Iowa Code 53.1 – Right to vote — conditions
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1. Any registered voter may, subject to the provisions of this chapter, vote at any election:
a. When the voter expects to be absent on election day during the time the polls are open from the precinct in which the voter is a registered voter.
b. When, through illness or physical disability, the voter expects to be prevented from going to the polls and voting on election day.
c. When the voter expects to be unable to go to the polls and vote on election day.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 53.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
2. A person who has been designated to have power of attorney by a registered voter does not have authority to request or to cast an absentee ballot on behalf of the registered voter.