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IA SSB3047

IA SSB3047
A bill for an act relating to an absentee ballot marking pilot program for voters with disabilities.


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Introduced
01/20/2026
In Committee
01/20/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

91st General Assembly

Bill Summary

This bill allows the state commissioner of elections to adopt rules to establish a pilot program to allow voters with disabilities that prevent such voters from marking ballots by hand to independently and privately mark absentee ballots, including by the use of assistive technology. The bill requires that the program include a method by which such voters can request an absentee ballot by mail. If the pilot program under the bill is not established statewide, the bill requires that the program be established in a sufficient number of counties to allow the state S.F. _____ H.F. _____ commissioner of elections to determine whether the program is feasible statewide. The bill requires the state commissioner of elections to file a report with the general assembly by December 31 of each year regarding the pilot program established under the bill. The pilot program is repealed July 1, 2029.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

State Government (Senate)

Last Action

Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Schultz, and Winckler. (on 01/20/2026)

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