§ 53.1 Right to vote — conditions
§ 53.1A Rules
§ 53.2 Application for ballot
§ 53.3 Requirements for certain absentee ballot applications — prescribed form — receipt
§ 53.4 Absentee ballots — reports
§ 53.7 Solicitation by public employees
§ 53.8 Ballot mailed
§ 53.9 Prohibited persons
§ 53.10 Absentee voting at the commissioner’s office
§ 53.11 Satellite absentee voting stations
§ 53.12 Duty of commissioner
§ 53.15 Marking ballot
§ 53.16 Subscribing to affidavit
§ 53.17 Mailing or delivering ballot
§ 53.17A Absentee ballot tracking
§ 53.18 Manner of preserving ballot and application — review of affidavit — replacement ballots
§ 53.19 Listing absentee ballots
§ 53.20 Special precinct established
§ 53.21 Replacement of lost or spoiled absentee ballots
§ 53.22 Balloting by confined persons
§ 53.23 Special precinct election board
§ 53.25 Rejecting ballot
§ 53.26 Rejected ballots — how handled
§ 53.27 Rejection of ballot — return of envelope
§ 53.30 Ballots, ballot envelopes, and other information preserved
§ 53.31 Challenges
§ 53.32 Ballot of deceased voter
§ 53.33 Unlawful return of ballot
§ 53.35A Failure to return ballot
§ 53.37 Definitions
§ 53.37A State commissioner duties
§ 53.38 What constitutes registration
§ 53.39 Request for ballot — when available
§ 53.40 Request requirements — transmission of ballot
§ 53.41 Records by commissioner — excess requests or ballots
§ 53.42 Voting in person in commissioner’s office
§ 53.43 Identification on envelope
§ 53.44 Affidavit to be signed and returned
§ 53.45 Special absentee ballot
§ 53.46 Powers and duties of state commissioner
§ 53.47 Materials furnished by department of administrative services
§ 53.48 Postage on ballots
§ 53.49 Applicable to armed forces and other citizens
§ 53.50 Appropriation
§ 53.51 Rule of construction
§ 53.52 Inconsistent provisions — rule
§ 53.53 Federal write-in ballots
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Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 53 - Absent Voters

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Internet: means the federated international system that is composed of allied electronic communication networks linked by telecommunication channels, that uses standardized protocols, and that facilitates electronic communication services, including but not limited to use of the world wide web; the transmission of electronic mail or messages; the transfer of files and data or other electronic information; and the transmission of voice, image, and video. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • seal: shall include an impression upon the paper alone, or upon wax, a wafer affixed to the paper, or an official stamp of a notarial officer as provided in chapter 9B. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Signature: includes an electronic signature as defined in section 554D. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1