48A.25 Compensation for assistance in completing registration forms.
1. a. A person may pay, offer to pay, or accept compensation for assisting others in completing voter registration forms only if the compensation is based solely on the time spent providing the assistance.
b. Paying, offering to pay, or receiving compensation based on the number of registration forms completed, or the party affiliations shown on completed registration forms, or on any other performance criteria, is unlawful.
2. a. This section shall not apply to state statutory political committees, as defined in section 43.111.
b. This section shall not apply to state and political subdivision employees who are required to offer assistance to clients as a part of their regular job duties, and who shall not be granted additional compensation for voter registration activities.
3. A person assisting another in completing a voter registration form shall not complete any portion of the form without the knowledge or consent of the registrant.
94 Acts, ch 1169, §26; 2002 Acts, ch 1071, §8; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §17
Referred to in §39A.4
Structure Iowa Code
Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES
Chapter 48A - VOTER REGISTRATION
Section 48A.1 - Statement of intent.
Section 48A.3 - Commissioner of registration.
Section 48A.4 - Qualification of officers.
Section 48A.5 - Voter qualifications.
Section 48A.5A - Determination of residence.
Section 48A.6 - Disqualified persons.
Section 48A.7 - Registration in person.
Section 48A.7A - Election day and in-person absentee registration.
Section 48A.8 - Registration by mail.
Section 48A.9 - Voter registration deadlines.
Section 48A.10 - Registration required.
Section 48A.10A - Voter identification cards — verification of voter registration information.
Section 48A.11 - Voter registration form.
Section 48A.12 - Federal mail voter registration form.
Section 48A.13 - Electronic signatures on voter registration records.
Section 48A.14 - Challenges of voter registrations.
Section 48A.15 - Commissioner’s action upon receipt of challenge or withdrawal.
Section 48A.16 - Hearing on challenge — appeal.
Section 48A.17 - Registration at commissioner’s office.
Section 48A.18 - Voter registration at motor vehicle driver’s license stations.
Section 48A.19 - Voter registration agencies.
Section 48A.20 - Prohibited acts by voter registration agency employees.
Section 48A.21 - Transmission of forms from agencies and driver’s license stations.
Section 48A.22 - Voter registration by volunteer organizations.
Section 48A.23 - Registration at educational institutions.
Section 48A.24 - Deadline for submitting voter registration forms.
Section 48A.25 - Compensation for assistance in completing registration forms.
Section 48A.25A - Verification of voter registration information.
Section 48A.26 - Acknowledgment of registration form.
Section 48A.26A - Acknowledgment of election day and in-person absentee registration form.
Section 48A.26B - Form of acknowledgment.
Section 48A.27 - Changes to voter registration records.
Section 48A.27A - Voting more than once — referral and examination.
Section 48A.28 - Systematic confirmation program.
Section 48A.29 - Procedure upon return of confirmation card.
Section 48A.30 - Cancellation of voter registration.
Section 48A.31 - Deceased persons record.
Section 48A.32 - Destruction or removal of canceled voter registration records.
Section 48A.33 - Declination of registration opportunity.
Section 48A.34 - Confidentiality of certain records.
Section 48A.35 - Voter registration records under control of the commissioner.
Section 48A.36 - Electronic registration record retention in voter registration agencies.
Section 48A.37 - Electronic registration records.
Section 48A.38 - Lists of voters.
Section 48A.39 - Use of registration information.
Section 48A.40 - Voter list maintenance reports.
Section 48A.41 - Voter registration maintenance audits — investigations.