Voters were removed from Iowa's rolls improperly, an election official says [View all]

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Story by HANNAH FINGERHUT, Associated Press • 1h •

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some Iowa voters were improperly removed from registration rolls by county election officials after challenges to their registration status were filed too close to the election, Iowa’s top election official confirmed Wednesday.

County auditors may have processed removals stemming from challenges that were filed within 90 days of the election — a designated “quiet period” during which only limited changes can be made to voter rolls, said Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate.

The secretary of state said his office directed county auditors to contact their attorneys and get the voters put back on the rolls. He said “most, if not all those counties” have done that.




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