Gov. Terry Branstad’s getting some heat over his order ending ex convicts getting their right to vote restored as soon as they finished their sentences. Some Black community leaders tell the Des Moines Register that discriminates against black Iowans and resembles the “poll tax” of Jim Crow-era laws. Branstad’s office says voting rights need to be earned back by ex-offenders by completing their obligations, including serving their time, paying fines, court costs and restitution.
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