Iowa Code § 53.49
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Applicable to armed forces and other citizens.
Official statutory text
The provisions of this subchapter as to absent voting shall apply only to absent voters in the armed forces of the United States as defined for the purpose of absentee voting in section 53.37. The provisions of sections 53.1 through 53.33 shall apply to all other voters not members of the armed forces of the United States.
[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §53.49]86 Acts, ch 1224, §32; 87 Acts, ch 221, §30; 2002 Acts, ch 1071, §14; 2007 Acts, ch 59, §34, 38; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §45, 54
[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §53.49]86 Acts, ch 1224, §32; 87 Acts, ch 221, §30; 2002 Acts, ch 1071, §14; 2007 Acts, ch 59, §34, 38; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §45, 54
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