Iowa attorney general says office will uphold election integrity as mail-in voting case heads to Supreme Court

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird said her office will continue to uphold election integrity as a legal battle over mail-in voting heads to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Trump administration wants the high court to make the final call on a new postal service rule. It requires state election offices to supply names and addresses of registered voters.

During a visit to Cedar Rapids, Bird was asked about her concerns with Iowa’s mail-in ballots and election security.

“One thing about Iowa’s elections is that we do have good election integrity and as attorney general I take election integrity very seriously,” Bird said. “My office prosecutes crimes involving elections so we’ve prosecuted a few non-citizens illegally voting in an Iowa election.”

Voter data sent to DOJ

In May, Iowa’s Secretary of State, after consulting with Bird’s office, sent state voter registration data to the Department of Justice to maintain election integrity.

Opponent responds

Bird’s Democratic opponent in the attorney general’s race is Nate Willems. In a statement to TV9, he said Bird’s office should prosecute anyone who breaks the law or interferes with elections.

He said Bird failed to protect the privacy of Iowans and the security of personal data by turning over confidential information.