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riversedge

(72,844 posts)
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 05:17 PM Wednesday

Voters were removed from Iowa's rolls improperly, an election official says

Source: www.kaaltv.com


Story by HANNAH FINGERHUT, Associated Press • 1h •

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some Iowa voters were improperly removed from registration rolls by county election officials after challenges to their registration status were filed too close to the election, Iowa’s top election official confirmed Wednesday.

County auditors may have processed removals stemming from challenges that were filed within 90 days of the election — a designated “quiet period” during which only limited changes can be made to voter rolls, said Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate.

The secretary of state said his office directed county auditors to contact their attorneys and get the voters put back on the rolls. He said “most, if not all those counties” have done that.




Read more: https://www.kaaltv.com/news/political-news/voters-were-removed-from-iowas-rolls-improperly-an-election-official-says/

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Voters were removed from Iowa's rolls improperly, an election official says (Original Post) riversedge Wednesday OP
That awful SC ruling today for Virginia is going to embolden more states to do this. kimbutgar Wednesday #1
I'm concerned they'll wait until the last minute to do it durablend Wednesday #4
It's the plan. It's obvious to me. live love laugh Wednesday #6
Most of the challenges came from two right wing SharonClark Wednesday #2
Iowa law separately has a 70-day freeze period, requiring that most challenges to a voter's registration status be file riversedge Wednesday #3
Iowa law will probably fall on appeal like VA. live love laugh Wednesday #7
Why? Cirsium Wednesday #5
WHICH voters? Democrats or Republicans? It's important to distinguish this live love laugh Wednesday #8

kimbutgar

(23,106 posts)
1. That awful SC ruling today for Virginia is going to embolden more states to do this.
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 05:19 PM
Wednesday

You don’t change the rules in the middle of the game.

riversedge

(72,844 posts)
3. Iowa law separately has a 70-day freeze period, requiring that most challenges to a voter's registration status be file
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 05:20 PM
Wednesday

These elected officials need to study their jobs-and what is in them.


..........The National Voter Registration Act requires a 90-day quiet period ahead of elections for the maintenance of voter rolls so that legitimate voters are not removed from the rolls by bureaucratic errors or last-minute mistakes that cannot be quickly corrected.

The act also protects against removal of voters because of a change of address unless the voter themselves confirms they moved or unless the voter fails to respond to a written notice and does not vote in two general federal elections.

Iowa law separately has a 70-day freeze period, requiring that most challenges to a voter’s registration status be filed before Aug. 27.


“It is deeply concerning to us that auditors may have improperly removed some Iowa voters,” said Rita Bettis Austen, legal director of the ACLU of Iowa. “No action should have been taken” because of the mandated quiet period, she said.

Cirsium

(630 posts)
5. Why?
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 06:24 PM
Wednesday

Why are any voters ever being removed from registration rolls anywhere? If they don't exist (dead, moved) they aren't going to vote, are they? Why is there even any debate about this?

There is no problem.

live love laugh

(14,144 posts)
8. WHICH voters? Democrats or Republicans? It's important to distinguish this
Wed Oct 30, 2024, 09:12 PM
Wednesday

because doing so will clearly show the bias of the purges.

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