Iowa Administrative Code

All results for merged area special elections, including special precinct results, shall be tabulated by school district. To tabulate the special precinct results in this manner, the county commissioner may either program the voting equipment to tabulate the ballots in this manne…

DIVISION III ABSENTEE VOTING

contest court proceedings. Specifically, the amount of the bond shall not be intended to replace any potential lost income to the county caused by the delay in implementing the decision of the voters at the election being contested. Rules 721—21.20(62) and 721—21.21(62) are inten…

to Iowa Code section 49.67, the commissioner shall use the “Request for Additional Ballots” form posted on the state commissioner’s website to record the request and resolution thereof. The commissioner shall complete the form, including the reason additional ballots are needed; …

the election malfunctioned or that programming errors may have affected the outcome of the election, the commissioner may request an administrative recount after the day of the election but not later than three days after the canvass of votes. The request shall be made in writing…

21.3(1) Identification documents for persons other than election day registrants. a. Unless the person is registering to vote at the polls on election day, precinct election officials shall accept the identification documents listed in Iowa Code section 48A.8 and 2017 Iowa Acts, …

has annexed territory after January 1 of a year ending in zero and before the completion of the redrawing of precinct and ward boundaries during a year ending in one, the city shall include the annexed land in precincts drawn pursuant to Iowa Code sections 49.3 and 49.5. 21.30(1)…

21.300(1) Establishment of stations. Satellite absentee voting stations may be established by a petition of eligible electors of the jurisdiction conducting the election. a. Satellite absentee voting stations established after receipt of a valid petition. A petition requesting a …

21.301(1) In person. Absentee voters whose registration records are “inactive” and who appear in person to vote, either at the office of the commissioner or at a satellite absentee voting station, shall be assigned a status of “active” after requesting an absentee ballot. 21.301(…

a person who appears in person to apply for and vote an absentee ballot may register to vote if the person provides proof of identity and residence in the precinct in which the voter intends to vote using identification that meets the requirements set forth in Iowa Code section 4…

person who has requested an absentee ballot: 1. Ballot. The ballot that corresponds to the voter’s residence, as indicated by the residential address on the absentee ballot application. 2. Public measure text. The full text of any public measures that are summarized on the ballot…

voter who requests an absentee ballot and is assigned a status of “pending” must provide identification pursuant to Iowa Code section 48A.8. 21.304(1) In-person applicants. In-person applicants for absentee ballots assigned a status of “pending” must show identification pursuant …

name is on the absentee list prepared pursuant to Iowa Code sections 49.72 and 53.19 and the voter appears at the polling place to vote on election day, the precinct election officials may contact the commissioner’s office to confirm whether the commissioner has received the vote…

ballot request lacking any of the information required by 2017 Iowa Acts, House File 516, section 6(4)(a), the commissioner shall obtain the necessary information by the best means available pursuant to 2017 Iowa Acts, House File 516, section 6(4)(a). “Best means available,” for …

21.307(1) Video surveillance footage retention. Video surveillance footage recorded pursuant to Iowa Code section 53.17(1)“c”(4) shall be maintained for a period of 22 months for elections in which a federal office appears on the ballot, and for 6 months for all other elections, …

Each director district shall have a population that exceeds the population of any other director district by no more than 10 percent. Director district plans with variations in excess of 10 percent between two or more districts shall be accompanied by justification for the deviat…

have a population that exceeds the population of any other city ward by no more than 10 percent. City ward plans with variations in excess of 10 percent between two or more wards shall be accompanied by justification for the deviation and shall be rejected by the secretary of sta…

persons who are entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) and Iowa Code chapter 53, division II, “Absent Voting by Armed Forces.” 21.320(1) Definitions. The following definitions apply to this rule: “Armed f…

three Tuesdays preceding and following January 15 of years ending in the number two. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 49. [ARC 9893B, IAB 11/30/11, effective 11/9/11]

9/26/07, effective 9/7/07.

absentee ballots returned to the office. 21.351(1) Note receipt. The commissioner shall write or file-stamp on the return carrier envelope the date that the ballot arrived in the commissioner’s office. The commissioner shall also record receipt of the ballot in I-Voters. 21.351(2…

21.352(1) Personnel. The commissioner may assign staff members to complete the review of returned envelopes marked with affidavits. Only persons who have been trained for this responsibility shall be authorized to review envelopes marked with affidavits. 21.352(2) Review of envel…

If the commissioner is using return carrier envelopes that are not marked with voters’ affidavits, the commissioner may direct a staff member to open the return carrier envelopes either manually or with an automatic letter opener, if one is available. Only a trained reviewer may …

21.354(1) Examination of envelope marked with affidavit. The reviewer shall make sure that: a. The envelope marked with the affidavit is sealed, apparently with the ballot inside. b. The envelope marked with the affidavit has not been opened and resealed. c. The affidavit include…

finds a defective envelope marked with the affidavit, the commissioner shall notify the voter in writing and, if possible, by telephone and by email. The commissioner shall keep a separate checklist for each voter showing the reasons for which the voter was contacted and the meth…

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…