person’s

electronic

record

and

electronic

signature

shall

22

constitute

a

completed

voter

registration

form

under

section

23

48A.11,

and

the

commissioner

of

registration

shall

register

the

24

person

to

vote

in

that

county.

The

commissioner

shall

send

an

25

acknowledgment

pursuant

to

section

48A.26.

26

c.

A

commissioner

of

registration

shall

not

add

a

person

27

subject

to

registration

under

this

subsection

to

a

voter

28

registration

list

until

at

least

twenty-one

calendar

days

29

after

the

commissioner

has

issued

notification

to

the

person

30

as

described

in

paragraph

“a”

.

31

d.

The

electronic

record

and

electronic

signature,

received

32

under

this

subsection,

of

a

person

who

does

not

qualify

33

as

an

eligible

elector

shall

not

constitute

a

completed

34

voter

registration

form

under

section

48A.11

and

such

a

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person’s

application

for

a

driver’s

license

or

nonoperator’s

1

identification

card

shall

not

be

considered

to

be

a

voter

2

registration

application

for

purposes

of

section

39A.2,

3

subsection

1,

paragraph

“a”

.

4

Sec.

6.

Section

48A.19,

subsection

1,

Code

2025,

is

amended

5

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

6

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

d.

The

department

of

education

and

all

7

state

offices

that

collect

personal

information

sufficient

8

to

complete

a

voter

registration,

as

determined

by

the

state

9

commissioner.

10

Sec.

7.

Section

48A.19,

subsection

4,

paragraph

a,

11

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

12

follows:

13

The

A

voter

registration

agency

that

does

not

collect

14

personal

information

sufficient

to

complete

a

voter

15

registration

application

shall

provide

a

form

to

applicants

16

that

includes

all

of

the

following:

17

Sec.

8.

Section

48A.21,

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

18

follows:

19

48A.21

Transmission

of

forms

from

agencies

and

driver’s

20

license

stations

.

21

1.

The

state

registrar

of

voters

shall

adopt

administrative

22

rules

regulating

the

transmission

of

completed

voter

23

registration

forms

from

voter

registration

agencies

and

from

24

driver’s

license

stations,

including

county

treasurer’s

offices

25

participating

in

county

issuance

of

driver’s

licenses

under

26

chapter

321M

.

All

completed

voter

registration

applications

27

in

the

possession

of

a

voter

registration

agency

,

a

driver’s

28

license

station,

or

a

county

treasurer’s

office

that

is

29

participating

in

county

issuance

of

driver’s

licenses

at

5:00

30

p.m.

on

the

last

workday

of

each

week

shall

be

transmitted

31

to

the

location

designated

by

the

state

registrar

of

voters

32

by

rule.

Procedures

or

requirements

for

more

frequent

33

transmissions

may

be

specified

by

rule.

34

2.

a.

The

state

voter

registration

commission

shall

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establish

schedules

by

which

the

voter

registration

agencies

1

pursuant

to

section

48A.19

that

collect

personal

information

2

sufficient

to

complete

a

voter

registration

application

shall

3

transmit

to

the

state

registrar

of

voters

electronic

records

4

containing

the

legal

name,

age,

residence,

and

citizenship

5

information

for,

and

the

electronic

signature

of,

each

person

6

providing

personal

information

as

described

in

this

section.

7

b.

The

state

voter

registration

commission

shall

establish

8

schedules

by

which

the

state

registrar

of

voters

shall

make

9

accessible

or

transmit

electronic

records

and

electronic

10

signatures

received

under

paragraph

“a”

to

the

appropriate

11

commissioner

of

registration.

12

c.

The

state

voter

registration

commission

shall

establish

13

schedules

by

which

voter

registration

agencies

shall

transmit

14

any

completed

paper

registration

forms

to

the

appropriate

15

commissioner

of

registration.

16

d.

The

state

commissioner

of

elections

shall

adopt

rules,

17

consistent

with

section

9E.6,

for

the

registration

of

address

18

confidentiality

program

participants.

19

e.

The

state

voter

registration

commission

shall

adopt

20

rules

pursuant

to

chapter

17A

to

administer

and

interpret

this

21

section,

including

rules

to

establish

electronic

and

paper

22

forms

and

all

procedures

used

by

voter

registration

agencies

23

for

voter

registration

purposes,

rules

to

establish

schedules

24

for

transmission

of

electronic

records,

electronic

signatures,

25

and

completed

paper

voter

registration

forms,

and

rules

and

26

forms

to

decline

being

registered

to

vote.

