A judge heard arguments Thursday over whether Iowa Secretary of State ..[Deputy state attorney general Jeffrey] Thompson, however, said the groups have misinterpreted the rule. By
Matt Schultz exceeded his authority in a search for thousands of
possible ineligible voters before November’s election. Attorneys
for the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and a Latino advocacy
group, League of United Latin American Citizens, argued for an
injunction to halt an effort to check identities against a federal
immigration database to determine citizenship.
eliminating access to the federal database, the likelihood increases
that the state will mistakenly challenge citizens’ right to vote. He
also noted that the emergency rule would only be in effect for this
election cycle. After November’s election, Schultz’s office will solicit
public comment and adjust the rules if needed, he said. Link at the Des Moines Register
ACLU, LULAC oppose Iowa citizen voter verifications from federal database
A judge heard arguments Thursday over whether Iowa Secretary of State ..[Deputy state attorney general Jeffrey] Thompson, however, said the groups have misinterpreted the rule. By
Matt Schultz exceeded his authority in a search for thousands of
possible ineligible voters before November’s election. Attorneys
for the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and a Latino advocacy
group, League of United Latin American Citizens, argued for an
injunction to halt an effort to check identities against a federal
immigration database to determine citizenship.
eliminating access to the federal database, the likelihood increases
that the state will mistakenly challenge citizens’ right to vote. He
also noted that the emergency rule would only be in effect for this
election cycle. After November’s election, Schultz’s office will solicit
public comment and adjust the rules if needed, he said. Link at the Des Moines Register