On July 24, an Iowa state trial court enjoined several laws passed in 2017 that make it somewhat more difficult to vote. Here is the order in League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa v Pate, Polk County district court cv-056493. The order is based on the state constitution, which says that voting is a fundamental right.
The court order enjoins state election officials from disseminating messages that say, “Iowa voters will be asked to show a form of valid ID when voting”, unless the message is amended to say this is not true for the 2018 election. The new voter ID law doesn’t take effect until 2019.
The order enjoins the law shrinking the absentee voting period from 40 days before the election, to 29 days before. It enjoins the message on the absentee ballot application that says an absentee ballot won’t be issued unless the application includes a voter ID number. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.
Communism — ALL folks in regime vote early and often.
Fascism — NO folks in regime vote ever.
USA in Civil WAR II mode or what ???!!!
People who voted in September/early October of 2016 likely did so because they had been sent an absentee ballot and they didn’t have anything else to do or were afraid they would lose the ballot under a stack of unpaid bills. If they received a 2018 ballot now, they would vote before August.