On April 10, the Iowa House again passed HF 516, which repeals the straight-ticket device and makes other unrelated changes as well. The bill had passed both houses of the legislature in March, but the versions of the bill were different in each house, so the House had to pass it again. It still isn’t through the legislature, though, until it passes the Senate one more time.

The Governor is expected to sign the bill. Then, the only states that will still have the device are Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah. Also in Michigan it was repealed but it still exists because a U.S. District Court Judge blocked the repeal. It is somewhat likely that the Texas legislature will repeal the device this month or next month.