Senate removes attester provision in elections bill, passes House File 2501
The Iowa Senate adopted an amendment that removes a provision allowing a registered voter to attest for up to two voters without ID, and passed House File 2501 as amended after debate about provisional-ballot timelines and a trustee-term technical fix for Broadlawn Hospital.
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Senator Rosenboom, speaking for House File 2501 and Senate Amendment 5168, told the chamber the amendment takes two actions: removing a code provision that allowed a registered voter to attest to the identity of up to two other registered voters who lacked ID and clarifying a trustee-term provision affecting Broadlawn Hospital in Des Moines. "There are 2 actions in the amendment," Rosenboom said in opening remarks.
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