Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 48A.30 (2026)

Cancellation of voter registration

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1. The voter registration of a registered voter shall be canceled if any of the following occurs:

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Tue Dec 09 22:31:06 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 48A (50, 1) 21 VOTER REGISTRATION, §48A.32\n\n a. The registered voter dies. For the purposes of this subsection, the commissioner may accept as evidence of death a notice from the state registrar of vital statistics forwarded by the state registrar of voters, a notice from the federal social security administration, a written statement from a person related to the registered voter within the second degree of consanguinity or first degree of affinity, an obituary in a newspaper or that appears on the internet site of a funeral establishment licensed under chapter 156 or by the proper authority of another state, a written statement from an election official or personal representative of the registered voter’s estate, or a notice from the county recorder of the county where the registered voter died. b. The registered voter registers to vote in another jurisdiction, and the commissioner receives notice of the registration from the registration official in the other jurisdiction. c. The registered voter requests the cancellation in writing. For the purposes of this subsection, a confirmation by the registered voter that the registered voter is no longer a resident of the county constitutes a request for cancellation. d. The clerk of the district court, or the United States attorney, or the state registrar sends notice of the registered voter’s conviction of a felony as defined in section 701.7, or conviction of an offense classified as a felony under federal law. The clerk of the district court shall send notice of a felony conviction to the state registrar of voters. The registrar shall determine in which county the felon is registered to vote, if any, and shall notify the county commissioner of registration for that county of the felony conviction. e. The clerk of the district court or the state registrar sends notice that the registered voter has been declared a person who is incompetent to vote under state law. f. The registered voter is not a resident of Iowa, or the registered voter submits documentation under section 607A.4, subsection 5, that indicates that the voter is not a citizen of the United States. g. The registered voter’s registration record has been inactive pursuant to section 48A.28 or 48A.29 for two successive general elections. h. The registered voter submits documentation that indicates that the registered voter is not a citizen of the United States or reports to a state or federal agency that the registered voter is not a citizen of the United States. 2. When a registration is canceled pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph “d”, “e”, “g”, or “h”, the commissioner shall send a notice of the cancellation to the registered voter. 94 Acts, ch 1169, §31; 98 Acts, ch 1185, §5; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §27, 28, 115; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §4; 2018 Acts, ch 1149, §5, 12; 2021 Acts, ch 12, §29, 73; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §22, 54; 2023 Acts, ch 98, §4; 2025 Acts, ch 123, §42, 43 Referred to in §47.7, 48A.37, 48A.40 Subsection 1, NEW paragraph h Subsection 2 amended

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Notes of Decisions
Kelli Jo Griffin v. Paul Pate, in His Off. Capacities as the Sec'y of State of Iowa, & Denise Fraise, in Her Off. Capacities as the Cnty. Auditor of Lee Cnty., Iowa, 884 N.W.2d 182 (Iowa 2016). · cites it 4× “§ 31 (codified at Iowa Code § 48A.30(1)(d)). 10 The legislature passed a second election law act around the same time with more election and registration laws as well as corrective and technical changes to Iowa’s election laws.”
Amended October 25, 2016 Kelli Jo Griffin v. Paul Pate, in His Off. Capacities as the Sec'y of State of Iowa, & Denise Fraise, in Her Off. Capacities as the Cnty. Auditor of Lee Cnty., Iowa (Iowa 2016). · cites it 2× “§ 31 (codified at Iowa Code § 48A.30(1)(d)). 10 The legislature passed a second election law act around the same time with more election and registration laws as well as corrective and technical changes to Iowa’s election laws.”
— Iowa Code § 48A.30(1)(d) — 2 cases
Kelli Jo Griffin v. Paul Pate, in His Off. Capacities as the Sec'y of State of Iowa, & Denise Fraise, in Her Off. Capacities as the Cnty. Auditor of Lee Cnty., Iowa, 884 N.W.2d 182 (Iowa 2016). “§ 31 (codified at Iowa Code § 48A.30(1)(d)). 10 The legislature passed a second election law act around the same time with more election and registration laws as well as corrective and technical changes to Iowa’s election laws.”
Amended October 25, 2016 Kelli Jo Griffin v. Paul Pate, in His Off. Capacities as the Sec'y of State of Iowa, & Denise Fraise, in Her Off. Capacities as the Cnty. Auditor of Lee Cnty., Iowa (Iowa 2016). “§ 31 (codified at Iowa Code § 48A.30(1)(d)). 10 The legislature passed a second election law act around the same time with more election and registration laws as well as corrective and technical changes to Iowa’s election laws.”
— Iowa Code § 48A.30(l)(d) — 1 case
Kelli Jo Griffin v. Paul Pate, in His Off. Capacities as the Sec'y of State of Iowa, & Denise Fraise, in Her Off. Capacities as the Cnty. Auditor of Lee Cnty., Iowa, 884 N.W.2d 182 (Iowa 2016). “§ 31 (codified at Iowa Code § 48A.30(1)(d)). 10 The legislature passed a second election law act around the same time with more election and registration laws as well as corrective and technical changes to Iowa’s election laws.”
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