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The entire 8th Circuit today denied a request from civil rights groups seeking reconsideration of decision that drastically weakened the Voting Rights Act across seven states.
On Thursday, June 29, an Iowa court ruled that Iowa’s English-only law does not apply to voting materials and dissolved a previous injunction that prohibited the Iowa secretary of state from providing non-English voter registration forms.
On Friday, Dec. 2, a key panel of Democratic National Committee voted to recommend a presidential primary schedule proposed by President Joe Biden with South Carolina earning the coveted “first in the nation” spot.
This week, Iowans challenged hundreds of registered voters in two of the state’s most populous counties — a far greater number than in previous election cycles, according to election officials.
On March 7, a trial court judge in Iowa allowed a lawsuit challenging Iowa’s failure to provide non-English election materials to voters with limited English proficiency to move forward.
Yesterday evening, the Iowa Legislature completed redistricting by voting to approve the second set of maps prepared by the nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency.
Today, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) of Iowa filed a lawsuit in Iowa state court challenging the state’s failure to provide non-English election materials to voters with limited English proficiency.
The Iowa Legislature released draft proposals for the state’s new legislative and congressional maps this morning.
Today, the League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa (LULAC) filed a petition for declaratory order with the Iowa secretary of state asking for clarification about whether the office can use and accept Spanish-language voting materials and forms.
Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed Senate File 568 into law on Tuesday night, adding further restrictions to establishing satellite absentee voting sites and severely limiting third-party ballot collection in Iowa.
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