Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2195: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the labelling of ballots by county commissioners of elections
Status: In committee, January 29, 2026
An Act relating to the labelling of ballots by county commissioners of elections.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the labelling of ballots by county commissioners of elections.
From the introduced text, January 29, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the labelling of ballots by county commissioners of elections. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5298YH (2) ss/ns H.F. 2195 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 52.39 Ballot labels. 1. Each commissioner shall label each ballot cast in the county for each primary and general election. The label must indicate whether each ballot was cast in person on election day, in person prior to election day, by mail other than under the provisions of the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, by mail by a member of the military under the provisions of the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, or by mail by an overseas citizen under the provisions of the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. 2. The state commissioner of elections shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this section. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill requires each county commissioner of elections to label each ballot cast at each primary and general election. The label must indicate the method by which the ballot was cast, including by differentiating among the available methods of casting an absentee ballot. LSB 5298YH (2) …
Sponsors
- Cindy Golding (R, 83) · primary sponsor
- Larson, Wendy (R, 7)
- Helena Hayes (R, 88)
- Charley Thomson (R, 58)
- Samantha Fett (R, 22)
- Craig Williams (R, 11)
- Thomas Gerhold (R, 84)
- Jennifer Smith (R, 72)
- Jason Gearhart (R, 64)
- Mark Thompson (R, 56)
- Steven Bradley (R, 66)
- Eddie Andrews (R, 43)
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 172 .
Subjects: ballots, elections and politics, county government, voting
Common questions
- What is HF2195?
- HF2195 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the labelling of ballots by county commissioners of elections.
- What does HF2195 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the labelling of ballots by county commissioners of elections.
- What is the status of HF2195?
- In committee as of January 29, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 172 . (January 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2195?
- Cindy Golding (R, 83), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF2195?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2195&ga=91
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