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Retention Redux: Iowa 2012, Todd E. Pettys
Retention Redux: Iowa 2012, Todd E. Pettys
Todd E. Pettys
In 2010, Iowa voters ousted three members of the Iowa Supreme Court for their participation in that court's ruling that Iowa's statutory ban on same-sex marriage violated the Iowa Constitution. In 2012, however, Iowa voters opted to retain a fourth member of that same court. This article examines the differences between the two elections.
Letter From Iowa: Same-Sex Marriage And The Ouster Of Three Justices, Todd E. Pettys
Letter From Iowa: Same-Sex Marriage And The Ouster Of Three Justices, Todd E. Pettys
Todd E. Pettys
This article examines Iowa's 2010 judicial-retention election, in which Iowa voters ousted three members of the Iowa Supreme Court in response to that court's ruling that the state's statutory ban on same-sex marriage violated the Iowa Constitution.