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Iowa Offenses Tried without Indictment Act, Chapter 217 (1998)

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Iowa Chapter 217, also known as the Offenses Tried without Indictment Act, was on the November 3, 1998 election ballot in Iowa as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved with 63.9% of voters in favor.

Election results

Iowa Chapter 217
Result		Votes	Percentage
Result not yet known

The language that appeared on the ballot:

Proposes to amend the constitution to eliminate the limitation on fines for offenses which may be summarily tried without indictment.

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