Iowa Regulations Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

§ 721-21.1 Emergency election procedures

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Definitions Record Retention and Confidentiality Responsibilities - Election Officials Emergency Events and Powers

§ 721-21.2 Electronic submission of absentee ballot applications and affidavits of candidacy

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Vote by Mail and Absentee Voting

§ 721-21.3 Voter identification documents

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Provisional Voting Voter ID

§ 721-21.4 Changes of address at the polls

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Voter Registration

§ 721-21.5 Eligibility declarations in the election register

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Voter Eligibility

§ 721-21.7 Election day registration

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Voter Registration

§ 721-21.8 Notice to election day registrant

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Voter Registration

§ 721-21.9 "Vote here" signs

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Polling Places

§ 721-21.10 Application for status as a political party

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Political Parties Responsibilities - Election Officials

§ 721-21.11 Statement to provisional voter

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Provisional Voting Voter ID

§ 721-21.12 Absentee ballot receipt deadline when the United States post office is closed on the deadline for receipt of absentee ballots

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Vote by Mail and Absentee Voting

§ 721-21.13 Canvass date adjustment when the United States post office is closed on the deadline for receipt of absentee ballots

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Certification and Reporting Results

§ 721-21.14 Intelligent Mail barcode (IMb) Tracing

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Vote by Mail and Absentee Voting Voting Equipment and Technology

§ 721-21.15 Proof of residence or identification after casting provisional ballot

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Provisional Voting Voter ID

§ 721-21.20 Election contest costs

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Topics: Election Costs Responsibilities - Election Officials Contests or Protests

§ 721-21.21 Limitations

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Topics: Election Costs

§ 721-21.22 Photocopied ballot procedures

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Certification and Reporting Results

§ 721-21.25 Administrative recounts

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Record Retention and Confidentiality Responsibilities - Election Officials Certification and Reporting Results Voting Equipment and Technology

§ 721-21.30 Inclusion of annexed territory in city reprecincting and redistricting plans

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Redistricting

§ 721-21.31 School director district maximum allowable deviation between director districts

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Redistricting Responsibilities - Election Officials

§ 721-21.32 City ward maximum allowable deviation between city wards

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Redistricting Responsibilities - Election Officials

§ 721-21.33 Redistricting special election blackout period

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Redistricting Special Elections

§ 721-21.50 Polling place accessibility standards

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Accessibility and Voter Assistance

§ 721-21.52 Request for new voter identification card

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Voter ID

§ 721-21.75 Voting centers for certain elections

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Definitions Polling Places Responsibilities - Election Officials

§ 721-21.76 Electronic poll book training for poll workers

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Voter Education and Outreach

§ 721-21.77 Photographing ballots

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Definitions Election Security

§ 721-21.100 Issuance of technical infractions

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Election Costs Election Offenses Responsibilities - Election Officials

§ 721-21.101 State commissioner's review of complaints

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Election Offenses Responsibilities - Election Officials

§ 721-21.102 Commissioner's filings and notifications to state commissioner

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials

§ 721-21.103 Election misconduct-investigation

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Election Offenses Responsibilities - Election Officials

§ 721-21.200 Constitutional amendments and public measures

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Initiatives and Referenda Constitutional Amendment or Revision Responsibilities - Election Officials

§ 721-21.201 Competing nominations by nonparty political organizations

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Ballot Access - Candidate Contents and Design

§ 721-21.202 Form of primary election ballot

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Primary Elections Contents and Design

§ 721-21.203 Form of general election ballot

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Contents and Design U.S. Presidential

§ 721-21.204 Tabulating election results by school district for merged area special elections

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Certification and Reporting Results Voting Equipment and Technology

§ 721-21.300 Satellite absentee voting stations

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Political Parties Responsibilities - Election Officials Provisional Voting Vote by Mail and Absentee Voting

§ 721-21.301 Absentee ballot requests from voters whose registration records are "inactive."

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Voter Registration Vote by Mail and Absentee Voting

§ 721-21.302 In-person absentee registration

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Voter Registration Provisional Voting Application Vote by Mail and Absentee Voting

§ 721-21.303 Mailing absentee ballots

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Vote by Mail and Absentee Voting

§ 721-21.304 Absentee ballot requests from voters whose registration records are "pending."

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Voter Registration Vote by Mail and Absentee Voting

§ 721-21.305 Confirming commissioner's receipt of an absentee ballot on election day

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Vote by Mail and Absentee Voting

§ 721-21.306 Incomplete absentee ballot applications

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Application Vote by Mail and Absentee Voting

§ 721-21.307 Absentee ballot drop boxes

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Record Retention and Confidentiality Election Security Responsibilities - Election Officials Ballot Drop Box Vote by Mail and Absentee Voting

§ 721-21.320 Absentee voting by UOCAVA voters

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Definitions Vote by Mail and Absentee Voting

§ 721-21.351 Receiving absentee ballots

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Election Security Responsibilities - Election Officials Vote by Mail and Absentee Voting

§ 721-21.352 Review of returned envelopes marked with affidavits

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Vote by Mail and Absentee Voting

§ 721-21.353 Opening the return carrier envelopes that are not marked with voters' affidavits

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Vote by Mail and Absentee Voting

§ 721-21.354 Review rocpess

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Certification and Reporting Results Vote by Mail and Absentee Voting

§ 721-21.355 Notice to voter

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Vote by Mail and Absentee Voting

§ 721-21.359 Processing absentee ballots before election day

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Certification and Reporting Results Vote by Mail and Absentee Voting

§ 721-21.361 Rejection of absentee ballot

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Certification and Reporting Results Vote by Mail and Absentee Voting

§ 721-21.400 Signature requirements for certain cities

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Applicability and Scope of Laws Ballot Access - Candidate

§ 721-21.401 Signature requirements in cities with primary or runoff election provisions

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Ballot Access - Candidate

§ 721-21.402 Filing deadline for charter commission appointment petition

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Special Elections

§ 721-21.403 Special elections to fill vacancies in elective city offices for cities that may be required to conduct primary elections

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Topics: Primary Elections Responsibilities - Election Officials Special Elections

§ 721-21.404 Special elections to fill vacancies in elective city offices for cities without primary election requirements

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Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Special Elections

§ 721-21.405 Special elections to fill a vacancy in the office of representative in Congress

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Topics: Ballot Access - Candidate Responsibilities - Election Officials Special Elections Vacancies

§ 721-21.500 Signature requirements for school director candidates

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Ballot Access - Candidate Special Elections

§ 721-21.601 Plan III supervisor district candidate signatures after a change in the number of supervisors or method of election

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Ballot Access - Candidate

§ 721-21.800 Local sales and services tax elections

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Initiatives and Referenda

§ 721-21.801 Form of ballot for local option tax elections

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Initiatives and Referenda Contents and Design

§ 721-21.802 Local vehicle tax elections

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Topics: Initiatives and Referenda Responsibilities - Election Officials

§ 721-21.803 Revenue purpose statement ballots

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Topics: Initiatives and Referenda Contents and Design

§ 721-21.804 Local option sales and services tax elections in qualified counties

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Topics: Initiatives and Referenda Responsibilities - Election Officials

§ 721-21.810 Referendum on enhanced 911 emergency telephone communication system funding

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Initiatives and Referenda Contents and Design

§ 721-21.820 Gambling elections

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Initiatives and Referenda Contents and Design

§ 721-21.830 Benefited recreational lake district elections

Code: Agency 721: Secretary of State→Division II: Elections→Chapter 21: Election Forms and Instructions

Topics: Initiatives and Referenda Contents and Design Responsibilities - Election Officials