Judge Rules Iowa Can Challenge Non-citizen Ballots

A federal judge ruled Sunday that Iowa can continue challenging hundreds of ballots from potential non-citizens. U.S. District Judge Stephen Locker sided with the state. The case is based on a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union. It was brought on behalf of the League of Latin American Citizens of Iowa and four recently naturalized citizens. The four were on the state's list of questionable registrations to be challenged. Iowa argues that investigating and potentially removing names from the list would prevent illegal voting by non-citizens. In his ruling Sunday, Locker pointed to a U.S. Supreme Court decision four days prior that allowed Virginia to resume a similar removal of voters from its voter registration rolls. In a statement on Sunday, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds called the ruling a victory for election integrity. The Iowa ACLU expressed disappointment in the ruling. They fear voters could be disenfranchised. Daniel Monahan, NTD News.