Des Moines, Iowa (RI) — The legislature has sent the governor a bill that forbids a school from being used as an early voting location if there’s a bond issue for any school district on the ballot.
Representative Austin Harris, a Republican from Moulton, led House debate of the bill.
Democrats opposed the policy. Senator Cindy Winckler, a Democrat from Davenport, says it’s faulty reasoning to believe a voter who opposes a bond issue wouldn’t vote early at a school.
The bill prevents schools from being used if voters are deciding property tax levies for school renovation or construction plans, including sports facilities, as well as other levies that support the operation of public schools.
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