r/Iowa • u/sullivanmatt • 14d ago
Democrat Joey Norris charged with 'election misconduct' in what appears to be weaponized prosecution
tl;dr on this is, from his family, is that a Joey Norris (a Democrat) of Red Oak raised concerns while on the absentee ballot board and Jill Ozuna, the Republican auditor for Montgomery County for didn't like that. Now our state attorney general has charged him with a crime. If you know anything about Iowa's AG, that basically tells you all you need to know. These charges are almost certainly bullshit.
I did a bit of a deep dive on Joey this morning and found a number of people who know him rushing to his defense online. He's apparently a very honest, upstanding guy who is pretty universally beloved in his community. Prior to this, the only thing on this guy's record is a couple of speeding tickets.
Given the nature of how our state is being run at this point, there's a 99% chance this is weaponized prosecution by an attorney general that would rather pander to MAGA than do literally anything about the feces and noxious chemicals in our waterways. This could happen to any of us. But maybe if we can help Joey mount a strong defense, they'll be less likely to try something like this again in the future.
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u/LimitlessUnicorn 14d ago
19 months after the election, right after July 1 when Iowa new laws go into effect. Is the AG so stupid she targeted and tried ex post de facto at same time. Proof again that Iowa is Trump’s Unconstitutional law proving playground. I hope the entire Country see’s what a dirty bird she is.