A bill for an act relating to eligibility to vote in a primary election or caucus.

HF 595 requires voters to have been officially registered with a political party for 120 days before a primary election or caucus to participate. It adds a new voter declaration form at the polls, where voters must swear they changed their party affiliation at least 120 days prior (or were already registered with that party). The bill repeals existing rules allowing voters to change party affiliation on election day or via absentee ballot requests. This directly affects voters seeking to participate in Iowa’s partisan primaries or caucuses who wish to switch parties for that election cycle.