14 Jan 2021

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Encourages High Schools to Register Students to Vote, Compete for Catt Award

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 14, 2021) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is encouraging all Iowa high schools to participate in a statewide effort to register students to vote. Each school that registers at least 90 percent of their eligible students by April 16 will receive the 2021 Carrie Chapman Catt Award, named after the Iowan who was a national leader in the women’s suffrage movement.

13 Jan 2021

Gov Kim Reynolds Delivers 2021 Condition of the State

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 13, 2021) — Governor Kim Reynolds delivers her 2021 Condition of the State Address.

04 Jan 2021

Iowans Break State Record for Voter Registration, Again

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 4, 2021) — For third month in a row, Iowans set a record for the number of active registered voters in the state, Secretary of State Paul Pate announced today. Iowa has 2,124,895 active registered voters.

30 Dec 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds Sets Date for Iowa State Senate District 41 Special Election

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 30, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds issued a proclamation setting a special election date in Iowa State Senate District 41 for Tuesday, January 26, 2021. The proclamation follows the announced resignation of State Senator Mariannette Miller-Meeks.

18 Dec 2020

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Joins Bipartisan Group Requesting Substantial Funding for US Election Assistance Commission

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 18, 2020) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate joins a bipartisan group of 17 Secretaries of State asking congressional leaders to provide adequate funding for the US Election Assistance Commission during Fiscal Year 2021. The letter was sent to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and Minority Leader of the House Kevin McCarthy.

01 Dec 2020

State Canvassing Board Certifies Results of Iowa’s 2020 General Election

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 1, 2020) — The Iowa State Canvassing Board has officially certified the results of the 2020 general election on Monday. Election turnout was the highest in state history, with more than 1.7 million voters casting ballots. Iowa’s turnout percentage of 76% was one of the highest in the nation.

10 Nov 2020

Iowa Secretary of State Pate Orders Audit of Lucas County Precinct, Requests Recount of County’s Election Results

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 10, 2020) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate ordered an audit of unofficial election-results in one Lucas County precinct following an error in the unofficial reporting of results in the Lucas County Auditor’s office.

09 Nov 2020

Scott County to Conduct Post-Election Audit

By Roland Caldwell

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 9, 2020) — Scott County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Roxanna Moritz announced today her office will conduct a Post-Election Audit on November 12, 2020, 1PM.

06 Nov 2020

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Orders Audit of Jasper County Precinct, Requests Recount of County’s Election Results

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 6, 2020) – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate ordered a hand-count audit of unofficial election results in one Jasper County precinct following an apparent discrepancy in the numbers.

04 Nov 2020

Iowa Shatters General Election Turnout Record

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 4, 2020) — Secretary of State Paul Pate announces Iowans broke the all-time turnout record for a general election. More than 1,697,000 Iowans voted, easily surpassing the previous state record of 1,589,951 set in 2012.

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