Iowa State Trial Court Invalidates Some Restrictions for Voter ID

On October 1, an Iowa state trial court struck down parts of a 2017 law that requires voters to show ID at the polls. The law had provided that Iowans with a state drivers license or state ID card could automatically obtain a special voter card that would allow them to vote, if they showed that card. But the law said Iowans without a drivers license or state ID card could not obtain the special voter card automatically. The ruling says that all currently registered voters may obtain the special voter card automatically. Here is the opinion in League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa v Pate, Polk Co., cv-05643.


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