Iowa election officials sued by 4 naturalized citizens who say their right to vote was harmed
LA TimesFour voters and a Latino civil rights group sued Iowa’s top election official, alleging he infringed upon their rights when he directed election workers to challenge some voters’ ballots in an attempt to keep ineligible noncitizens from illegally voting. Pate’s office said last week that it provided county auditors with a list of 2,022 people who told the state’s Department of Transportation that they are not citizens but subsequently registered to vote or voted. It alleges Iowa’s election officials are burdening the right to vote and discriminating against naturalized citizens, treating these voters differently from others in violation of their constitutional right to equal protection. Rita Bettis Austen, ACLU of Iowa’s legal director, said Thursday that Pate is “spearheading an effort to disenfranchise Iowa U.S. citizens” when he should be protecting voting rights. The Justice Department and a coalition of private groups sued Virginia in October, arguing that state election officials violated federal law’s 90-day “quiet period” ahead of elections.
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