Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF353: A BILL FOR An Act relating to eligibility to vote or stand for election in a primary election or caucus
Status: In committee, February 19, 2025
An Act relating to eligibility to vote or stand for election in a primary election or caucus.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to eligibility to vote or stand for election in a primary election or caucus.
From the introduced text, February 12, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to eligibility to vote or stand for election in a primary election or caucus. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2378YH (3) ss/ns H.F. Section 1. Section 43.17, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 43.17 Preclusion of partisan nomination. 1. A person shall not file nomination papers under this chapter on behalf of a candidate if nomination papers have been filed pursuant to section 44.4 on behalf of the candidate for the same office and election year. 2. A person shall not file nomination papers under this chapter on behalf of a candidate if the candidate has not been a member of the political party for which the candidate seeks nomination for at least one year immediately prior to the date of filing. This subsection does not apply to a candidate who has not previously cast a ballot in any primary or general election and who is not a member of another political party. Sec. 2. Section 43.38, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 43.38 Voter confined to party ticket. The elector shall be allowed to vote for candidates for nomination on the ballot of the party with which the elector is has been registered as affiliated for the thirty days immediately preceding …
Sponsors
- Derek Wulf (R, 76) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/19/2025 12:30PM RM 102.
- : Subcommittee: Wulf, Harris and Zabner. H.J. 331 .
- : Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 304 .
Subjects: elections and politics, primary elections, voting
Common questions
- What is HF353?
- HF353 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to eligibility to vote or stand for election in a primary election or caucus.
- What does HF353 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to eligibility to vote or stand for election in a primary election or caucus.
- What is the status of HF353?
- In committee as of February 19, 2025. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends passage. (February 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF353?
- Derek Wulf (R, 76).
- Where is the official record for HF353?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0353&ga=91
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