27

3.

a.

(1)

Upon

receiving

the

electronic

record

for,

and

28

electronic

signature

of,

a

person

under

subsection

2,

the

state

29

registrar

of

voters

shall

transmit

or

otherwise

make

accessible

30

the

electronic

record

and

electronic

signature

of

the

person

to

31

the

commissioner

of

registration

of

the

county

where

the

person

32

resides.

Upon

reviewing

the

electronic

record

received

from

33

the

state

registrar

of

voters,

along

with

any

other

relevant

34

information,

the

commissioner

of

registration

shall

determine

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if

a

person

is

an

eligible

elector

of

the

county.

If

the

1

commissioner

determines

that

a

person

is

an

eligible

elector

2

of

the

county

and

is

not

registered

to

vote

in

that

county,

the

3

commissioner

shall

notify

the

person

of

the

separate

processes

4

to

decline

being

registered

to

vote

or

to

declare

a

political

5

party

affiliation.

6

(2)

If

the

person

is

registered

to

vote

in

the

county,

the

7

commissioner

shall

use

the

electronic

record

and

information

to

8

update

the

person’s

voter

registration

if

appropriate.

9

b.

If

a

person

notified

under

paragraph

“a”

does

not

decline

10

to

be

registered

to

vote

within

twenty-one

calendar

days

after

11

the

commissioner

of

registration

issues

the

notification,

the

12

person’s

electronic

record

and

electronic

signature

shall

13

constitute

a

completed

voter

registration

form

under

section

14

48A.11,

and

the

commissioner

of

registration

shall

register

the

15

person

to

vote

in

that

county.

The

commissioner

shall

send

an

16

acknowledgment

pursuant

to

section

48A.26.

17

c.

A

commissioner

of

registration

shall

not

add

a

person

18

subject

to

registration

under

this

subsection

to

a

voter

19

registration

list

until

at

least

twenty-one

calendar

days

20

after

the

commissioner

has

issued

notification

to

the

person

21

as

described

in

paragraph

“a”

.

22

d.

The

electronic

record

and

electronic

signature,

received

23

under

this

subsection,

of

a

person

who

does

not

qualify

as

24

an

eligible

elector

shall

not

constitute

a

completed

voter

25

registration

form

under

section

48A.11

and

such

a

person

shall

26

not

be

considered

to

have

submitted

a

voter

registration

27

application

for

purposes

of

section

39A.2,

subsection

1,

28

paragraph

“a”

.

29

Sec.

9.

Section

48A.26,

subsection

1,

paragraph

b,

Code

30

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

31

b.

(1)

For

a

voter

registration

form

or

change

of

32

information

in

a

voter

registration

record

submitted

at

a

33

precinct

caucus,

the

commissioner

shall

send

an

acknowledgment

34

within

forty-five

days

of

receipt

of

the

form

or

change

of

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information.

1

(2)

For

a

voter

registration

application

or

change

of

2

information

in

a

voter

registration

record

completed

pursuant

3

to

section

48A.18

or

48A.19,

the

commissioner

shall

send

an

4

acknowledgment

within

seven

working

days

of

the

person

being

5

registered

under

either

section.

6

Sec.

10.

Section

48A.26,

subsection

8,

Code

2025,

is

amended

7

to

read

as

follows:

8

8.

An

A

completed

voter

registration

application,

9

improperly

transmitted

under

section

48A.18,

subsection

10

4A,

or

under

section

48A.21,

subsection

2,

or

an

improperly

11

addressed

or

delivered

registration

form

shall

be

transmitted

12

or

forwarded

to

the

appropriate

county

commissioner

of

13

registration

within

two

working

days

after

it

is

received

by

14

any

other

official.

The

date

of

registration

shall

be

the

date

15

the

completed

application

or

registration

form

was

received

by

16

the

first

official.

If

the

registration

form

was

postmarked

17

fifteen

or

more

days

before

an

election

and

the

registration

18

form

was

received

by

the

first

official

after

the

close

of

19

registration,

the

registration

form

shall

be

considered

on

time

20

for

the

election.

21

Sec.

11.

Section

48A.36,

subsection

1,

Code

2025,

is

amended

22

to

read

as

follows:

23

1.

Voter

registration

agencies

and

the

office

of

driver

24

services

of

the

state

department

of

transportation

may

25

electronically

transmit

registration

data

to

the

state

26

registrar

of

voters,

who

shall

distribute

the

information,

27

electronically

or

otherwise,

to

the

appropriate

commissioner

28

in

accordance

with

rules

of

the

state

voter

registration

29

commission

and

the

state

registrar

of

voters.

