The Iowa Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling on a new law that makes it more difficult to fill absentee ballot requests ahead of the upcoming deadline.

In a 4-3 decision, which was seen as a win for Republicans, the court said county auditors must contact an applicant when there is an issue with their absentee ballot request.

Auditors previously were allowed to fill in any missing information that they were able to obtain from the state’s voter registration database. 

“We are not persuaded the statute imposes a significant burden on absentee voters. It is not a direct burden on voting itself,” the court’s four- justice majority wrote.

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