States will have access to federal immigration information for the purposes of determining voters’ citizenship, and the federal government will have access to those states’ driver’s license information under a settlement reached in a lawsuit brought by Iowa.
The Iowa Supreme Court has reversed a district court decision that cleared the way for election officials to distribute voter materials in languages other than English.
Other states’ amendment processes yield their own consequences
Iowa is among 26 states -- most of which are in the Eastern U.S. -- that do not have citizen-led ballot initiatives. Instead, the Iowa Legislature starts the process of amending the Iowa Constitution.
Technicalities can have significant consequences
The Iowa Supreme Court pieced together so-called legislative immunity from multiple places in the Iowa Constitution, and ruled it extends to communications with third parties
I remember a comment a voter once made as he handed me his driver’s license at the polling place where …
Last week was “funnel week” at the Iowa Statehouse — the deadline for legislation to pass out of committee in …
Ramaswamy on Thursday voiced support for changing the overall U.S. voting age to 25, unless younger Americans fulfill at least six months of service in the military or as a first responder — or pass the same citizenship test administered to those seeking to become naturalized citizens.
Of the four states with major voting law changes in effect, a preliminary analysis shows a decline in turnout among registered voters in Florida, Iowa and Texas, while Georgia turnout declined slightly. Several factors can affect turnout, including voter enthusiasm and bad weather.
Despite challenges posed by the ongoing pandemic and a rise in conspiracy theory-fueled threats to election workers nationwide, Iowa election officials say they’ve had success recruiting poll workers to staff the upcoming general election.
The candidates to be Iowa’s statewide elections official showed they disagree strongly on many topics
Today is the first day voters can request ballots; the early voting period starts Oct. 19
But overall, a small share of those who became eligible with Gov. Kim Reynolds’ executive order voted
Several Cedar Rapids organizations that serve people of color, women and youth voters are banding together to boost voter turnout and registration.
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