§ 48A.1 Statement of intent
§ 48A.2 Definitions
§ 48A.3 Commissioner of registration
§ 48A.4 Qualification of officers
§ 48A.5 Voter qualifications
§ 48A.5A Determination of residence
§ 48A.6 Disqualified persons
§ 48A.7 Registration in person
§ 48A.7A Election day and in-person absentee registration
§ 48A.8 Registration by mail
§ 48A.9 Voter registration deadlines
§ 48A.10 Registration required
§ 48A.10A Voter identification cards — verification of voter registration information
§ 48A.11 Voter registration form
§ 48A.12 Federal mail voter registration form
§ 48A.13 Electronic signatures on voter registration records
§ 48A.14 Challenges of voter registrations
§ 48A.15 Commissioner’s action upon receipt of challenge or withdrawal
§ 48A.16 Hearing on challenge — appeal
§ 48A.17 Registration at commissioner’s office
§ 48A.18 Voter registration at motor vehicle driver’s license stations
§ 48A.19 Voter registration agencies
§ 48A.20 Prohibited acts by voter registration agency employees
§ 48A.21 Transmission of forms from agencies and driver’s license stations
§ 48A.22 Voter registration by volunteer organizations
§ 48A.23 Registration at educational institutions
§ 48A.24 Deadline for submitting voter registration forms
§ 48A.25 Compensation for assistance in completing registration forms
§ 48A.25A Verification of voter registration information
§ 48A.26 Acknowledgment of registration form
§ 48A.26A Acknowledgment of election day and in-person absentee registration form
§ 48A.26B Form of acknowledgment
§ 48A.27 Changes to voter registration records
§ 48A.27A Voting more than once — referral and examination
§ 48A.28 Systematic confirmation program
§ 48A.29 Procedure upon return of confirmation card
§ 48A.30 Cancellation of voter registration
§ 48A.31 Deceased persons record
§ 48A.32 Destruction or removal of canceled voter registration records
§ 48A.33 Declination of registration opportunity
§ 48A.34 Confidentiality of certain records
§ 48A.35 Voter registration records under control of the commissioner
§ 48A.36 Electronic registration record retention in voter registration agencies
§ 48A.37 Electronic registration records
§ 48A.38 Lists of voters
§ 48A.39 Use of registration information
§ 48A.40 Voter list maintenance reports
§ 48A.41 Voter registration maintenance audits — investigations

Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 48A - Voter Registration

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
  • clerk: means clerk of the court in which the action or proceeding is brought or is pending; and the words "clerk's office" mean the office of that clerk. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
  • Intellectual disability: means a diagnosis of intellectual disability or intellectual developmental disorder, global developmental delay, or unspecified intellectual disability or intellectual developmental disorder which diagnosis shall be made only when the onset of the person's condition was during the developmental period and based on an assessment of the person's intellectual functioning and level of adaptive skills. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Internet: means the federated international system that is composed of allied electronic communication networks linked by telecommunication channels, that uses standardized protocols, and that facilitates electronic communication services, including but not limited to use of the world wide web; the transmission of electronic mail or messages; the transfer of files and data or other electronic information; and the transmission of voice, image, and video. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" and the abbreviation "A. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • oath: includes affirmation in all cases where an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in like cases the word "swear" includes "affirm". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • 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
  • Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Signature: includes an electronic signature as defined in section 554D. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • 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
  • undertaking: means a promise or security in any form. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • week: means seven consecutive days. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1