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A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1.
The chairman for Herman Cain’s Iowa effort says the campaign “relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators” in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
Roughly 3 percent of Iowans who voted in the 2008 general election took advantage of a new law allowing Election Day registration, AP’s Mike Glover reports.
And, according to Iowa Secretary of State Mike Mauro, there were few problems associated with the new way of registering.
“Overall, the process went very smoothly and (Election Day registration) was handled efficiently and expeditiously,” said Mauro. “Training of county auditors and precinct election officials was a crucial factor in making this process work.”
In 2007, Iowa became the eighth state to allow voters to register at the polls. The law took effect in January 2008, and last November was the first general election when it was in force.
Same-day voter registration laws have been criticized for making elections more vulnerable to fraud, but supporters have argued that the benefit of increased political participation outweighs the potential risk of a few more fraudulent votes.
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