Chapter 21. ELECTION FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS

absentee and special voters precinct board to open envelopes marked with affidavits on the Monday before election day under the following circumstances: For any election, only if the commissioner has provided secrecy envelopes (or folders) pursuant to subrule 21.359(1) and the co…

absentee ballots without opening the envelope marked with the affidavit if any of the conditions cited in Iowa Code section 53.25 exist. 21.361(1) An absentee ballot shall be rejected if the affidavit lacks the voter’s signature. 21.361(2) An absentee ballot shall be rejected if …

21.362(1) The commissioner shall conduct, not later than the day before each election, a training course necessary and appropriate to the roles of all election personnel. The personnel shall include all precinct election officials and any other persons who will be employed in or …

DIVISION IV INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPECIFIC ELECTIONS

another in the county where the person is registered to vote may report a change of address at the polls on election day. 21.4(1) To qualify to vote in the election being held that day, the voter shall: a. Go to the polling place for the precinct where the voter lives on election…

the following characteristics: 1. Nomination procedures under Iowa Code section 376.3 are used. (This includes cities with primary or runoff election provisions. It does not include cities with nominations under Iowa Code chapter 44 or 45.) 2. Some or all council members are vote…

cities using the provisions of Iowa Code section 376.4 for nomination of candidates and in which more than one council member was elected at-large at the last preceding regular city election, the number of signatures shall be calculated by the following formula: V = the total num…

has been called by a city to present to the voters the question of adopting a different form of city government, receipt by the city council of a petition requesting appointment of a charter commission shall stay the special election if the petition is received no later than 5 p.…

required to conduct primary elections. 21.403(1) Notice to the commissioner. At least 60 days before the proposed date of the special election, the city council shall give written notice to the commissioner who will be responsible for conducting the special election. a. If the co…

election requirements. This rule applies to cities that have adopted by ordinance one of the following options: nominations under Iowa Code chapter 44 or chapter 45, or a runoff election requirement if no candidate in the special election receives a majority of the votes cast. 21…

rule establishes the special election calendar in the event a vacancy occurs in the office of representative in Congress that must be filled by special election pursuant to Iowa Code section 69.14. 21.405(1) Notice of election. The governor shall provide not less than 76 days’ no…

separate declaration of eligibility form, the commissioner shall provide to each precinct a voter roster with space for each person who appears at the precinct to vote to print the following information: first and last name, address, date of birth, and, at the voter’s option, tel…

21.50(1) Inspection required. Before any building may be designated for use as a polling place, the county commissioner of elections or the commissioner’s designee shall inspect the building to determine whether it is accessible to persons with disabilities. 21.50(2) Frequency of…

required to be filed by candidates for the office of director in the regular school election shall be calculated from the number of registered voters in the district on May 1 of the year in which the election will be held. If May 1 falls on a day when the commissioner’s office is…

21.52(1) If a voter’s identification card is lost or damaged, the registered voter may request a new card in person at the commissioner’s office by showing identification, or by a written, signed request to the commissioner’s office. Upon receiving the request, the commissioner s…

11/30/11, effective 1/4/12.

supervisors or method of election. After the number of supervisors has been increased or decreased pursuant to Iowa Code section 331.203 or 331.204 or the method of electing supervisors has been changed from plan I or plan II to plan III since the last general election, the signa…

4348C, IAB 3/13/19, effective 4/17/19.

rule 721—21.3(49,48A), precinct election officials shall comply with the following requirements: 21.7(1) Precinct election officials shall inspect the identification documents presented by election day registrants to verify the following: a. The photograph shows the person who is…

the regular city election, city primary election, city runoff election, regular school election, and special elections. 21.75(1) Definition. “Voting center” means a location established by the commissioner for the purpose of providing ballots to all registered voters who are qual…

and maintain training materials for poll workers relating to voter identification and the use of electronic poll books. The training materials shall be available from the state commissioner’s website. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 48A.7A as amended by 2017 …

ballot if doing so interferes with other voters or the orderly operation of the polling location or violates any part of Iowa Code chapter 39A. The display shall only include the voter and the voter’s ballot. “Interferes,” for purposes of this rule, means loitering, congregating,…

registers to vote on election day, pursuant to Iowa Code section 48A.7A, an acknowledgment of the registration by nonforwardable mail. If the postal service returns the acknowledgment as undeliverable, the commissioner shall send a notice to the voter by forwardable mail. The not…

21.800(1) Petitions requesting imposition, rate change, use change, or repeal of local sales and services taxes shall be filed with the county board of supervisors. a. Each person signing the petition shall include the person’s address (including street number, if any) and the da…

one of the authorized local option taxes are submitted at a single election, all of the public measures shall be printed on the same ballot. The form of ballots to be used throughout the state of Iowa for the purpose of submitting questions pertaining to local option taxes shall …

21.802(1) Petitions requesting imposition of local vehicle taxes shall be filed with the county board of supervisors. a. Each person signing the petition shall add the person’s address (including street number, if any) and the date that the person signed the petition. b. Within 3…

or extend the revenue purpose statement specifying the uses of the funds received from the secure an advanced vision for education fund, which is also referred to as the “penny sales and services tax for schools,” the following ballot formats shall be used. 21.803(1) Ballot to pr…

21.804(1) For purposes of this rule, “qualified county” means a county with a population in excess of 400,000, a county with a population of at least 130,000 but not more than 131,000, or a county with a population of at least 60,000 but not more than 70,000, according to the 201…

funding. 21.810(1) Form of ballot. The ballot for the E911 referendum shall be in substantially the following form: (Insert letter to be assigned by the commissioner) SHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED? YES □ NO □ Enhanced 911 emergency telephone service shall be funde…

21.820(1) Petitions requesting elections to approve or disapprove the conduct of gambling games on an excursion gambling boat or at a gambling structure shall be filed with the county board of supervisors and shall be substantially in the form posted on the state commissioner’s w…

lake districts shall be conducted according to the following procedures. 21.830(1) Conduct of election. It is not mandatory for the county commissioner of elections to conduct elections for a benefited recreational lake district. However, if both a public measure and a candidate …