SF384 - A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to elections

Oct 6, 2026

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SF 384 is an Iowa bill enacted by the General Assembly, amending Iowa election statutes. It revises rules governing nomination papers and party or nonparty nominations, including ballot eligibility restrictions for candidates across primary and subsequent general elections. The bill also adjusts procedures for furnishing blank nomination papers, petition nominations, registration-record handling and permissible uses, and requirements related to absentee ballots, registration closing times, and notice forms for name or address changes.

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A BILL FOR

General election nomination and ballot eligibility

Filing and providing nomination papers

Petition nominations

Registration records and permissible use

Notice of change of name or address

Repruted 0 Passed Senate,Date 3-8(pr0)Passed House,Date Vo te:Ayes 4 Nays_ Vote:Ayes Nays_____ Approved # A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to elections by revising the statutes governing2 the furnishing of nomination papers,nominations by parties,3 nonparty political organizations and petition,nominations4 of presidential electors,information requested for 5 registration,closing registration for elections,reporting6 on party registration,allowing employees time off work to7 vote,and delivering absentee ballots. 8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OE IOWA: 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 SENATE FILE 384 17 S-3178 1Amerd Senate File 384 as follows:21. Page 4,by striking lines 22 through 233and inserting in lieu thereof the words:4"Recistration shall close in a precinct at five5o'clock p.2.,ten days before an a general election6anc eleven CayS before al1 other eiec1ons,except as7provided". S-3178 FILED adyz 330(万.7002) S.F. H.F. 1 Section 1. Chapter 43,Code 1981,is amended by adding2 the following new section: 3 NEW SECTION. A person who has filed nomination papers4 and been placed on the ballot as a candidate in a primary5 election under this chapter shall not be eligible for 6 nomination as a candidate for the same office to be filled7 at the following general election by another party,by a8 nonparty political organization or by petition. 9 Sec.2. Section 43.8,Code 1981,is amended to read as10 follows: 1143.8 STATE COMMISSTONFR TO FURNISH BT.ANKS. The state12 commissioner shall,at state expense,furnish blank nomination13 papers,in the form provided in this chapter,to any qua±fied14 eligible elector who desires to petition for the nomination15 of any candidate,or to any person who intends to be a16 candidate,for any office for which nomination papers are17 required to be filed in his the state commissioner's office.18 Sec.3. Section 44.3,subsection 1,paragraph e,Code191981,is amended to read as follows: e. In case of presidential eleetere candidates,the names21 and addresses of presidential electors shall be stated,and22 the names of the candidates for president and vice president23 shall be added to the name of the organization. 24 Sec.4. Section 45.1,Code 1981,is amended to read as25 follows: 2645.1 NOMINATIONS BY PETITION. Nominations for candidates27 for president and_vice president and for state offices may28 be made by nomination paper-e papers signed by not less than29 one thousand eligible electors of the state;for candidates30 for offices filled by the voters of a county,district or31 other division by sueh papers signed by eligible electors32 residing in the county,district or division equal in number33 to at least two percent of the total vote received by all34 candidates for president of the United States or governor,35 as the case may be,at the last preceding general election 1 in Bueh the county,district or division;and for township, 2 city or ward,by eueh papers signed by not less than twenty- 3 five eligible electors,residents of sueh the township,city4 or ward. In the case of candidates for president and vice 5 president,the names and addresses of the candidates for 6 presidential electors shall be printed on the face of or 7 attached to each page of the nomination petition. Sec.5. Section 48.5,subsection 3,Code 1981,is amended9 to read as follows: 103. Ne主ther-the The duplicate registration records open11 to public inspection ner and any list obtained under subsection 122 shall be used fer-any-pupese-ef-any-kind--naue--etheε 13 than only to request a registrant's vote or for any other 14 bona fide political purpose or for a bona fide official purpose 15 by an elected official. The commissioner or registrar shall 16 keep a list of the name,address,telephone number,and social17 security number of each person who copies or obtains copies18 of the registration lists. Any

FAQs

What does SF 384 change about candidates moving from primary to general elections?

A person who filed nomination papers and was placed on the ballot as a primary candidate may not be eligible for nomination for the same office at the following general election by another party, a nonparty political organization, or petition.

How does the bill address nomination paper petitions and elector requirements?

It specifies nomination by signed papers with elector thresholds depending on the office (statewide, county/district/division, and township/city/ward), including printing candidate names and addresses for presidential electors on the nomination petition.

What restrictions does SF 384 place on registration list usage?

It limits the use of duplicate registration records and any lists obtained to requesting a registrant’s vote or other bona fide political or official purposes, and requires record-keeping of those who copy the lists, with penalties for misuse.

Oct 6, 2026

Uploaded by Jake