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Iowa Newspaper Column Criticizes Ballot Access Changes Made by Legislature Last Week

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Richard Winger

The Gazette, daily newspaper for Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has this staff column, excoriating the Republican majority in the legislature for having passed a bill that makes ballot access more difficult. The bill, SF 413, is sitting on the Governor’ desk.

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Iowa Newspaper Column Criticizes Ballot Access Changes Made by Legislature Last Week — 5 Comments

Demo Rep on February 28, 2021 at 9:44 pm said:

Any minor parties in IA now ???

— to be removed by IA regime ???

Any lawyers in IA able to detect EQUAL in 14-1 Amdt ???
Walt on March 1, 2021 at 3:20 am said:

I heard the Demo Rep Party will be removed.
Tom Jefferson on March 1, 2021 at 3:56 am said:

More newspapers should be upset over harsh ballot access law.
Tom Jefferson on March 1, 2021 at 6:14 am said:

BTW, my MN State Representative introduced a bill to add political affiliation to the state’s civil right act.
Richard Winger on March 1, 2021 at 7:52 am said:

Iowa already had a harsh definition of “political party” and already was one of 15 states in which only the Democratic and Republican Parties are ballot-qualified. The new bill doesn’t change that; it just makes candidate petitions, especially for US House, much more difficult.