Section 821.11.6. Signature on attestation required.

The signature required for voter registration shall be obtained in the following manner:

         11.6(1) In-person applicants. At the conclusion of the applicant’s business, applicants who apply to register, or give information to update an existing registration shall be asked to sign the registration application attestation, either on a paper copy or an electronic version. Any applicant who fails to sign the attestation shall be deemed to have declined to apply to register to vote.

         11.6(2) Online driver’s license and nonoperator identification card renewal applicants. During the online renewal transaction, applicants shall be asked if they would like to register to vote or update an existing voter registration record. If an applicant answers the question in the affirmative, the applicant shall have the opportunity to select a political party and affirm the use of the applicant’s last digitized signature on file with the office of driver services, department of transportation, to finalize the voter registration transaction.

         11.6(3) Stand-alone online voter registration applicants. The office of driver services, department of transportation, may offer stand-alone online voter registration through its Web site to individuals with current state-issued driver’s licenses or nonoperator identification cards. Applicants for voter registration must provide information from their state-issued identification cards to begin the online voter registration application, including the applicant’s first and last name and date of birth as they appear on the state-issued identification card, the last five digits of the applicant’s social security number, the state-issued identification card number and the first five digits of the document discriminator number which is printed on the state-issued identification card. Applicants who do not have a state-issued identification card who attempt to use the stand-alone online voter registration function shall be offered the opportunity to print, complete, sign and mail a paper copy of the Iowa voter registration application.

         11.6(4) A notice shall appear on screen if a stand-alone online voter registration applicant transaction is terminated because of incomplete information. The notice shall instruct the applicant that the applicant may provide the required information by completing a paper voter registration form and mailing it to the commissioner’s office or by completing a new application in person at the commissioner’s office. Applicants shall also be advised of election day and in-person registration procedures under Iowa Code section 48A.7A.

         11.6(5) If a stand-alone online voter registration applicant fails to make a party selection and the application is for a new registration, the commissioner shall enter the selection as “no party.” If a stand-alone online voter registration applicant fails to make a party selection and the applicant is already a registered voter in the county, the previous party choice of the registrant shall be retained.

[ARC 2376C, IAB 2/3/16, effective 1/5/16]