08 Oct 2025

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Reminds Iowans of Deadlines to Request Absentee Ballots, Return Absentee Ballots, and to Vote on Election Day, November 4

By Office of Iowa Secretary of State

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 8, 2025) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is reminding Iowans that local elections matter, and it’s time to make a plan to participate in November’s City-School Election.

Iowans can begin casting ballots for the 2025 City-School Election on Wednesday, October 15.

This date marks the first day of Iowa’s absentee period and the first day Iowans can vote in person absentee at their local county election office.

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