2022 Iowa Amendment 1

2022 Iowa Amendment 1

Establishes a fundamental right to keep and bear arms in the Iowa State Constitution.
Results
Choice
Votes  %
Yes 748,363 65.17%
No 399,959 34.83%
Valid votes 1,148,322 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00%
Total votes 1,148,322 100.00%

Source: New York Times

2022 Iowa Amendment 1 was an amendment to the 1857 Constitution of Iowa that passed on November 8, 2022, via a statewide referendum concurrent with other elections across the state. This amendment adds a provision to the constitution of Iowa declaring that there is a fundamental individual right to keep and bear arms and establishes that any state laws regarding guns "shall be subject to strict scrutiny".