Republican state lawmakers approved two bills that would also address voter registration and citizenship, major party status, and ranked-choice voting.
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Republican state lawmakers approved two bills that would also address voter registration and citizenship, major party status, and ranked-choice voting.
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate released the information amid a monthslong effort to identify Iowans without citizenship who registered or attempted to vote
State lawmakers once again are working to make Iowa’s election recount laws more consistent, while also considering other changes to elections laws.
Swisher voters approved a 1 percent local-option sales tax in a special election Tuesday.Voters approved the sales tax by 75 percent. The tax needed 50 percent approval to pass.
Oliver Weilein won the Iowa City Council special election Tuesday with 60 percent of the votes cast, according to unofficial results.
Iowa election recount reform legislation is advancing in the Iowa House; it differs greatly from recount reform introduced earlier by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate.
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In-person early voting for the special election to fill a vacancy on the Iowa City Council is available at the Johnson County Auditor’s Office.
The legislation would allow Pate’s office to work with state, federal and private agencies to seek information that will help his office determine registered voters’ citizenship
During a news conference Tuesday, Reynolds told reporters to ‘stay tuned’ in response to a question about whether she’ll seek re-election.
Current U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks fended off Pautsch in the GOP primary in 2024, winning with about 55 percent of the vote to Pautsch's 44 percent. It was a stronger than expected showing for Pautsch, who raised just $43,000 for the race.
Brad Sherman, a former one-term Republican state lawmaker formally announced plans on Monday to run for Iowa governor, setting up a potential primary challenge to incumbent Gov. Kim Reynolds.
Voters approved the 1 percent tax in 2014 that will expire in June
House advances proposal that would expand ban to all grades
In-person early voting starts Thursday to fill vacant District C in the March 4 general election.
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