DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Leaders of the NAACP are lobbying Gov. Terry Branstad to soften a policy that has made it difficult for thousands of Iowans convicted of crimes to get their voting rights back.

The Des Moines Register (http://dmreg.co/TUeOeVhttp://dmreg.co/TUeOeV ) reports that NAACP President Benjamin Jealous and other officials from the group met Monday with Branstad.