§ Iowa Code § 48A.6Disqualified persons

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48A.6 Disqualified persons.
The following persons are disqualified from registering to vote and from voting:
1. A person who has been convicted of a felony as defined in section 701.7, or convicted
of an offense classified as a felony under federal law. If the person’s rights are later restored
by the governor, or by the president of the United States, the person may register to vote.
2. A person who is incompetent to vote. Certification by the clerk of the district court that
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Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 48A (50, 1)
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VOTER REGISTRATION, §48A.7A
any such person has been found no longer incompetent by a court shall qualify such person
to again be an elector, subject to the other provisions of this chapter.
Iowa Constitution, Art. II, §5
Proceedings regarding competency, see §229.27, 633.552
Restoration of rights by governor, see chapter 914

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