With Governor Kim Reynolds recently signing into law changes to voting in Iowa, U.S. Congresswoman Cindy Axne is against those changes. 

Axne says the changes to aspects such as reducing the number of early voting days could impact groups such as those with disabilities, students who may be studying out of their residency, older Iowans or those who have difficult work schedules. 

“I can’t even believe we are having this discussion. I am honestly so disgusted by those members at the statehouse that have moved this agenda forward.”

With these changes Axne says she feels it makes it seem like individual voters don’t matter and that lawmakers are putting their own interests ahead of democracy. 

“What a shame. No elected official should ever be pushing any laws that suppress the vote.”

On Monday Reynolds signed the bill into law that shortens the period for early voting from 29 days down to 20 days.