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County auditors say officials told to ignore judge's order
https://www.theeagle.com/news/nation/county-auditors-say-officials-told-to-ignore-judge-s-order/article_ec7f059b-c47f-521f-a327-2e2a0a0ceef9.htmlDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa election officials were told Thursday to follow the state's new voter identification law despite a judge's order that temporarily halted several provisions, according to two county auditors.
Polk County Auditor Jamie Fitzgerald and Linn County Auditor Joel Miller said Ken Kline, deputy commissioner of elections at the Secretary of State's Office, told a gathering of the Iowa County Auditor Association in Iowa City they didn't need to follow a temporary injunction issued Wednesday by Polk County Judge Karen Romano.
The two county auditors said Dawn Wilson, director of elections at the Secretary of State's Office, told election officials to expect written guidance at a later date. Miller called their comments "inappropriate."
"I'm sure they scripted it before they went up there," Miller said. "They're supposed to be the know-it-alls on this particular topic and they flubbed up."
Was talking with my county chair today. We were talking about how Paul Pate doesn't seem to even know what is in the bill that he supposedly helped author. Then the chair told me about this story.