Bill Text: IA SR2 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution urging the United States Congress to reject the invitation to ignore Iowa election law and Iowa's judicial process in deciding election disputes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-01 - Referred to Rules and Administration. S.J. 477. [SR2 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SR2-Introduced.html
Senate
Resolution
2
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Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
2
BY
COURNOYER
A
Resolution
urging
the
United
States
Congress
to
1
reject
the
invitation
to
ignore
Iowa
election
law
2
and
Iowa’s
judicial
process
in
deciding
election
3
disputes.
4
WHEREAS,
on
November
30,
2020,
the
Iowa
State
5
Board
of
Canvass,
including
a
bipartisan
group
of
6
statewide
elected
officials,
certified
Iowa’s
second
7
congressional
district
election,
declaring
Mariannette
8
Miller-Meeks
as
the
winner;
and
9
WHEREAS,
the
opposing
candidate,
Rita
Hart,
could
10
have
filed
an
election
contest
with
Iowa’s
judicial
11
system
if
she
believed
that
certification
to
be
in
12
error;
and
13
WHEREAS,
Hart
chose
to
bypass
Iowa’s
judicial
system
14
and
bring
her
legal
claims
directly
to
the
United
15
States
House
of
Representatives;
and
16
WHEREAS,
Congress
has
declared
in
the
past,
17
including
in
cases
involving
Iowa
elections,
that
18
losing
candidates
should
exhaust
state
judicial
19
remedies
before
filing
a
contest
in
the
United
States
20
House
of
Representatives;
and
21
WHEREAS,
Hart
has
asked
the
United
States
House
22
of
Representatives
to
ignore
that
precedent
and
23
to
encourage
losing
candidates
to
bypass
the
state
24
judicial
process;
and
25
WHEREAS,
Hart
is
arguing
that
the
United
States
26
House
of
Representatives
is
“not
legally
bound
to
27
follow
state
law”
in
deciding
who
won
the
election;
and
28
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S.R.
2
WHEREAS,
if
these
arguments
are
adopted,
it
would
1
set
a
negative
precedent
that
would
violate
the
will
2
of
Iowa
voters,
upend
the
rule
of
law,
and
reduce
3
the
public’s
confidence
in
Iowa’s
fair
election
4
process;
NOW
THEREFORE,
5
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Iowa
6
Senate
opposes
an
election
process
whereby
defeated
7
candidates
purposely
bypass
Iowa’s
judicial
system
8
to
bring
legal
claims
directly
to
the
United
States
9
House
of
Representatives
when
their
party
is
in
the
10
majority;
and
11
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
United
States
House
12
of
Representatives
should
not
ignore
Iowa
election
law,
13
which
is
passed
and
enacted
by
the
representatives
of
14
Iowans.
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