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A University of Iowa law professor and member of a recount board in Iowa s 2nd Congressional District is calling for a review of state laws on rejecting ballots. A forthcoming article in the Iowa Law Review details some of these rules, which might surprise some Iowans.
Todd Pettys says he was “a little disturbed” by some of the rules that forced him and other members of the Johnson County recount board to reject some voters’ ballots in the race for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District.
Pettys was the third member of the board, his appointment jointly agreed upon by the first two board members, who were nominated by the two candidates respectively, Democrat Rita Hart and Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks.