DES MOINES, IOWA (November 23, 2021) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate will present the 2021 Carrie Chapman Catt Award to Valley Lutheran School in Cedar Falls and Grundy Center High School on Monday, November 29. The award goes to any school that registers at least 90% of eligible students to vote. Both schools surpassed the mark during the 2020-21 school year.

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 4, 2021) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is offering free software and training sessions to assist local governments with the redistricting process. Eighty-one of Iowa’s 99 counties have signed up to utilize the Esri Redistricting Solution purchased by the Secretary of State’s Office and provided to Iowa cities and counties free of charge.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 14, 2021) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is conducting a series of meetings in eastern Iowa October 12-14 to promote Safe at Home, an address confidentiality program that provides protection for survivors of domestic violence, sexual abuse, trafficking, stalking, and assault. The meetings coincide with Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which is held annually in October.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 6, 2021) — Secretary of State Paul Pate is launching a new voter-education initiative to help Iowans prepare for the November 2 city-school election. Advertisements paid for by the Secretary of State’s Office are airing statewide on television, radio, print, and social media. They encourage Iowans to participate in local elections and include important information about absentee-ballot deadlines and polling hours.