§ Iowa Code § 48A.29Procedure upon return of confirmation card

48A.29 Procedure upon return of confirmation card.
1. If a confirmation notice and return card sent pursuant to section 48A.28 is returned
as undeliverable by the United States postal service, the commissioner shall make the
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Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 48A (50, 1)
§48A.29, VOTER REGISTRATION
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registration record inactive and shall mail a notice to the registered voter at the registered
voter’s most recent mailing address, as shown by the registration records.
a. The notice shall be sent by forwardable mail, and shall include a postage paid
preaddressed return card on which the registered voter may state the registered voter’s
current address.
b. The notice shall contain a statement in substantially the following form:
Information received from the United States postal service
indicates that you are no longer a resident of (residence address)
in (name of county) County, Iowa. If this information is not correct,
and you still live in (name of county) County, please complete and
mail the attached postage paid card at least fifteen days before any
election at which you wish to vote. If the information is correct, and
you have moved, please contact a local official in your new area for
assistance in registering there. If you do not mail in the card, you
may be required to show identification before being allowed to vote
in (name of county) County. If you do not return the card, and you
do not vote in some election in (name of county) County, Iowa, on
or before (date of second general election following the date of the
notice) your name will be removed from the list of voters in that
county.
2. When a detachable return card originally attached to a confirmation notice is returned
indicating that the registered voter is still a resident of the address shown on the registration
records, the commissioner shall make a record of the date the card was received.
3. When a detachable return card originally attached to a confirmation notice is returned
by anyone other than the registered voter indicating that the registered voter is no longer
a resident of the registration address, the commissioner shall make the registration record
inactive, and shall mail a notice to the registered voter at the registered voter’s most recent
mailing address, as shown by the registration records.
a. The notice shall be sent by forwardable mail, and shall include a postage paid
preaddressed return card on which the registered voter may state the registered voter’s
current address.
b. The notice shall contain a statement in substantially the following form:
Information received by this office indicates that you are no
longer a resident of (residence address) in (name of county)
County, Iowa. If the information is not correct, and you still live
at that address, please complete and mail the attached postage
paid card at least fifteen days before any election at which you
wish to vote. If the information is correct, and you have moved
within the county, you may update your registration by listing your
new address on the card and mailing it back. If you have moved
outside the county, please contact a local official in your new area
for assistance in registering there. If you do not mail in the card,
you may be required to show identification before being allowed to
vote in (name of county) County. If you do not return the card, and
you do not vote in some election in (name of county) County, Iowa,
on or before (date of second general election following the date of
the notice) your name will be removed from the list of registered
voters in that county.
44, §25; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §148; 2021 Acts, ch 12, §27, 28, 73