A bill for an act relating to the administration of elections.

SF 540 amends Iowa election laws to clarify candidate eligibility and strengthen election security. It requires state-level candidates to acknowledge felony conviction disqualifications in their application (repeated in multiple sections), while exempting federal candidates. The bill redesignates the Secretary of State as State Commissioner of Elections, granting them authority to set security protocols for counties and vendors, with consequences for non-compliance (like limiting access to voter systems). It also establishes procedures for investigating election misconduct and sharing cybersecurity information between county and state election offices.