48A.8 - REGISTRATION BY MAIL.
48A.8 REGISTRATION BY MAIL.
1. An eligible elector may request that a voter registration form
be mailed to the elector. The completed form may be mailed or
delivered by the registrant or the registrant's designee to the
commissioner in the county where the person resides. A separate
voter registration form shall be signed by each individual
registrant.
2. An eligible elector who registers by mail and who has not
previously voted in an election for federal office in the county of
registration shall be required to provide identification documents
when voting for the first time in the county, unless the registrant
provided on the registration form the registrant's Iowa driver's
license number, or the registrant's Iowa nonoperator's identification
card number, or the last four numerals of the registrant's social
security number and the driver's license, nonoperator's
identification, or partial social security number matches an existing
state or federal identification record with the same number, name,
and date of birth. If the registrant under this subsection votes in
person at the polls, or by absentee ballot at the commissioner's
office or at a satellite voting station, the registrant shall provide
a current and valid photo identification card, or shall present to
the appropriate election official one of the following current
documents that shows the name and address of the registrant:
a. Utility bill.
b. Bank statement.
c. Paycheck.
d. Government check.
e. Other government document.
3. If the registrant under subsection 2 votes an absentee ballot
by mail, the registrant shall provide a photocopy of one of the
documents listed in subsection 2 when returning the absentee ballot.
4. A registrant under subsection 2 who is required to present
identification when casting a ballot in person shall be permitted to
vote a provisional ballot if the voter does not provide the required
identification documents. If a voter who is required to present
identification when casting a ballot votes an absentee ballot by
mail, the ballot returned by the voter shall be considered a
provisional ballot pursuant to sections 49.81 and 53.31. Section History: Recent Form
94 Acts, ch 1169, §9; 2004 Acts, ch 1083, §6, 37; 2009 Acts, ch
57, §15
Referred to in § 48A.25A, 48A.37, 49.81, 53.38