The Iowa Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling on a new law that makes it more difficult to fill absentee ballot requests ahead of the upcoming deadline. In a 4-3 decision, which was seen as a win for Republicans, the court said county auditors must contact an applicant when there is an issue with their absentee ballot request. The minority argued that the majority misses the point and that this case is not about filling out the absentee ballot request form properly. Last week, the court ruled pre-filled absentee ballot request forms could not be sent to voters. The deadline to request an absentee ballot in Iowa is 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24.

Source: Fox News October 22, 2020 14:37 UTC