§ Iowa Code § 48A.8Registration by mail

48A.8 Registration by mail.
1. An eligible elector may request that a voter registration form be mailed to the elector.
The completed form may be mailed or delivered by the registrant or the registrant’s designee
to the commissioner in the county where the person resides or to the state commissioner of
elections for a program participant, as provided in section 9E.6. A separate voter registration
form shall be signed by each individual registrant.
2. An eligible elector who registers by mail and who has not previously voted in
an election for federal office in the county of registration shall be required to provide
identification documents when voting for the first time in the county, unless the registrant
provided on the registration form the registrant’s Iowa driver’s license number, or the
registrant’s Iowa nonoperator’s identification card number, or the last four numerals of the
registrant’s social security number and the driver’s license, nonoperator’s identification,
or partial social security number matches an existing state or federal identification record
with the same number, name, and date of birth. If the registrant under this subsection votes
in person at the polls, or by absentee ballot at the commissioner’s office or at a satellite
voting station, the registrant shall provide a current and valid photo identification card and
shall present, as proof of residence, to the appropriate election official one of the following
current documents that shows the name and address of the registrant:
a. Residential lease.
b. Property tax statement.
c. Utility bill.
d. Bank statement.
e. Paycheck.
f. Government check.
g. Other government document.
3. If the registrant under subsection 2 votes an absentee ballot by mail, the registrant
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shall provide a photocopy of one of the documents listed in subsection 2 when returning the
absentee ballot.
4. A registrant under subsection 2 who is required to present identification when casting
a ballot in person shall be permitted to vote a provisional ballot if the voter does not provide
the required identification documents. If a voter who is required to present identification
when casting a ballot votes an absentee ballot by mail, the ballot returned by the voter shall
be considered a provisional ballot pursuant to sections 49.81 and 53.31.
17; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §17, 35, 36