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July 15, 2005

"Judge rejects call for immediate ban on felon voting rights"

"A 7th Judicial District Court judge on Thursday denied a petition from the Muscatine County Attorney's Office for an immediate temporary order barring Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack from automatically granting voting rights to felons who have served their prison sentences.

Saying the issues brought up by the voting rights case were in the public's interest and "needed to be resolved soon," judge David E. Schoenthaler asked attorneys representing the governor and the county attorney's office to get together after the hearing to settle on court dates to further examine the merits of the temporary order."

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Posted by Randy Riddle at July 15, 2005 08:27 AM