Move to restore felon voting rights in Iowa collapses
BPC Staff Apr 5, 2019 | 8:16 pm
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75 wordsAll Latest News, Government Policy and Law, Statewide NewsCedar Rapids Gazette: A proposal to restore the voting rights of felons after they complete their sentences — a priority for Gov. Kim Reynolds — hit a roadblock Thursday and no longer will be considered this year by state lawmakers. Pitched by the Republican governor in January during her Condition of the State address, the proposed constitutional amendment failed to meet a key deadline in the Iowa Legislature controlled by members of her own party.