48A.30 Cancellation of voter registration.
1. The voter registration of a registered voter shall be canceled if any of the following occurs:
a. The registered voter dies. For the purposes of this subsection, the commissioner may accept as evidence of death a notice from the state registrar of vital statistics forwarded by the state registrar of voters, a notice from the federal social security administration, a written statement from a person related to the registered voter within the second degree of consanguinity or first degree of affinity, an obituary in a newspaper or that appears on the internet site of a funeral establishment licensed under chapter 156 or by the proper authority of another state, a written statement from an election official or personal representative of the registered voter’s estate, or a notice from the county recorder of the county where the registered voter died.
b. The registered voter registers to vote in another jurisdiction, and the commissioner receives notice of the registration from the registration official in the other jurisdiction.
c. The registered voter requests the cancellation in writing. For the purposes of this subsection, a confirmation by the registered voter that the registered voter is no longer a resident of the county constitutes a request for cancellation.
d. The clerk of the district court, or the United States attorney, or the state registrar sends notice of the registered voter’s conviction of a felony as defined in section 701.7, or conviction of an offense classified as a felony under federal law. The clerk of the district court shall send notice of a felony conviction to the state registrar of voters. The registrar shall determine in which county the felon is registered to vote, if any, and shall notify the county commissioner of registration for that county of the felony conviction.
e. The clerk of the district court or the state registrar sends notice that the registered voter has been declared a person who is incompetent to vote under state law.
f. The registered voter is not a resident of Iowa, or the registered voter submits documentation under section 607A.4, subsection 3, that indicates that the voter is not a citizen of the United States.
g. The registered voter’s registration record has been inactive pursuant to section 48A.28 or 48A.29 for two successive general elections.
2. When a registration is canceled pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph “d”, “e”, or “g”, the commissioner shall send a notice of the cancellation to the registered voter.
94 Acts, ch 1169, §31; 98 Acts, ch 1185, §5; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §27, 28, 115; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §4; 2018 Acts, ch 1149, §5, 12; 2021 Acts, ch 12, §29, 73; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §22, 54
Referred to in §47.7, 48A.37, 48A.40
Subsection 1, paragraphs a and g 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.