DES MOINES — The Iowa Senate voted Tuesday to shorten Iowa’s early voting process to 20 days, close statewide election polls an hour earlier, condense absentee ballot rules and put in place tougher criminal penalties for “rogue” county auditors who fail to follow state rules.Senate File 413 passed on a 30-18 party-line vote after a sometimes bruising floor debate in which majority Republicans defended the changes as efforts to improve and streamline Iowa’s voting process while minority Democrats panned the proposal as an effort to make it harder to participate and to suppress turnout among those who use early or absentee methods to vote.“The 2020 election saw record turnout in this state and across the country.
Comment on Iowa election limits clear Senate hurdle
Rod Boshart, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Wed, 02/24/2021 - 3:17pm
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