Iowa Code 49.68 – State commissioner to furnish instructions
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1. The state commissioner with the approval of the attorney general shall prepare, and from time to time revise, written instructions to the voters relative to the rights of voters, and shall furnish each commissioner with copies of the instructions. Such instructions shall cover the following matters:
a. The procedure for registering to vote after the registration deadline has passed.
b. Instructions for voters who are required by law to show identification before voting.
c. General information on voting rights under applicable federal and state laws, including the following:
(1) Information on the right of an individual to cast a provisional ballot and the procedure for casting a provisional ballot.
(2) Federal and state laws regarding prohibitions on acts of fraud, misrepresentation, coercion, or duress.
d. Instructions on how to contact the appropriate officials if a voter believes the voter’s rights have been violated.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 49.68
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. The state commissioner shall prepare instructions relative to voting for each voting system in use in the state and shall furnish the county commissioner with copies of the instructions. Such instructions shall cover the following matters:
a. The manner of obtaining ballots.
b. The manner of marking ballots.
c. That unmarked or improperly marked ballots will not be counted.
d. The method of gaining assistance in marking ballots.
e. That any erasures or identification marks, or otherwise spoiling or defacing a ballot, will render it invalid.
f. Not to vote a spoiled or defaced ballot.
g. How to obtain a new ballot in place of a spoiled or defaced one.
h. Any other matters thought necessary.