Iowa Supreme Court sides with Linn County in complaint on election security

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Linn County Auditor Joel Miller got the go-ahead from Iowa’s Supreme Court to sue over Iowa’s election security.

The justices unanimously ruled Miler has standing to file a lawsuit against the Iowa Voter Registration Commission. The ruling states that, while Iowa’s Secretary of State is tasked with overseeing elections, the County Auditor is tasked with conducting elections, which gives Miller standing.

Miller originally filed a complaint with Secretary of State Paul Pate in 2019 claiming the state’s voter registration system known as I-Votes did not meet security standards under the 2002 Help America Vote Act and was exposed to potential hackers. Pate’s Office declined to respond to Miller but publicly called the complaint “willfully ignorant” and insisted the system was safe.

Miller then filed a complaint with the Iowa Voter Registration Commission, which then dismissed the complaint without a hearing. Miller filed a lawsuit, which was initially dismissed arguing Miller lacked standing to file the lawsuit. Iowa’s Supreme Court overturned that finding, sending it back to lower court for proceedings.




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