Judge Blocks Iowa Voter Registration Law as Unconstitutional
Source: nonpareilonline.com
- A federal judge blocked Iowa's new state law limiting voter registration drives by nonprofits.
- The law banned gifts to voters and collecting partial voter forms, challenged by the NAACP and others as unconstitutional.
- The ruling halts enforcement until the case is fully decided, protecting voter outreach efforts.
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against Iowa's Senate File 2405, a new election law aimed at curbing voter registration by third-party groups. The law was challenged by the NAACP, League of Women Voters of Iowa, and Register Iowa as violating free speech and due process rights. The ruling stops the state from enforcing key parts of the law for now, preserving nonprofit voter registration drives that help register thousands of Iowans each year.