53.37 - DEFINITIONS.
53.37 DEFINITIONS.
1. This division is intended to implement the federal Uniform and
Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973ff et seq.
2. The term "armed forces of the United States", as used in
this division, shall mean the army, navy, marine corps, coast guard,
and air force of the United States.
3. For the purpose of absentee voting only, there shall be
included in the term "armed forces of the United States" the
following:
a. Spouses and dependents of members of the armed forces
while in active service.
b. Members of the merchant marine of the United States and
their spouses and dependents.
c. Civilian employees of the United States in all categories
serving outside the territorial limits of the several states of the
United States and the District of Columbia and their spouses and
dependents when residing with or accompanying them, whether or not
the employee is subject to the civil service laws and the
Classification Act of 1949, and whether or not paid from funds
appropriated by the Congress.
d. Members of religious groups or welfare agencies assisting
members of the armed forces, who are officially attached to and
serving with the armed forces, and their spouses and dependents.
e. Citizens of the United States who do not fall under any of
the categories described in paragraphs "a" through "d", but
who are entitled to register and vote pursuant to section 48A.5,
subsection 4.
4. For the purposes of this division, "qualified voter" means
a person who is included within the term "armed forces of the
United States" as described in this section, who would be qualified
to register to vote under section 48A.5, subsection 2, except for
residency, and who is not disqualified from registering to vote and
voting under section 48A.6. Section History: Early Form
[C54, 58, 62, 66, § 53.37; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, § 53.37, 53.49;
C81, § 53.37] Section History: Recent Form
94 Acts, ch 1180, §25; 95 Acts, ch 67, §8; 2001 Acts, ch 56, §4;
2007 Acts, ch 59, §31, 38; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §243
Referred to in § 48A.5, 48A.5A, 48A.25A, 53.49, 53.53