Iowa Supreme Court Issues Splintered Decision on Which Crimes Result in Disenfranchisement

By Richard Winger The Iowa Constitution says that persons convicted of “infamous crimes” may not register to vote. On April 15, the Iowa Supreme Court issued an opinion in Chiodo v The Section 43.24 Panel, 14-0553. The issue was whether an individual who had been convicted of an aggrevated misdemeanor should lose the right to register. Specifically, the(More)…

Source: http://www.ballot-access.org/2014/04/iowa-supreme-court-issues-splintered-decision-on-which-crimes-result-in-disenfranchisement/