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48A.25A Verification of voter registration information.
1. a. Upon receipt of an application for voter registration, the commissioner of
registration shall compare the Iowa driver’s license number, the Iowa nonoperator’s
identification card number, or the last four numerals of the social security number provided
by the registrant with the records of the state department of transportation. To be verified,
the voter registration record shall contain the same name, date of birth, and Iowa driver’s
license number or Iowa nonoperator’s identification card number or whole or partial social
security number as the records of the state department of transportation. If the information
cannot be verified, the application shall be recorded and the status of the voter’s record shall
be designated as pending status. The commissioner of registration shall notify the applicant
that the applicant is required to present identification described in section 48A.8, subsection
2, before voting for the first time in the county. If the information can be verified, a record
shall be made of the verification and the status of the voter’s record shall be designated as
active status.
b. This subsection shall not apply to applications received from registrants pursuant to
section 48A.7A.
2. The voter registration commission shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 17A
to provide procedures for processing registration applications if the state department of
transportation does not, before the close of registration for an election for which the voter
registration would be effective, if verified, provide a report that the information on the
application has matched or not matched the records of the department.
3. A voter registration record shall be designated as unconfirmed status if the registrant
self-reports to be a noncitizen on the voter registration form and signs the portion of the form
affirming the person’s United States citizenship.
4. This section does not apply to persons described in section 53.37 who are entitled to
register to vote and to vote.
59, §42, 43; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §16; 2025 Acts, ch 123, §41
NEW subsection 3 and former subsection 3 renumbered as 4
Tue Dec 09 22:31:06 2025
Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 48A (50, 1)
§48A.26, VOTER REGISTRATION
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SUBCHAPTER V
PROCESSING VOTER REGISTRATION RECORDS