01 Apr 2020

Iowa Secretary of State Pate to Mail Absentee Ballot-Request Form to Every Registered Voter

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 1, 2020) – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced on March 31 his office plans to mail an absentee ballot-request form to every active registered voter in the state ahead of the June 2 primary. The forms will be sent in mid-late April and will include prepaid postage for return mailing to county auditors.

24 Mar 2020

State Objection Panel Upholds One Challenge, Dismisses Others

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 24, 2020) — The State Objection Panel, which is comprised of Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, and Auditor of State Rob Sand, met Tuesday to consider nine objections filed against primary election candidates. The panel heard arguments from the challengers and the candidates or their representatives.

Below is how panel ruled on each challenge.

23 Mar 2020

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Extends Voting Period to 40 Days for Mailed Ballots in June Primary

By Kevin Hall
DES MOINES, IOWA (March 23, 2020) — Secretary of State Paul Pate is extending the absentee voting period to 40 days for Iowans who choose to vote by mail in the June primary. He is also encouraging Iowans to cast ballots by mail, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This change will allow voters more time to send their ballots and provide county auditors a longer window for processing.
23 Mar 2020

State Objection Panel to Convene Via Conference Call 03/24

By Kevin Hall
DES MOINES, IOWA (March 23, 2020) — The State Objection Panel, which is comprised of Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, and Auditor of State Rob Sand, will convene Tuesday afternoon to consider nine objections filed against primary election candidates. Due to the closure of the Iowa State Capitol Building to the public, the meeting will be conducted via conference call. Call-in information is provided below.
12 Mar 2020

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Pledges $1M to Assist Counties with Cybersecurity; Requests Counties Shift to .gov Domains

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 12, 2020) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced a plan to provide $1 million to Iowa counties to assist them with cybersecurity resources ahead of the 2020 elections. Pate made the pledge today during an annual gathering of Iowa’s county auditors.

24 Feb 2020

Candidate-Filing Period Begins Monday for State, Federal Candidates

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 21, 2020) — The 2020 candidate filing period for state and federal offices in the June 2 primary and November 3 general election begins Monday, February 24 and runs through Friday, March 13 at 5PM. Only candidates from the Republican and Democratic parties will file for the primary elections.

11 Feb 2020

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Calls for Statewide High School Voter Registration Day on March 3

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 11, 2020) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is encouraging Iowa high schools to conduct voter registration drives on Tuesday, March 3. Every school that registers at least 90 percent of its eligible students to vote receives the Carrie Chapman Catt Award, named after the Iowan who was a national leader in the women’s suffrage movement. Nine schools across the state have already qualified for the Catt Award. The deadline for this school year is April 1, 2020.

06 Feb 2020

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Hires Jeff Franklin as Chief Cybersecurity Officer

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 6, 2020) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces the hiring of Jeff Franklin to bolster the state’s election cybersecurity. Franklin served as the State of Iowa’s Chief Information Security Officer for the past 10 years. His expertise will help protect Iowa’s elections in 2020 and beyond.

29 Jan 2020

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate to Lead Nation’s Secretaries of State at NASS Conference This Week in DC

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 28, 2020) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate will meet with election officials across the country and top cybersecurity officials during the annual winter conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS). Election cybersecurity will be a key topic of discussion. Sec Pate is the current president of the organization.

29 Jan 2020

Donald Trump, Andrew Yang, and Bernie Sanders Lead Iowa Youth Straw Poll Presidential Votes

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 28, 2020) — Donald Trump, Andrew Yang, and Bernie Sanders are the top three vote-getters so far among presidential candidates in Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s Iowa Youth Straw Poll. Thousands of students across the state voted in the poll on Tuesday.

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