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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is wrong with early voting?
[twitter]https://twitter.com/scj/status/1369047048226566144?s=21[/twitter][/quote]
Jaime Harrison of course has an eloquent answer to this:
[twitter]https://twitter.com/harrisonjaime/status/1369103694680178689?s=21[/twitter][/quote]

+1[/quote]

He's whining.  
Of course the media is going to have a slanted take on this legislation. 
Iowa can do what it needs to do to ensure the integrity of the vote.

Looks pretty reasonable to me:

[quote]What does Iowa's new election law do?

The law cuts Iowa's early voting period from 29 days to 20. Polls will now close at 8 p.m. for state and federal elections instead of 9 p.m.

It significantly tightens the rules for when absentee ballots must be received by county auditors in order to be counted. Ballots must now arrive by the time polls close in order to be counted. Previously, ballots placed in the mail the day before Election Day could be counted as long as they arrived by noon the following Monday.

Republicans have sharply criticized county auditors who they say acted inappropriately during the 2020 election. The law strips auditors of much of their discretion in running elections in their counties. Auditors may no longer establish satellite in-person early voting sites unless petitioned to do so by residents, and they may not mail absentee ballot request forms to voters unless a voter asks for one.

The law makes it a felony for auditors, or any other election officials, to fail to carry out state election laws or to violate guidance from the Iowa secretary of state. Auditors could also face fines of up to $10,000 for "technical infractions" of their duties.

The law also limits who can return a voter's absentee ballot. Only the voter, an immediate family member, household member or caregiver may return the ballot to the auditor's office or place it in the mail. Previously, anyone the voter designated could deliver the ballot on the voter's behalf, but the new law makes it a serious misdemeanor for any unauthorized person to do so. Republicans said the restriction is necessary to prevent "ballot harvesting" by political parties or outside groups.

The law allows counties to establish one ballot drop box at the auditor's office, under video surveillance. [/quote]
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/08/iowa-governor-kim-reynolds-signs-law-shortening-early-voting-closing-polls-earlier-election-day/6869317002/

And, I would note.....

33 states and DC all close polls at 8:00 pm or earlier.  
https://www.270towin.com/poll-closing-times[/quote]

This really screws military and overseas voters. Their ballots often arrive after Election Day. [/quote]

Equal rules, no exceptions.[/quote]

A different equal rule: Everyone can vote with an absentee ballot.[/quote]

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