March 8 was the deadline for most bills and resolutions to pass a House or a Senate committee. Most of those that haven’t are no longer eligible for a subcommittee. Exceptions include appropriations, ways and means and government oversite. There are others ways a bill subject to the deadline could emerge later, but most won’t. This is also called the "funnel deadline." The 2019 Iowa Legislative Session is scheduled for 110 days. That's 16 weeks, so it’s likely we are in the middle of this session. In an election, a mail-in ballot must enter the mail system the day before the election to be counted. When it arrives at a county auditor's office, it must have a postmark. If not, the ballot is likely tossed unless a barcode on the envelope can verify it was mailed on time. But, what kind of barcode actually counts? That question was asked at great length in the first part of this session when mail-in ballots arrived in Winneshiek County without postmarks during the November election for