IA SF2081

Requires persons registering to vote on election day or when casting an in-person absentee ballot to cast a provisional ballot rather than a regular ballot

Provisional ballots will be verified by the absentee and special voters precinct board against a state database to confirm the voter has not been convicted of a felony or has had voting rights restored

Provisional ballots will be counted only if the board determines the voter was eligible to vote; ballots will be rejected if the database shows an unrestored felony conviction

Amends current law which allows same-day registrants to cast regular ballots if polling places can verify eligibility using electronic poll books

Challenges filed against persons registering to vote under section 48A.7A must be filed as challenges to a person offering to vote under section 49.79