Iowa Voter Qualifications, Amendment 1 (2008)
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The Iowa Voter Qualifications Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was on the ballot in Iowa on November 4, 2008, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The measure repealed Section 5 of Article II of the Iowa Constitution and replaced it with a section that provided that persons "adjudged mentally incompetent to vote" or persons "convicted of any infamous crime" not be eligible to vote.[1][2][3]
Election results
Iowa Amendment 1 (2008) | ||||
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Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
![]() | 1,014,952 | 82.46% | ||
No | 215,912 | 17.54% |
Election results via: Iowa Secretary of State
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