Comment on Citing falsehoods, Iowa GOP lawmaker backs voting limits

DES MOINES — An Iowa lawmaker used the debunked claim of widespread election fraud to explain his support Wednesday for a sweeping election bill that would reduce the early voting period by more than a third and limit the ways voters receive and submit early ballots.Public hearings were held on the new bill, Senate Study Bill 1199, which was introduced just 24 hours earlier by statehouse Republicans.After hearing public input, most of which was in opposition, Sen.