48A.29 Procedure upon return of confirmation card.
1. If a confirmation notice and return card sent pursuant to section 48A.28 is returned as undeliverable by the United States postal service, the commissioner shall make the registration record inactive and shall mail a notice to the registered voter at the registered voter’s most recent mailing address, as shown by the registration records.
a. The notice shall be sent by forwardable mail, and shall include a postage paid preaddressed return card on which the registered voter may state the registered voter’s current address.
b. The notice shall contain a statement in substantially the following form:
Information received from the United States postal service indicates that you are no longer a resident of (residence address) in (name of county) County, Iowa. If this information is not correct, and you still live in (name of county) County, please complete and mail the attached postage paid card at least fifteen days before any election at which you wish to vote. If the information is correct, and you have moved, please contact a local official in your new area for assistance in registering there. If you do not mail in the card, you may be required to show identification before being allowed to vote in (name of county) County. If you do not return the card, and you do not vote in some election in (name of county) County, Iowa, on or before (date of second general election following the date of the notice) your name will be removed from the list of voters in that county.
2. When a detachable return card originally attached to a confirmation notice is returned indicating that the registered voter is still a resident of the address shown on the registration records, the commissioner shall make a record of the date the card was received.
3. When a detachable return card originally attached to a confirmation notice is returned by anyone other than the registered voter indicating that the registered voter is no longer a resident of the registration address, the commissioner shall make the registration record inactive, and shall mail a notice to the registered voter at the registered voter’s most recent mailing address, as shown by the registration records.
a. The notice shall be sent by forwardable mail, and shall include a postage paid preaddressed return card on which the registered voter may state the registered voter’s current address.
b. The notice shall contain a statement in substantially the following form:
Information received by this office indicates that you are no longer a resident of (residence address) in (name of county) County, Iowa. If the information is not correct, and you still live at that address, please complete and mail the attached postage paid card at least fifteen days before any election at which you wish to vote. If the information is correct, and you have moved within the county, you may update your registration by listing your new address on the card and mailing it back. If you have moved outside the county, please contact a local official in your new area for assistance in registering there. If you do not mail in the card, you may be required to show identification before being allowed to vote in (name of county) County. If you do not return the card, and you do not vote in some election in (name of county) County, Iowa, on or before (date of second general election following the date of the notice) your name will be removed from the list of registered voters in that county.
94 Acts, ch 1169, §30; 97 Acts, ch 170, §21, 22; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §26, 115; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §25; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §148; 2021 Acts, ch 12, §27, 28, 73
Referred to in §48A.26, 48A.30, 48A.37, 48A.40
Subsection 1, paragraph b amended
Subsection 3, paragraph b amended
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.