Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2164: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the casting of provisional ballots by persons registering to vote on election day or when casting an in-person absentee ballot
Status: In committee, January 26, 2026
An Act relating to the casting of provisional ballots by persons registering to vote on election day or when casting an in-person absentee ballot.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the casting of provisional ballots by persons registering to vote on election day or when casting an in-person absentee ballot.
From the introduced text, January 26, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the casting of provisional ballots by persons registering to vote on election day or when casting an in-person absentee ballot. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5299YH (2) ss/ns H.F. 2164 Section 1. Section 48A.7A, subsection 5, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 5. a. If a person registers to vote under this section at a polling place that has access to an electronic poll book, the precinct election official shall verify against a database maintained by the state commissioner that the person has not been convicted of a felony or, if the person has been convicted of a felony, the person has had the person's voting rights restored. If the precinct election official determines that the person has not been convicted of a felony or has been convicted of a felony but the person's voting rights have been restored, the precinct election official shall furnish a ballot to the voter. If the database indicates that the person has been convicted of a felony and that the person's voting rights have not been restored, the precinct election official shall challenge the person under section 49.79. b. If a A person who registers to vote under this section at a polling place that does not …
Sponsors
- Cindy Golding (R, 83) · primary sponsor
- Larson, Wendy (R, 7)
- Helena Hayes (R, 88)
- Charley Thomson (R, 58)
- Zachary Dieken (R, 5)
- Samantha Fett (R, 22)
- Thomas Gerhold (R, 84)
- Craig Williams (R, 11)
- Jennifer Smith (R, 72)
- Jason Gearhart (R, 64)
- Mark Thompson (R, 56)
- Steven Bradley (R, 66)
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 152 .
Subjects: ballots, elections and politics, absentee voting, voter registration, voting
Common questions
- What is HF2164?
- HF2164 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the casting of provisional ballots by persons registering to vote on election day or when casting an in-person absentee ballot.
- What does HF2164 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the casting of provisional ballots by persons registering to vote on election day or when casting an in-person absentee ballot.
- What is the status of HF2164?
- In committee as of January 26, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 152 . (January 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2164?
- Cindy Golding (R, 83), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF2164?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2164&ga=91
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