A proposed gun rights amendment for the Iowa Constitution that backers were aiming to get on the 2020 ballot has been tabled because of inaction by the Republican secretary of state. Secretary of State Paul Pate confirms his office failed to publish the required notice this summer because of what he calls a “bureaucratic oversight.” Republican Representative Matt Windschitl of Missouri Valley calls it a “monumental setback.”
The language for proposed amendments to Iowa’s constitution must be approved by two consecutive General Assemblies. That means 2022 is now the earliest the issue could be presented to voters.
Windschitl says there is a “realm of uncertainty” for this proposal if Democrats regain control of the Iowa House or state Senate in 2020.
