Judge weighs Iowa voter ID rule on absentee ballots
A Polk County judge heard arguments in a challenge to Secretary of State Paul Pate's rule restricting county auditors from using a statewide voter database to obtain missing absentee ballot information. The suit argues the rule violates constitutional protections and due process while proponents say it ensures accuracy.
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Missouri man charged with domestic abuse in Iowa visit
Albert Ernest Clifton, 37, of Independence Missouri, was arrested in Des Moines County on a charge of impeding a victim airway an aggravated misdemeanor. Deputies responded to a mobile home court after a sister-in-law reported Clifton’s drunken abusive behavior and constraining the victim. Clifton is on probation for a Missouri domestic abuse conviction and six children were removed by the Missouri DHS. He remains jailed in Des Moines County.
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