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March 16, 2012

NMA Iowa Alert: Camera Ban Still Needs Your Support

The bill to ban ticket cameras throughout Iowa received new life yesterday even after the House canceled a scheduled floor debate.

According to news accounts, House Speaker Kraig Paulsen referred House File 2214 to the House Appropriations Committee for further consideration. Paulsen said he kept the bill alive because there is strong interest in the House to ban automated traffic enforcement statewide. If passed, Iowa would become the sixteenth state to enact such a law.

The NMA fully supports HF 2214. Photo enforcement programs put revenue generation before public safety, to the detriment of motorists. It’s time to take the profit motive out of traffic enforcement by banning cameras in Iowa. (Learn more about the NMA’s objections to red-light cameras and speed cameras.)

We encourage you to contact members of the Appropriations Committee along with your local Senator and Representative to let them know you want them to pass this bill.

Posted by National Motorists Association 
January 20, 2012

NMA Iowa Alert: Support Statewide Ban on Photo Enforcement

As more cities in Iowa adopt red-light camera programs, legislative proposals to ban the cameras statewide are gaining support.

House File 2048, filed this week, would prohibit the use of photo-enforcement systems throughout the state. The bill has been assigned to the House Transportation Committee for review. Gov. Branstad has been outspoken in his opposition to photo enforcement and has said he will sign a bill if it reaches his desk.

Iowa would join fifteen other states that have banned the use of automated enforcement if the current bill is passed and signed into law.

In a related proposal, Representative Jeremy Taylor recently introduced an amendment to the Iowa Constitution banning the use of red-light cameras and speed cameras throughout the state. This would be the country's first state constitutional ban on the use of cameras. The measure would have to be enacted by two consecutive sessions of the legislature before being placed on the ballot for the approval of a majority of Iowa voters. Taylor’s measure also has the support of Gov. Branstad.

Photo enforcement programs put revenue generation before public safety, to the detriment of motorists. It’s time to take the profit motive out of traffic enforcement by banning cameras in Iowa. (Learn more about the NMA’s objections to red-light cameras and speed cameras.)

We encourage you to contact members of the Transportation Committee along with your local Senator and Representative to let them know you support a ban on photo-enforcement cameras in Iowa.

Posted by National Motorists Association 
November 18, 2011

NMA Iowa Alert: Oppose Iowa City Red-Light Camera Measure

On Tuesday, Nov. 22, the Iowa City Council will vote on a measure to allow the installation of eight to 10 red-light cameras in the city.

The National Motorists Association strongly opposes red-light cameras and other automated traffic enforcement systems. Red-light cameras do not improve safety and erode due-process protections. (Learn more about the NMA's arguments against red-light cameras here.)

We urge you to contact council members to state your opposition to this proposal. According to a news report, final action on the measure may carry into next year when three new council members will be in place. These new voices may provide the necessary opposition to finally strike down the proposal.

If you live outside of Iowa City but have friends or relatives who do, let them know what’s going on and urge them to speak up.

With your help we can make a real difference for motorists in Iowa City.

Posted by National Motorists Association 


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