A bill for an act relating to the duties of the secretary of state, including the address confidentiality program and the conduct of elections, and including effective date provisions.
HF 91 updates Iowa's address confidentiality program, allowing domestic abuse survivors to provide shelter contact details instead of their physical address for mail and privacy protection. It clarifies candidate eligibility rules by requiring felony conviction disqualification statements on filings and limiting objections to federal candidates to specific constitutional requirements. The bill explicitly prohibits ranked choice voting in Iowa elections, stating such methods "shall not be conducted." Additionally, it adds definitions for absentee ballot envelopes to streamline mail-in voting processes. The changes to the address program and voting methods take effect immediately, while the ranked choice voting ban begins January 1, 2026.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Last action Jan 17, 2025
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Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to State Government.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Cindy Golding
RRepublican
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