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Eight Iowa Counties Have Total Registration Rates Larger Than Eligible Voter Population – More Than 18,600 Extra Names on Voter Rolls

by Cristina Laila February 3, 2020

Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch on Monday announced that eight Iowa counties have more voter registrations than eligible voters.
There are at least 18,658 extra names on the voter rolls in Iowa, Judicial Watch reported.

The watchdog group also reported that Polk County has an unusually high rate of 95.9% of total eligible voters registered.
Via Judicial Watch:

Judicial Watch announced that eight Iowa counties have more voter registrations than their eligible voting-age population. According to Judicial Watch’s analysis of data released by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) in 2019 and the most recent U.S. Census Bureau’s five-year American Community Survey, eight Iowa counties are on the list of 378 counties nationwide that have more voter registrations than citizens living there who are old enough to vote, i.e., counties where registration rates exceed 100%. These 378 counties combined had about 2.5 million registrations over the 100%-registered mark. In Iowa, there are at least 18,658 “extra names” on the voting rolls in the eight counties at issue.

The chart below details the eight Iowa counties’ registration rate percentages:

	Reg Rate	Total Population
Dallas County	114.8	80,864
Johnson County	107.9	114,425
Lyon County	102.5	11,475
Madison County	102.5	15,720
Poweshiek County	102.1	18,428
Dickinson County	100.9	17,000
Scott County	100.8	171,493
Warren County	100.5	48,630

“Dirty voting rolls can mean dirty elections and Iowa needs to undertake a serious effort to address its voting rolls,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.

Judicial Watch is on the front lines working to clean up dirty voter rolls across the country, ahead of the 2020 election. You can support Tom Fitton and his team by clicking here.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/202...n-voter-rolls/

Official data shows claims made regarding Iowa voter registration were false

by Cymphanie Sherman
Monday, February 3rd 2020



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DES MOINES, IOWA — According to the Office of the Iowa Secretary of State, a Washington D.C. based organization, gave false information regarding voter registration in eight Iowa counties.

Judicial Watch claimed that total registration numbers in these countries were larger than the eligible voter population.

However, the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office said official data shows this is false.

“It’s unfortunate this organization continues to put out inaccurate data regarding voter registration, and it’s especially disconcerting they chose the day of the Iowa Caucus to do this,” Secretary Pate said. “My office has told this organization, and others who have made similar claims, that their data regarding Iowa is deeply flawed and their false claims erode voter confidence in elections.

They should stop this misinformation campaign immediately and quit trying to disenfranchise Iowa voters.”

Iowa’s voter registration statistics are updated monthly and are available by following this link.

The Iowa Secretary of State’s Office also said Judicial Watch claims in regard to Iowa population were greatly underestimated, that information can be found by following this link.

https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/offi...ion-were-false

Judicial Watch Statement on Iowa Secretary of State Misleading about Accuracy of State’s Registration Rolls

February 03, 2020 | Judicial Watch


(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton made the following statement regarding the Iowa secretary of state misleading Americans and state residents about the accuracy of Iowa’s registration rolls:


It is shameful that the secretary state of Iowa would mislead Iowans and Americans about the accuracy of the state’s registration rolls.


Judicial Watch’s analysis of Iowa’s state registration rolls is based on official voter registration data provided by Iowa to the federal Election Assistance Commission (EAC) for publication in 2019. Data concerning such registrations must be reported to the EAC by law under federal regulation 11 C.F.R. § 9428.7.

Based on this federal data, Judicial Watch found eight counties with registration rates over 100% of the voting age population. The next reliable report on Iowa’s registration rolls won’t occur until after the November election, as the EAC’s next report will be released in 2021.

The Iowa secretary of state’s release of interim voter registration data further confirms our concerns and shows that five of the eight counties we listed are still over 100%. Nearly three dozen counties have a registration rate over 95% of the voter age population, which is extraordinarily high. Our data has proven to be a strong indicator of voter registration issues and a basis for further inquiry. Based on lawsuits alleging the same voter registration issues, Judicial Watch has obtained three statewide settlement agreements, including a consent decree in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 2018 and a settlement with Los Angeles County and the State of California in 2019.

California last year began the process of removing up to 1.5 million “inactive” names from Los Angeles County voter rolls. Kentucky also began a cleanup of up to 150,000 names last year. In 2018, the Supreme Court upheld a voter roll clean up in Ohio that resulted from a Judicial Watch settlement. A federal court ordered the State of Maryland to produce voter list data for its largest county based on the work of Judicial Watch. Our approach has survived federal court scrutiny in four states.

Iowa’s Secretary of State and local officials need to clean up the election rolls and reassure voters that the state’s election process is being administered in compliance with federal law and common sense.
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