Republican Effort To Dismiss IA-02 Election Contest Fails
Republican efforts to leave 22 votes in the Iowa 2nd Congressional District House race uncounted failed a key vote today.
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Civil Rights Group Sues Over Iowa Voter Suppression Law
The League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa sued the Iowa secretary of state and attorney general on Monday night after the governor signed voter suppression bill Senate File 413 into law.
Iowa Governor Signs Sweeping Voter Suppression Legislation Into Law
Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed sweeping Iowa election legislation that would severely limit access to the ballot into law on Monday afternoon, after it passed both Republican-held chambers of the Legislature.
Conservative Group To Spend $10M To Restrict Voting in Swing States
Heritage Action for America, the nonprofit arm of the conservative Heritage Foundation, announced Monday that it will be investing at least $10 million on a multi-pronged effort to influence election laws in key swing states.
Iowa House Passes Voter Suppression Bill
Iowa’s Republican-controlled House joined the Iowa Senate in passing major voter suppression legislation late Wednesday evening, sending the bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ (R) desk for her signature.
Iowa Senate Moves To Restrict Early Voting
Voting along party lines, Iowa’s Republican-led state Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would enact a host of new voting limitations in the state, including shortening the state’s early vote period by nine days.
Election Contest Continues Over 22 Ballots in IA-02
Rita Hart, Democratic candidate for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, has filed a response brief in the U.S. House to Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks’s motion to dismiss Hart’s election contest.
Disenfranchised IA-02 Voters Demand Their Votes Be Counted
On Thursday, voters whose ballots have yet to be counted in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District race came together to call for their votes to be included in this exceedingly close race.
Notice of Contest To Be Filed by Rita Hart
Today, following an initial state recount process that left thousands of ballots in question, Rita Hart will file a notice of contest with the U.S. House of Representatives outlining why she is the winner of the 2nd Congressional District race.
IA-02 Democratic Candidate Rita Hart Trails by Six Votes
In the tightest congressional race in over 30 years, Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District Democratic candidate Rita Hart trails Republican candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks by six votes.