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Letter: Turn ballot over, vote for judges
Lois Batchelder
Nov. 6, 2016 1:00 am
One of the important things we have is the privilege of voting on whether or not our judges are to be retained. Most of the time we do not have any criteria to use in deciding who should be kept. How are we supposed to judge the judges? The most effective way would be for someone to sit in the courtroom, keep account, and then let the public know.
In this election, we find the names of three Iowa Supreme Court judges who voted in favor of same-sex marriages. Iowa became one of the first states to do so.
Turn your ballot to the backside. The judges up for consideration now are the first three names listed at the top.
Lois Batchelder
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