Rules enacted by former Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz to identify and disqualify ineligible voters will not take effect, following the resolution of a long-running lawsuit on Friday.
The Secretary of State’s Office — now held by Paul Pate — voluntarily dismissed an appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court that was initiated by Schultz last year following a loss at the district-court level.
By declining to continue the appeal, the state has effectively concluded the lawsuit and allowed the lower-court ruling to stand. That means the rules will never take effect.