Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law on Tuesday, banning ballot harvesting in the Hawkeye State. The bill, SF 568, which makes some amendments to an election reform law signed by Reynolds in March, passed along party lines both in the House and the Senate in May. Reynolds didn’t make any comments when signing the law. However, she said, “it’s our duty and responsibility to protect the integrity of every election” when she signed the election reform law in March. The most notable part of the new law is the strict limit on who can assist voters in delivering ballots, which effectively bans ballot harvesting. The law requires that only someone living in the same home or an immediate family of a registered voter can deliver the completed absentee ballot for the voter. According to the law, a blind or disabled voter can designate a “delivery agent” to …
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds Signs Law Banning Ballot Harvesting
June 9, 2021
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