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Thursday, December 11, 2014
N/Warren Town and County News
Page Seven
Senate News
By State Senator Julian B. Garrett
Julian.Garrett@legis.iowa.gov.
ACLU Sues to Restore Felon Voting Rights
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has sued
Governor Branstad and Secretary of State Matt Schultz,
in the Polk County District Court, asking the Court to
restore voting rights automatically to felons who have
completed their sentences. This had been the practice
when Tom Vilsack and Chet Culver were Governor.
Governor Vilsack has issued an executive order restor-
ing voting rights automatically to felons when they had
served their sentences. Before that, felons had to apply
to the Governor to have their rights restored. The Gov-
ernor then had discretion to restore them or not. When
Governor Branstad took office again in 2011, he re-
scinded the Vilsack order and the current practice is that
felons must apply to have their rights of citizenship,
including voting rights, restored. Restoration of citizen-
ship rights does not restore the felon's firearms rights.
That is a separate procedure. Restoration of citizenship
rights should not be confused with a pardon. A pardon
restores all citizenship rights and all firearms rights.
The ACLU suit is based on a provision of the Iowa
constitution that bars those who have committed an "in-
famous crime" from voting. The ACLU contends that
Iowa Code Section 39.3 (8) is unconstitutional. That sec-
tion says "infamous crime" means conduct that is de-
clared to be a felony in the Iowa Code, or conduct con-
stituting a felony under federal law. The ACLU claims
that most felonies are not "infamous crimes." Courts
have become more and more active when it comes to
declaring laws that they don't like unconstitutional in
recent years. It's hard to predict how the courts will rule
in this case. It will almost certainly end up in the Iowa
Supreme Court.
As always, feel free to contact me with your ideas or
concerns at Julian.Garrett@legis.iowa.gov or
515-281-3371.
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back? He loses his confidence.
-Terry Bradshaw
Warren County Agri-
cultural Extension District
has received a $3,649.60
grant from Warren County
Philanthropic Partnership.
Grant funds will help to
further engage kids in Sci-
ence, Technology, Engi-
neering and Mathematics
(STEM) through the 4-H
Robotics Project.
"I have been able to see
4-Hers grow and problem
solve through Robotics. I
am excited they will have
the ability to continue to be
challenged and that the
Robotics Project will be
able to serve more youth!"
said Andrea Palmer,
County Youth Coordina-
tor. Dick Wittry, 4-H Ro-
botics Project Leader con-
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tinued, "The Warren
County 4-H Robotics
Team has a lot of engaged
team members. They love
working on the challenges
they are given."
The Warren County
Philanthropic Partnership
was organized to promote
and enhance community
based philanthropy in
Warren County. The War-
ren County Philanthropic
Partnership recently re-
ceived a state award to fa-
cilitate endowment build-
ing and grant making.
The contribution to the
foundation was made pos-
sible by the Iowa General
Assembly. In 2004 the Iowa
legislature passed several
bills to encourage founda-
tion building and commu-
nity based philanthropy.
Among these measures
was H.F. 20132 which pro-
vided that non- ambling
counties, initiating a
county-wide community
foundation would be eli-
gible to receive one half of
one percent of the state's
gross gambling tax re-
ceipts.
Twenty-one grant ap-
plications were received
and nine organizations
across Warren County
shared in the funding.
YMCA
Thi s year's Tom
Guessford Memorial Bas-
ketball Tournament is be-
ing held Saturday and
Sunday, Dec. 20 and 21, at
South Suburban YMCA,
401 E. Army Post Rd.
Entry fee is $175 and is
open to boys and girls,
grades 4th-8th. Each
player will receive a tour-
nament t-shirt and medals
will be awarded to cham-
pionship and runner-up
teams in each division.
There is a three-game
guarantee. Games will be
officiated by certified ref-
erees.
News
South Suburban YMCA,
401 E. Army Post Rd.;
Champions Sports Center,
4600 Park Ave.; and Lin-
coln South, 1000 Porter
Ave. Contact robby.beyer
@dmymca.
Tournament sites are
Betty Lester
Betty Lester's
Jewelry
at O'Leary
Gift Shop
Betty Lester, who
makes unique jewelry us-
ing the art of wire wrap-
ping specializing in pol-
ished natural stones, now
has her product on sale
and on display at
O'Leary's Flowers for Ev-
ery Occasion and Gift
Shop located at 1020 Main
St.
She welcomes custom
orders. The flower and gift
shop is open Monday
through Friday from 10
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday
hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
and anytime by appoint-
ment.
Area residents are fa-
miliar with Baubles and
Bangles by Betty because
they were formerly on dis-
play and sold at Eclectic
Artisans, prior to its clos-
ing. Some of her creations
have been shown at lapi-
dary shows throughout
the area.
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