IA HF507

Designates Election Day (first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years) as a legal public holiday and paid holiday for state employees

Requires all ballots to include a unique code or identifier to distinguish genuine ballots from counterfeits; ballots without a unique, previously unused identifier shall not be counted

Restricts absentee voting to three categories: voters absent due to employment responsibilities, voters prevented from voting due to illness/age/physical disability, and military members

Prohibits candidates and candidate committees from accepting contributions greater than $1 from persons not living in Iowa or not incorporated/organized under Iowa law

Limits individual campaign contributions to $100 per election campaign cycle for all public office candidates; willful violations constitute a serious misdemeanor punishable by up to one year confinement and fines of $430-$2,560