A bill for an act relating to voter records created and retained by the state commissioner of elections and county commissioners of elections.

SF 159 establishes new rules for how Iowa election officials handle voter records and ballot logs. It prohibits election officials from adding extra requirements when creating voter lists beyond existing rules and clarifies that "bona fide political research" includes work to maintain voter databases. The bill requires the state commissioner to create and keep a post-election record of all registered voters (organized by county) for eight years, available electronically at no cost. For ballot logs, it mandates detailed electronic logs for all ballots in large counties (over 100,000 population) and only absentee ballots in smaller counties, excluding personal information, with both types maintained for eight years and provided electronically upon request.