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The measure must be approved by a majority of Iowa voters in the Nov. 8 election in order to be added to the state's constitution. Iowans are voting on a gun rights amendment this election. Here's ...
The bill's floor manager, Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, R-Wilton, said the bill would ensure Iowa's election system "remains the most secure in the country." "Voter suppression from these bills is a myth ...
Legislatively-referred amendment: Iowa Require Citizenship to Vote in State Elections and Allow 17-Year-Olds to Vote in Primaries Amendment: A legislatively-referred constitutional amendment that would add only a citizen of the U.S., rather than every citizen of the U.S., can vote; and supports allowing 17-year-olds who will be 18 by the ...
2022 Iowa Amendment 1 was an amendment to the 1857 Constitution of Iowa that passed on November 8, 2022, via a statewide referendum concurrent with other elections across the state. This amendment adds a provision to the constitution of Iowa declaring that there is a fundamental individual right to keep and bear arms and establishes that any ...
The Nov. 8 vote would be the final step in adopting the proposed constitutional amendment, a longtime goal of Republicans in the Iowa Legislature.
During the Iowa Democratic caucuses, in-person caucusing focusing only on party business was held on January 15. Voting on candidates was done exclusively via mail-in ballots from January 12 until Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024. This was the result of a compromise between the Iowa Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
Iowa voters to decide on ‘strict scrutiny’ gun rights amendment
As of January 2020, Iowa was the only state to impose a lifetime felony voting ban, regardless of the crime committed. [37] On August 5, 2020, Iowa Republican Governor Kim Reynolds signed an executive order restoring voting rights to about 24,000 people who had completed their sentences, except for those convicted of murder. [ 38 ]