Election law attorney Marc Elias is cheering Democrats' voting and campaign finance reform legislation while seeking to overturn the certification of an Iowa election.
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02/22/2021 10:00 AM EST
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Update: On Monday, January 25, the Governor introduced another bill, SSB1065, which establishes a student first scholarship program for certain pupils attending nonpublic schools.
The legislature did not meet on Monday in honor of the MLK Jr. holiday. Legislators returned to the Capitol Tuesday morning with an increased presence of uniformed and non-uniformed officers, due to potential security concerns related to the inauguration of President-elect Biden.
Bills are being introduced at a rapid pace and subcommittees are hearing bills both in-person and virtually. Only a handful of bills moved through House committees this week, but we can expect committee work to pick up next week in both chambers. The House debated its first bill of the year on Thursday afternoon.
The top Republican on the House committee considering a challenge to the election in Iowa’s 2nd District called for the immediate dismissal of a request to overturn Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ (R) razor-thin victory against Democrat Rita Hart.
A phone went unanswered and messages unreturned last week at Iowa U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks short-staffed congressional office in the Longworth House Office Building in Washington.