The

office

of

30

driver

services

of

the

state

department

of

transportation

and

31

voter

registration

agencies

that

collect

personal

information

32

sufficient

to

complete

a

voter

registration

application

33

shall

electronically

transmit

registration

data

to

the

state

34

registrar

of

voters

as

required

pursuant

to

sections

48A.18

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and

48A.21.

The

state

agency

originating

the

registration

1

data

shall

permanently

retain

an

electronic

copy

of

the

2

form

completed

by

the

registrant,

including

the

registrant’s

3

signature,

and

shall

develop

procedures

for

the

retrieval

and

4

printing

of

that

electronic

document.

A

printed

copy

of

an

5

electronic

registration

document

shall

be

made

only

upon

the

6

agency’s

receipt

of

a

court

order.

7

Sec.

12.

Section

331.557A,

subsection

5,

Code

2023,

is

8

amended

to

read

as

follows:

9

5.

Participate

in

voter

registration

according

to

the

10

terms

of

chapter

48A

,

and

submit

completed

voter

registration

11

forms

to

the

state

registrar

of

voters

appropriate

county

12

commissioner

of

registration

.

13

Sec.

13.

EMERGENCY

RULES.

The

state

voter

registration

14

commission,

in

consultation

with

the

department

of

15

transportation

and

voter

registration

agencies,

may

adopt

16

emergency

rules

under

section

17A.4,

subsection

3,

and

section

17

17A.5,

subsection

2,

paragraph

“b”,

to

implement

the

provisions

18

of

this

Act

and

the

rules

shall

be

effective

immediately

upon

19

filing

unless

a

later

date

is

specified

in

the

rules.

Any

20

rules

adopted

in

accordance

with

this

section

shall

also

be

21

published

as

a

notice

of

intended

action

as

provided

in

section

22

17A.4.

23

Sec.

14.

IMPLEMENTATION

OF

ACT.

Section

25B.2,

subsection

24

3,

shall

not

apply

to

this

Act.

25

Sec.

15.

EFFECTIVE

UPON

ENACTMENT.

This

Act,

being

deemed

26

of

immediate

importance,

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

27

EXPLANATION

28

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

29

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

30

This

bill

provides

for

the

registration

of

eligible

electors

31

upon

review

of

electronic

records

received

from

state

agencies.

32

The

bill

allows

for

registration

of

eligible

electors

33

to

vote

following

review

of

electronic

records

received

34

from

driver’s

license

and

nonoperator’s

identification

card

35

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applications

by

county

commissioners

of

registration

(county

1

auditors).

2

The

bill

requires

that

the

office

of

driver

services

of

the

3

department

of

transportation

transmit

to

the

state

registrar

of

4

voters

(the

secretary

of

state)

electronic

records

containing

5

the

legal

name,

age,

residence,

and

citizenship

information

6

for,

and

the

electronic

signature

of,

each

person

submitting

7

an

application

for

a

driver’s

license

or

nonoperator’s

8

identification

card,

or

any

renewal

application.

Current

Code

9

section

321.182

requires

that

an

application

for

a

license

10

or

card

include

an

applicant’s

full

name,

signature,

current

11

mailing

address,

current

residential

address,

date

of

birth,

12

social

security

number,

and

other

information.

Under

current

13

administrative

rules

of

the

state

department

of

transportation,

14

an

applicant

for

a

license

or

card

is

required

to

provide

proof

15

of

lawful

status

in

the

United

States.

Also

under

current

16

administrative

rules,

a

person’s

signature

for

a

driver’s

17

license

or

nonoperator’s

identification

card

application

is

18

required

to

be

captured

electronically.

Under

current

law,

19

a

county

treasurer’s

office

participating

in

county

issuance

20

of

driver’s

licenses

is

required

to

participate

in

voter

21

registration

to

the

same

extent

as

a

license

facility

of

the

22

state

department

of

transportation.

23

The

bill

requires

the

state

registrar

of

voters

to

transmit

24

the

electronic

records

and

electronic

signatures

to

the

county

25

commissioner

of

registration

of

the

county

where

the

person

26

resides.

The

bill

requires

that

the

county

commissioner

review

27

the

electronic

record

and

any

other

relevant

information

to

28

determine

if

a

person

is

an

eligible

elector.

