Iowa HF2165 modifies absentee ballot procedures, including timing, handling, and verification requirements.

Iowa HF2165 amends absentee ballot procedures by requiring mailed ballots to be enclosed in an unsealed affidavit envelope with a serial number. The return envelope must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the day before election day or be clearly postmarked by an authorized postal service or bear a postal service barcode traceable to a date of entry into the federal mail system not later than the day before the election. The bill also mandates that the same serial number be used on the affidavit, return, and delivery envelopes.

Iowa HF2165 modifies absentee ballot procedures, including timing, handling, and verification requirements.

Iowa HF2165 amends absentee ballot procedures by requiring mailed ballots to be enclosed in an unsealed affidavit envelope with a serial number. The return envelope must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the day before election day or be clearly postmarked by an authorized postal service or bear a postal service barcode traceable to a date of entry into the federal mail system not later than the day before the election. The bill also mandates that the same serial number be used on the affidavit, return, and delivery envelopes.