Since taking control last year of the state Legislature, GOP lawmakers have been putting their stamp on how Iowa’s elections are conducted. While Republican legislators say statewide rules on election practices are needed to address gerrymandering and enhance election security, Democrats and some local opponents argue the rules are yet another example of the GOP wresting power away from locally elected bodies and a bald attempt to gain an election advantage. The latest election-related bill in the Statehouse, Senate File 2346, would require that ballots list candidates according to the party of the winning candidate in that county from the last gubernatorial election. In 2014, that was Terry Branstad, a Republican, in 98 of 99 counties.
Comment on GOP increasingly putting stamp on Iowa elections
Mitchell Schmidt, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Sat, 03/17/2018 - 1:09pm
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