DES MOINES, IOWA (January 11, 2023) – On the evening of January 10, Governor Kim Reynolds delivered her 2023 Condition of the State Address.

Below are her remarks as prepared for delivery:

Condition of the State Address

Governor Kim Reynolds

January 10, 2023

Madam President, Mr Speaker, Lt Governor, legislative leaders and members, justices and judges, my fellow Iowans:

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 6, 2023) — Brenna Bird was formally sworn-in as Iowa Attorney General on January 5 at the Iowa State Capitol. Bird was elected on November 8, 2022 — the first Republican to hold the office since 1979 — and took office on January 3, 2023.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 6, 2023) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is proposing a bill to the Iowa Legislature that streamlines the recount process for elections. The bill standardizes the recount timeline in all 99 counties, provides additional flexibility for the makeup of recount boards, and requires uniform methods for how ballots are recounted, reconciled, and reported.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 29, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate honored longtime Jasper County Auditor Dennis Parrott with the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Medallion Award this week. Parrott is retiring on December 31. He has served as Jasper County Auditor since 2005.

Sec Pate surprised Parrott with the award during the auditor’s retirement ceremony in Newton on Tuesday.

Ed Wright (fmr LPIA Chair), ToyA Johnson (2022 State Senate candidate), Rick Stewart (2022 Gubernatorial candidate), Jules Cutler (LPIA Chair), Jeni Kadel (2022 State House candidate), and David Green (State Central Committee member)

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 9, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate hosted a ceremony with members of the Legislature and the Iowa Firearms Coalition to commemorate the ratification of the 49th Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa on Friday. The event was held in the Secretary of State’s Office in the Iowa Capitol building.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 2, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate issued the following statement today regarding the Iowa Caucuses:

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 1, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced the Iowa State Board of Canvassers officially certified the results of the 2022 general election on Thursday. Election turnout was the second highest in state history for a midterm election, with 1,230,416 voters casting ballots.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 18, 2022) — Scott County Auditor Kerri Tompkins shares the Administrative Recount is officially complete. “Thank you again for your patience as we worked through this process. I am very appreciative of the support of our machine vendor who assisted us.” said Tompkins.

The final ASVP Precinct number for Scott County is 23,362. All reports are posted on our website, as well as the Iowa SOS website.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 18, 2022) — Scott County Auditor Kerri Tompkins shares the Administrative Recount will continue with a final machine count on November 18, 2022, 8:30AM.

“Thank you for your patience and the tireless efforts of our poll workers. I am truly grateful for their work. I would like to clarify again how we got to this point,” reported Tompkins.

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