Upcoming Senate subcommittee meetings of special interest to Iowans. Public comment can be made at the meeting or via the link provided.
| Date | Bill | Topic | Description | Comment | Zoom | ID | Passcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/17/2021 2:30 PM | SSB 1199 | Voter suppression | Apparently frightened by the record turnout for the 2020 general election in our state, Iowa Senate Republicans want more voter-suppression measures. Despite Iowa’s fraud-free election in November, Sen. Roby Smith and his fellow Senate Republicans continue to shout “election fraud” and pass nasty, anti-democratic legislation. Senate Study Bill 1199 would discourage voting by: • Making it illegal for a friend or neighbor to deliver your ballot to the county auditor’s office. • Dramatically cutting the number of early voting days by more than a third. Why do they hate early voting? • Prohibiting prefilled information, such as the voter’s name and mailing address, on ballot request forms mailed to citizens. • Intensifying efforts to kick people off voting rolls, including hiring third parties. • Allowing only one ballot drop box per county. | Comment | Join | 952 8823 8248 | 358881 |