11 Apr 2022

Admiral Michael Franken Raises Nearly $1.4 Million During First Quarter for Iowa US Senate Race

By Merit Pages

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 11, 2022) — On April 8, retired three-star Admiral Michael Franken and Iowa Democratic candidate for the US Senate announced that his campaign has raised almost $1.4 million from 51,000 individual donations during the first quarter of 2022.

05 Apr 2022

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Sets Iowa Youth Straw Poll for April 12

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 5, 2022) — Thousands of students across Iowa will cast ballots for their preferred candidates for US Senate, US House, and Iowa Governor in Secretary of State Paul Pate’s Youth Straw Poll. On Tuesday, April 12, Sec Pate will poll students on their preferred choices. More than 160 schools have registered to participate so far.

31 Mar 2022

Gov Kim Reynolds Issues Statement in Response to the Iowa Senate Passing Her Education Bill

By Alex Murphy

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 31, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement today in response to the Iowa Senate passing her education bill tonight:

“The Senate made clear tonight that parents matter. Iowans want and deserve school choice and educational freedom for their children, and I urge the House to get this across the finish line and send a bill to my desk.

30 Mar 2022

Gov Kim Reynolds Sends Helmets and Vests to Ukraine, Announces Additional Aid

By Alex Murphy

JOHNSTON, IOWA (March 30, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds has launched Iowa’s effort to aid the people of Ukraine.

The state is providing 146 protective helmets and 714 ballistic vests to Ukraine through donations from the Department of Public Safety and eighteen other law-enforcement agencies. The retired equipment is past the manufacturers’ recommended service life but still in usable condition.

30 Mar 2022

State Objection Panel Rulings

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 30, 2022) — The State Objection Panel, comprised of Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, State Auditor Rob Sand and Attorney General Tom Miller, met Tuesday to hear several challenges to candidates’ nomination petitions for the June 7 primary ballot.

The following rulings were made:

29 Mar 2022

Absentee Ballot-Request Period Begins Today

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 29, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces the absentee ballot request period for the June 7 primary election is now open. Voters wishing to cast their ballot through the mail can submit their request for an absentee ballot beginning today. Iowa law allows a seventy-day request-period for absentee ballots.

County auditors can begin mailing absentee ballots twenty days ahead of Election Day, which will be Wednesday, May 18.

28 Mar 2022

Scott County Auditor Announces Schedule for Absentee Ballots for June 7th Primary Election

By Kerri Tompkins

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 28, 2022) — Scott County Auditor Kerri Tompkins announced that Tuesday, March 29, 2022 is the first day to submit requests for absentee ballots by mail for the June 7 Primary Election. Iowa law allows county auditors to accept absentee ballot requests no more than seventy days before an election.

28 Mar 2022

State Objection Panel to Review Candidate-Filing Objections 03/29

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 28, 2022) — The State Objection Panel, comprised of Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, Attorney General Tom Miller, and State Auditor Rob Sand, will convene Tuesday, March 29 to review challenges to several candidates’ nomination petitions. The meeting is scheduled for 10AM in Room G15 (the legislative dining room) on the first floor of the Iowa State Capitol.

Challenges to the following candidates have been filed:

24 Mar 2022

Filing-Date Error in Iowa Secretary of State Candidate Guide to Primary Election

By Roland Caldwell

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 24, 2022) — Scott County Auditor Kerri Tompkins announced today that her office has discovered an error in one version of the Candidate’s Guide to the Primary Election issued by the Iowa Secretary of State. “The original version of the Guide stated the last day for county candidates for the primary election to file nomination papers is Wednesday, March 30, 2022, by 5PM,” Tompkins said. “The correct date is Friday, March 25, 2022, by 5PM.,” she said.

17 Mar 2022

Iowa Ranked Third Best in Nation for Election Administration

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 17, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces the State of Iowa ranked third best in the nation for administration of the 2020 elections, according to new data. The Elections Performance Index, compiled by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Election Data and Science Lab, ranks states based on voter turnout, voter registration rate, and overall administration of elections.

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