Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 53.16 (2026)

Subscribing to affidavit

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After marking the ballot, the voter shall make and subscribe to the affidavit on the affidavit envelope or on the return envelope marked with the affidavit, and fold the ballot or ballots, separately, so as to conceal the markings on them, and deposit them in the envelope, and securely seal the envelope. [SS15, §1137-g; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §942; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §53.16] 84 Acts, ch 1291, §16; 2014 Acts, ch 1101, §18, 32 Referred to in §53.49

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1973–1995 · leading case: Roe v. Mobile Cnty. Appointment Bd., 676 So. 2d 1206 (Ala. 1995).
Roe v. Mobile Cnty. Appointment Bd., 676 So. 2d 1206 (Ala. 1995). “1994) (no notarization or *1228 attestation is required, but there is a one-tier signature comparison); Iowa Code Ann. § 53.16 (West 1995) (no notarization or attestation is required) Lee v.”
Alcala v. Burns, 362 F. Supp. 180 (S.D. Iowa 1973). · cites it 2× “payments on the basis that Section 53.16(217) of the 1973 Iowa Departmental Rules provided for retroactive payments and was thus the process that should be taken by the aggrieved plaintiffs.”
— Iowa Code § 53.16(217) — 1 case
Alcala v. Burns, 362 F. Supp. 180 (S.D. Iowa 1973). “payments on the basis that Section 53.16(217) of the 1973 Iowa Departmental Rules provided for retroactive payments and was thus the process that should be taken by the aggrieved plaintiffs.”
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