HF 839 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the publication of candidates’ and elected officers’ home addresses.

HF 839 prohibits state election officials from publishing candidates' home addresses in any publicly available election materials. It requires candidates for state legislative, county board, or city council positions to acknowledge in their nomination paperwork that they may later request their home address be excluded from official publications if elected. The bill also amends existing law to allow elected officials to formally request their home address be excluded from all official publications by their governing body. This directly affects candidates running for local and state office and election officials responsible for certifying nominations. The policy change focuses solely on modifying election procedures for address publication and acknowledgment.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Mar 7, 2025
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Introduced, referred to State Government.
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Timi Brown-Powers
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