The Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the Secretary of State’s request to remove a temporary injunction that has blocked parts of Iowa’s new voting law. The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) challenged the constitutionality of three provisions of the law. One of the provisions is the requirement that a ballot can be rejected if signatures are checked and don’t match. The attorney for the state, Thomas Ogden, says there have always been safeguards in place like this.
LULAC attorney Bruce Spiva says the changes hurt the organization as they had to spend more money to get people out to vote.
Chief Justice Mark Cady says they understand this is an important case that needs a quick answer and they will try to do deliver one.
