At polling places with access to an electronic poll book, election officials shall verify against a state database that the person has not been convicted of a felony or, if the person has been convicted of a felony, the person has had the person's
voting rights restored.Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 28-21-1 on April 13, vote #S.J.1005; passed House 56-40-4 on April 10, vote #H.J.960; signed by Gov. Branstad May 5, record #H.J.1148.
Source: Iowa legislative voting records: HF 516
, May 5, 2017
2010: No fees for government records; 2011: imposed fees
During his 2010 campaign for governor, Branstad promised he wouldn't impose fees for legal reviews of public documents requested under Iowa's open-records law. His legal counsel also questioned the legality of those fees while running for attorney
general that year.But almost immediately after taking office in 2011, Branstad began imposing those same fees. In September, the Register agreed to pay $626 for a legal review of 677 emails involving the Iowa Juvenile Home. The Register paid the fee,
but the state, under a policy endorsed by the Iowa attorney general, initially decided to keep 1/3 of the requested emails confidential.
[In 2013], the Register requested detailed information on the number of youths kept in isolation cells at the
Iowa Juvenile Home. The Iowa Department of Human Services responded that it would compile the information if the newspaper first paid $31,776. The newspaper rejected the proposal, and the state later provided similar information at no charge.
Source: Des Moines Register on 2014 Iowa gubernatorial race
, Jan 6, 2014
Sunset of rules and regulations every four years
Jobs for Iowa:- Cut Iowa corporate income tax rates in half.
- Bring commercial property taxes to 60% of value, down from the current rate of 100%.
- Remake the Department of Economic Development into a 21st Century public-private partnership
that works with businesses to create jobs.
- A sunset of rules and regulations every four years to determine their effectiveness, and have a jobs-impact statements.
- Tour the country and world in search of new jobs for the state of Iowa.
Source: 2011 Iowa Gubernatorial press release
, Feb 16, 2011
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