Iowa § 53.49 - 53.49 Applicable to armed forces and other citizens.
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§ 53.49. 53.49 Applicable to armed forces and other citizens.
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 Referred to in §48A.5, 53.45 Wed Dec 10 22:25:40 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 53.49 (24, 0)
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Section 53.49 ("53.49 Applicable to armed forces and other citizens.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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