If

the

county

29

commissioner

determines

a

person

to

be

an

eligible

elector

30

and

the

person

is

not

registered

to

vote

in

the

county,

the

31

county

commissioner

is

required

to

notify

the

person

of

the

32

separate

processes

to

decline

to

register

to

vote

or

to

declare

33

a

political

party

affiliation.

If

a

notified

person

fails

to

34

decline

voter

registration

within

21

days

after

the

county

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commissioner

issued

the

notification,

the

bill

provides

that

1

the

electronic

record

and

electronic

signature

shall

constitute

2

a

completed

voter

registration

form

for

that

person

and

the

3

bill

requires

the

county

commissioner

to

register

the

person

to

4

vote

in

that

county

and

send

the

person

an

acknowledgment

as

5

required

by

current

law.

6

The

bill

prohibits

a

county

commissioner

from

adding

a

7

person’s

name

to

a

voter

registration

list

until

at

least

21

8

days

after

the

commissioner

has

issued

notification

to

the

9

person.

The

bill

requires

that

a

county

commissioner

send

an

10

acknowledgment

of

registration

within

seven

business

days

of

11

registering

a

person

under

the

bill.

The

bill

also

provides

12

that

the

electronic

record

and

electronic

signature

of

a

person

13

who

does

not

qualify

as

an

eligible

elector

does

not

constitute

14

a

completed

voter

registration

form.

Under

the

bill,

such

a

15

person

submitting

an

application

for

a

license

or

card

will

not

16

be

subject

to

charges

for

voter

registration

fraud

under

Code

17

section

39A.2

for

submitting

such

an

application.

18

The

bill

also

grants

the

state

voter

registration

commission

19

the

authority

to

adopt

rules

to

administer

and

interpret

the

20

provisions

of

the

bill

relating

to

voter

registration

at

motor

21

vehicle

driver’s

license

stations.

If

interpretive

rulemaking

22

authority

is

clearly

vested

in

the

discretion

of

an

agency

by

23

statute,

the

applicable

judicial

standard

of

review

is

whether

24

the

rules

constitute

an

irrational,

illogical,

or

wholly

25

unjustifiable

interpretation

of

law

by

the

agency

(Code

section

26

17A.19(10)(l)).

If

interpretive

rulemaking

authority

is

not

27

clearly

vested

in

the

discretion

of

an

agency,

the

applicable

28

judicial

standard

of

review

is

whether

the

rules

constitute

an

29

erroneous

interpretation

of

law

(Code

section

17A.19(10)(c)).

30

The

bill

makes

changes

to

current

law

related

to

address

31

confidentiality

program

participants

under

Code

chapter

32

9E

by

requiring

the

state

registrar

to

adopt

rules

for

33

administration

of

registration

for

those

participants.

The

34

bill

maintains

current

law

to

allow

for

submission

of

a

paper

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voter

registration

form

through

driver’s

license

offices.

The

1

bill

specifies

that

a

requirement

that

separate

registration

2

forms

be

signed

by

each

individual

registrant

only

applies

to

3

paper

registration

forms.

Under

the

bill,

driver’s

license

4

offices

are

required

to

transmit

voter

registration

forms

5

to

the

appropriate

county

commissioner

and

to

transmit

all

6

electronic

records

and

electronic

signatures

to

the

state

7

registrar

of

voters.

8

Under

current

law,

the

state

registrar

of

voters

is

9

required

to

establish

rules

regulating

transmission

of

voter

10

registration

forms

from

driver’s

license

stations

and

voter

11

registration

agencies.

Under

the

bill,

such

rules

are

required

12

to

be

established

by

the

state

commission.

13

The

bill

also

allows

for

automatic

voter

registration

14

to

be

completed

based

upon

information

received

from

15

voter

registration

agencies,

including,

under

the

bill,

16

the

department

of

education

and

other

state

offices

that

17

collect

personal

information

sufficient

to

complete

a

voter

18

registration

application.

19

The

bill

provides

that

the

state

voter

registration

20

commission,

in

consultation

with

the

department

of

21

transportation

and

voter

registration

agencies,

may

adopt

22

emergency

rules

to

implement

the

provisions

of

the

bill.

23

The

bill

may

include

a

state

mandate

as

defined

in

Code

24

section

25B.3.

The

bill

makes

inapplicable

Code

section

25

25B.2(3),

which

would

relieve

a

political

subdivision

from

26

complying

with

a

state

mandate

if

funding

for

the

cost

of

27

the

state

mandate

is

not

provided

or

specified.

Therefore,

28

political

subdivisions

are

required

to

comply

with

any

state

29

mandate

included

in

the

bill.

30

The

bill

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

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