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Iowa has made it harder to vote, study shows – Iowa Capital Dispatch
Because the 2020 election, it obtained tougher to vote in Iowa, relative to different states, in line with a brand new examine.
The Price of Voting Index, which measures the convenience of voting in all 50 states, ranked Iowa twenty third within the nation in its 2022 report, a decline of 4 locations.
The brand new examine was revealed within the Election Legislation Journal. The authors mentioned they had been updating their work within the wake of quite a few adjustments to state election legal guidelines after the 2020 election.
The report mentioned that in 2021 alone, 19 states handed a minimum of 33 new legal guidelines making it tougher to vote, whereas 25 states handed 62 legal guidelines that lowered the price of voting.
Iowa was a kind of states that put in place new restrictions. Republicans who management state authorities made a number of adjustments in 2021, together with lowering the variety of early and absentee voting days from 29 to twenty.
The 2020 election introduced quite a few challenges throughout the nation due to the COVID-19 pandemic; then, after the election, former President Donald Trump falsely claimed the presidency had been stolen from him.
“Many states made voting simpler by codifying adjustments in response to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic,” the brand new report mentioned. “Different states, over issues about voter fraud and seemingly on the prompting of former President Donald Trump, took a step backward and made voting tougher.”
In Iowa, Republicans mentioned they wanted to make adjustments with a purpose to restore voter confidence, however Democrats, who opposed the adjustments, mentioned they might merely increase obstacles to voting.
The brand new examine mentioned that Vermont made the largest transfer towards making it simpler to vote, going from twenty third to third place, whereas Wisconsin went the farthest within the different course, going from thirty eighth to forty seventh place.
“In addition to Wisconsin,” the examine mentioned, “Florida (twenty eighth to thirty third), Georgia (twenty fifth to twenty ninth), and Iowa (nineteenth to twenty third) will every make it tougher to vote, comparatively talking, than was the case in 2020.”
The examine famous that neither Florida nor Iowa have adopted an automated voter registration course of, which many different states are doing. It additionally cited adjustments to legal guidelines governing drop packing containers and restrictions associated to absentee poll procedures.
The change to the voting window in Iowa additionally “undoubtedly” is being captured within the new index scores, Scot Schraufnagel, a political science professor at Northern Illinois College in DeKalb and one of many examine’s authors, mentioned in an electronic mail Wednesday.
The Price of Voting Index measures 10 main areas. They embrace voter registration, voter ID legal guidelines, early voting, ballot hours and voting inconvenience. Voter registration deadlines and early voting days weigh heaviest in figuring out the price of voting.
Oregon, which has an all vote-by-mail course of, was ranked the simplest state by which to vote. The authors mentioned it additionally has probably the most progressive voter registration course of within the nation. The state of Washington is the subsequent best state by which to vote, the examine mentioned, whereas Mississippi and New Hampshire ranked on the backside of the index.
Illinois ranked eleventh within the nation.
Over time, Iowa’s rating within the index has dropped considerably as adjustments have been made to voting legal guidelines.
In 2016, Iowa was ranked among the many prime 10 best states within the nation by which to vote. Nevertheless, that modified after Republicans handed a regulation in 2017 that, amongst different issues, put in place a voter ID requirement and lowered the variety of days for early and absentee voting from 40 days to 29 days.
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Dry weather forecasted to stick around in Iowa – KIWA Radio
IARN – While the temperatures have been enjoyable lately, the lack of rainfall has been anything but. After experiencing the driest September on record, drought and fire dangers have increased. Justin Glisan, state climatologist for Iowa, said that the drought monitor has been repopulated with zones of abnormally dry conditions.
Read more at Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network.
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Iowa Tied for Sixth at Fighting Irish Classic
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Iowa men’s golf team finished two rounds of play at the Fighting Irish Classic on Sunday. The Hawkeyes currently sit in sixth place out of 15 teams.
Sophomore Noah Kent and junior Gage Messingham are both leading the Hawkeyes, tied for 8th place overall. Kent shot 1-over (71) in the first round and 1-under (69) in the second round, finishing with a total score of 140. Messingham join Kent as the only other Hawkeye to go under-par today in a round.
Sophomore Max Tjoa is tied for 37th place, shooting rounds of 74 and 72, with a total score of 146. Senior Chance Rinkol posted scores of 71 and 77 in the first and second rounds, respectively, and sits tied for 51st place with a score of 148. Senior Josh Lundmark recorded rounds of 79 and 71, finishing tied for 64th place with a total score of 150.
HAWKEYE SCORECARD
6/15 | Team | +5 | +3 | 148 |
T8 | Gage Messingham | -1 | +1 | 140 |
T8 | Noah Kent | +1 | -1 | 140 |
T37 | Max Tjoa | +4 | +2 | 146 |
T51 | Chance Rinkol | +1 | +7 | 148 |
T64 | Josh Lundmark | +9 | +1 | 150 |
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH TYLER STITH
“Today was a very strong team performance with Noah and Gage leading the way. We showed a lot of grit all day but especially down the stretch. We’re in a great position heading into the final round.”
UP NEXT
The final round of the Fighting Irish Classic is set to tee off on Monday morning.
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Nebraska Volleyball Dominates Iowa in Sweep
Nebraska volleyball entered October a perfect 38-0 against Iowa all-time. That number is now 39-0.
The No. 2 Huskers (14-1, 4-0 Big Ten) swept the Hawkeyes (8-8, 2-2 Big Ten), 25-17, 25-11, 25-13. This is the eighth-straight sweep for Nebraska over Iowa and 11th-straight win since falling at SMU.
Nebraska’s offense hit a blistering .404, led by 10 kills on .400 hitting from Merritt Beason.
The story of the day was the middles, though. With Andi Jackson out again, Leyla Blackwell earned the start alongside Rebekah Allick. The pair notched nine kills each, with Blackwell hitting .692 and Allick hitting .583. They also combined for five blocks.
Bergen Reilly dished out 35 assists.
Iowa managed to hit just .155, but did have the player with a match-high for kills: Michel Urquahart at 11.
Nebraska is back in action Friday, hosting No. 10 Purdue.
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