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Read. Follow. Verify.Iowa Senate Bill 302 requires citizenship status on driver licenses and voter ID cards
Last action · February 18, 2025: Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Schultz, and Winckler. S.J. 303 .Sponsor: Cherielynn Westrich
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What This Bill Would Do
Senate File 302 requires voter identification cards, driver licenses, and nonoperator identification cards to explicitly state whether the cardholder is a United States citizen. Additionally, voters presenting identification that does not show citizenship status must provide separate documentation proving U.S. citizenship. These requirements apply to all cards applied for, issued, or renewed on or after the effective date of the act.
Registered voters and driver license applicants must provide proof of U.S. citizenship to receive identification documents showing citizenship status, and voters lacking citizenship indicators on their ID must present extra documentation at polling places.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
registered voters
Voters must present identification indicating U.S. citizenship or provide additional documentation at polling places.
driver's license applicants
Applicants must indicate U.S. citizenship and submit proof of citizenship on their application forms.
Key Facts
- The state registrar must include an indication of whether a voter is a United States citizen on initial voter identification cards issued to active, registered voters whose names do not appear in department of transportation files.
- Voters presenting an identification form that does not state whether they are a U.S. citizen must provide additional documentation showing U.S. citizenship.
- Other accepted forms of voter identification must indicate that the voter is a United States citizen to establish identity and residence.
- Driver's license applications must require applicants to indicate whether they are a U.S. citizen and to submit proof of citizenship.
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- Nonoperator's identification cards must bear an indication of whether the cardholder is a United States citizen.
- Applicants required to register with the United States selective service system must be registered by the department upon applying for a nonoperator's identification card.
- The requirements to include citizenship status apply to voter identification cards, driver's licenses, and nonoperator's identification cards applied for, issued, or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Procedural history
3 actions- Feb 18, 2025SenateSubcommittee: Rozenboom, Schultz, and Winckler. S.J. 303 .
- Feb 13, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, referred to State Government. S.J. 265 .
- Jan 22, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 108 .
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz55Current news / social attention level
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