Iowa Voters

The woman who would be in charge of Iowa elections votes here but lives in another state. How cool is that!

Mary Ann Hanusa is a Council Bluffs native. She was named Monday by the Republican Party as its candidate for Secretary of State. She lives in Virginia.

News accounts have alleged that she votes in Iowa. She has worked at the White House for FIVE YEARS. I’d say that’s long enough to establish residence, unless she’s still commuting.

Why does she vote here? Elected Congressman have an excuse for living in DC while voting in their home state. Political wannabes who merely work in DC for years on end for whoever will hire them have no excuse for pretending to be Iowa residents.

It’s even covered in the Iowa code 48A.5(3):

3. If a person who meets the requirements set forth in subsection 2 moves to a new residence, either in Iowa or outside Iowa, and does not meet the voter requirements at the person’s new residence, the person may vote at the person’s former precinct in Iowa until the person meets the voter requirements of the person’s new residence. However, a person who has moved to a new residence and fails to register to vote at the person’s new residence after becoming eligible to do so shall not be entitled to vote at the person’s former precinct in Iowa.(emphasis added)

Looks to me like she is violating the laws she wants to be in charge of! Would that be the “voter fraud” we sometimes hear about from Republicans?

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