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Lawsuit: Iowa Vote To Oust Pro-Equality Judges was Illegal (Towelroad)

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Could the vote in November to oust three Iowa Supreme Court justices be thrown out on a technicality?

The Des Moines Register:

Three Des Moines-area attorneys believe the retention vote that ousted three Iowa Supreme Court justices was illegal because the Iowa Constitution mandates the votes for judges be "on a separate ballot."

They have filed suit to keep the three justices, who participated in last year's unanimous ruling that legalized same-sex marriage, from being tossed off the bench.

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Complete article at Towelroad : http://bit.ly/h488vO