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Iowa voters reject constitutional convention call by more than 2-to-1

November 4, 2020 By Matt Kelley

While several close races captured much of the attention in the election coverage, there was a clear decision by Iowa’s voters on calling a constitutional convention.

This year’s General Election ballot asked voters if there should be a convention to revise the state’s constitution. It’s a question that’s required to be submitted to Iowa voters once every decade.

By a rate of more than two-to-one, the voters said “no.” The final tallies show more 407,000 people said yes, while 971,000 opposed the idea.

A constitutional law professor at the University of Iowa says such a convention is only appropriate if voters think the system is fundamentally broken and needs significant changes.

Iowa’s constitution was ratified in 1857 and has since been amended 48 times.

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