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IA SF2077

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/21/2026

Primary Sponsor

Sandy Salmon

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Origin

Senate

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Moves the absentee ballot return deadline from "before polls close" on election day to 5:00 p.m. on the day before election day for Address Confidentiality Program participants
  • Establishes new definitions in Iowa Code for absentee voting materials including "affidavit envelope," "delivery envelope," "return envelope," and "secrecy envelope"
  • Requires absentee ballots to include matching serial numbers on the affidavit envelope, return envelope, and delivery envelope for tracking purposes
  • Mandates that return envelopes include prepaid postage or a postal permit guaranteeing the commissioner will pay return postage
  • Requires a secrecy envelope to be included when ballots cannot be folded to hide all votes cast

Legislative Description

A bill for an act relating to the casting of ballots by absent voters.

Last Action

Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Schultz, and Winckler. S.J. 133.

1/22/2026

Committee Referrals

State Government1/21/2026

Full Bill Text

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