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48A.30 Cancellation of voter registration.
1. The voter registration of a registered voter shall be canceled if any of the following
occurs:
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Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 48A (50, 1)
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VOTER REGISTRATION, §48A.32
a. The registered voter dies. For the purposes of this subsection, the commissioner may
accept as evidence of death a notice from the state registrar of vital statistics forwarded
by the state registrar of voters, a notice from the federal social security administration, a
written statement from a person related to the registered voter within the second degree of
consanguinity or first degree of affinity, an obituary in a newspaper or that appears on the
internet site of a funeral establishment licensed under chapter 156 or by the proper authority
of another state, a written statement from an election official or personal representative of
the registered voter’s estate, or a notice from the county recorder of the county where the
registered voter died.
b. The registered voter registers to vote in another jurisdiction, and the commissioner
receives notice of the registration from the registration official in the other jurisdiction.
c. The registered voter requests the cancellation in writing. For the purposes of this
subsection, a confirmation by the registered voter that the registered voter is no longer a
resident of the county constitutes a request for cancellation.
d. The clerk of the district court, or the United States attorney, or the state registrar sends
notice of the registered voter’s conviction of a felony as defined in section 701.7, or conviction
of an offense classified as a felony under federal law. The clerk of the district court shall send
notice of a felony conviction to the state registrar of voters. The registrar shall determine in
which county the felon is registered to vote, if any, and shall notify the county commissioner
of registration for that county of the felony conviction.
e. The clerk of the district court or the state registrar sends notice that the registered voter
has been declared a person who is incompetent to vote under state law.
f. The registered voter is not a resident of Iowa, or the registered voter submits
documentation under section 607A.4, subsection 5, that indicates that the voter is not a
citizen of the United States.
g. The registered voter’s registration record has been inactive pursuant to section 48A.28
or 48A.29 for two successive general elections.
h. The registered voter submits documentation that indicates that the registered voter is
not a citizen of the United States or reports to a state or federal agency that the registered
voter is not a citizen of the United States.
2. When a registration is canceled pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph “d”, “e”, “g”, or
“h”, the commissioner shall send a notice of the cancellation to the registered voter.
110, §4; 2018 Acts, ch 1149, §5, 12; 2021 Acts, ch 12, §29, 73; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §22, 54; 2023
Acts, ch 98, §4; 2025 Acts, ch 123, §42, 43
Subsection 1, NEW paragraph h
Subsection 2 amended