- Iowa's early voting period would go from 29 days to 20
- Polls would close at 8 p.m. rather than 9
- No one other than a family member or caregiver could return a voter's ballot
- County auditors could face new charges desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol…
"Why are we doing this in Iowa? We had no fraud. We had a record turnout. People were happy with the way they got to vote absentee — a million people. And you better believe some of those people were Republicans, because you won," Rep Sharon Steckman said. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol…
Floor manager @Rep_BobbyK said Iowa's 2020 election was successful and the bill isn't a response to fraud, despite Democrats' claims that Republicans are acting based on false claims of election fraud.
A GOP amendment to this bill that was supposed to fix some concerns raised in the committee process also does something that was not discussed at all in the committee process: Changing the poll close time in Iowa from 9 p.m. to 8 p.m. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol…
"County auditors have constantly lobbied the legislature to implement uniform poll closing times at 8 p.m. Some elections close at 8, some elections close at 9. This will bring consistency and I thank the auditors for bringing this forward," Sen. Roby Smith says.
Scenes from the @ProgressIowa#IowaCornFeed in Cedar Rapids, where 11 Democratic presidential candidates will speak OUTSIDE this afternoon. It's 90 degrees out. #iacaucus
Rep. Abby Finkenauer (@Abby4Iowa) is giving some opening remarks now. She says the crowd is about to hear from candidates who will "bring dignity and respect back to the White House." #IowaCornFeed#iacaucus
.@Abby4Iowa says of her work in Washington: "I didn’t go there to be a part or a star in a reality TV show. I went there to have your backs and to find common ground in the places that we can." #IowaCornFeed#iacaucus