State board requests information from group that claimed involvement in Iowa elections bill thegazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thegazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The Iowa Legislature passed a wide-ranging elections bill in late February. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the bill into law March 8.
A key Republican lawmaker on Thursday denied statements by the head of Heritage Action for America about the conservative lobbying group’s role in the approval of voting restrictions this year in Iowa.
Jessica Anderson, executive director of Heritage Action for America, said in a leaked video that her organization had drafted parts of and helped pass Iowa’s sweeping election bill. Anderson also said in the video the group had crafted parts of Georgia’s controversial new voting restrictions and had worked in other states including Arizona and Florida.
Lawmaker rejects claim of outside influence in Iowa election law changes thegazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thegazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Jason Taylor
May 14, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa - An Iowa State Representative says a conservative Washington political group had nothing to do with a new voting law in the state.
A video leaked by the left leaning news organization Mother Jones features Heritage Action Executive Director Jessica Anderson taking credit for crafting the law Iowa is the first state we got to work in, and we did it quickly, and we did it quietly, said Anderson in the video. Honestly, nobody noticed.
Republican Representative Bobby Kaufmann says he had no contact with Heritage Action, and the group had nothing to do with the law.
By Jason Taylor
May 14, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa - An Iowa State Representative says a conservative Washington political group had nothing to do with a new voting law in the state.
A video leaked by the left leaning news organization Mother Jones features Heritage Action Executive Director Jessica Anderson taking credit for crafting the law Iowa is the first state we got to work in, and we did it quickly, and we did it quietly, said Anderson in the video. Honestly, nobody noticed.
Republican Representative Bobby Kaufmann says he had no contact with Heritage Action, and the group had nothing to do with the law.