Kelli Jo Griffin v. Paul Pate, in His Official Capacities as the Secretary of State of Iowa, and Denise Fraise, in Her Official Capacities as the County Auditor of Lee County, Iowa

In Chiodo v. Section Panel, I was compelled to dissent from the plurality decision. 846 N.W.2d 845, 863-65 (Iowa 2014) (Wiggins, J., dissenting). In doing so, I made two points. The first was that it is this court’s duty and- obligation, not the legislature’s, to interpret the meaning of the phrase “infamous crime” in article II, section 5 of the Iowa' Constitution. Id. at 864. It appears from the opinions filed today, the court agrees with this principle. Today, I reaffirm my position on this point of law.

I also agree with the court’s view that the Iowa Constitution is a living document. *206As…