Checking the partisan mail files, this came in from the Democrats:
Not long ago, the GOP leader in the Iowa Senate resigned in the aftermath of a sexual harassment scandal that cost taxpayers nearly $2 million.
Now Republicans are scheming to prevent his seat from flipping blue, and we only have a few days to stop them.
In the wake of the resignation, Republicans called a snap special election for April 10thto fill the vacant seat – that’s one week from tomorrow.
With little time for Democrats to recruit volunteers and a severely limited early voting period, Republicans think they can run out the clock on us before local Democrats can get their campaign off the ground.
The GOP is so sneaky? Well, no, not really. According to The Courier, this date was announced March 17:
Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a proclamation Thursday setting April 10 as the date for a special election to fill the Iowa State Senate District 25 seat following this week’s resignation of former State Sen. Bill Dix.
And Ballotpedia reports:
How vacancies are filled in Iowa
If there is a vacancy in the Iowa General Assembly, the vacant seat must be filled by a special election. The governor of Iowa is required within five days of a vacancy in the General Assembly to call for a special election. If the vacancy happens in session, the governor must call for an election as soon as possible with a minimum 18-day notice. All other special elections require a 45-day notice as long the election does not happen on the same day of a school election.
In accordance with the law, unlike Governor Walker of Wisconsin, who didn’t want to call one at all. So we have a little fear-mongering coming in from the left. Something to remember.
