Iowa tightens voting rules with citizenship verification
The new law adds citizenship status to voter eligibility and creates unconfirmed records to flag registrations. It empowers the Secretary of State to verify citizenship using state and federal documents and to require provisional ballots for unverified voters, aiming to curb illegal voting practices prior to the 2024 election. The measure also standardizes recount procedures, lowers recount thresholds, ends recount bonds, and bans ranked choice voting, sparking Democratic opposition and Republican support for election integrity.
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Scholten Slams Punch-Down Politics in Iowa Campaign
Sioux City state representative and 2024 Senate challenger Scholten criticizes GOP tactics as punch-down politics. He cites Medicaid and SNAP cuts amid tax breaks for billionaires, laments lost balance between Harkin and Grassley, and endorses broader economic recovery for Iowa. He also discusses his baseball pursuits and past elections.
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