Early voting in the Nov. 5 general election started on Wednesday morning, with in-person early voting locations opening and county auditor’s offices mailing out absentee ballots requested by voters. Voters who still want a mail-in ballot have until 5 p.m. to submit a complete ballot request form to their auditor’s office. In Scott County, in-person […]
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How to vote early in Polk County and Story County
Early voting in the Nov. 5 election began on Wednesday morning, as county auditors across Iowa began mailing out absentee ballots requested by voters, and in-person voting started in the auditors’ offices. Voters who want a mail-in absentee ballot have a few more days to send a completed ballot request form to their auditor’s office. […]
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How to vote early in Johnson County and Linn County
Early voting in the Nov. 5 general election starts on Wednesday. County auditors’ offices will begin mailing out absentee ballots requested by voters and opening their doors for early in-person voting. Early in-person voting will run through Monday, Nov. 4, the day before Election Day, and all absentee ballots must be received in the auditor’s […]
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MAGA goes harder on Nixonian politics than Tricky Dick ever did. Can democracy be ‘saved’ for another 50 years?
“A week is a long time in politics.” It’s a phrase both politicians and journalists like to use when they want to avoid giving a firm answer to a question, but still want to sound smart. But this year there really was a week that fit that description. On Saturday, July 20, President Joe Biden […]
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Gov. Kim Reynolds job approval rating hits a new low in the Iowa Poll
The number of Iowans who approve of the job Gov. Kim Reynolds is doing has dropped to an all-time low, according to the latest Iowa Poll. In the poll published Tuesday by the Des Moines Register, only 45 percent of respondents approve of Reynolds’ actions as governor. That’s the lowest job approval number for the governor […]
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Iowa Poll shows large majority oppose state’s new abortion ban, support reproductive choice
A new Iowa Poll shows an overwhelming majority of Iowans opposed the state’s new near-total abortion ban. Support for the right to an abortion has also increased since Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the ban into law in July 2023, according to the poll published by the Des Moines Register on Sunday. Fifty-nine percent of respondents […]
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Iowans will decide on two constitutional amendments in November
Iowa voters will not only cast their votes for candidates in the upcoming general election, but will also have the opportunity to decide if two measures are added to the state constitution. It’s one of the few opportunities Iowa voters have to weigh in directly on statewide public policy. In many states, voters will make […]
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New Iowa Poll shows how much Kamala Harris has changed the presidential race in the state
Kamala Harris becoming the Democrat’s nominee has dramatically changed how Iowans think about the 2024 presidential election, according to a new Iowa Poll. The poll published by the Des Moines Register on Sunday showed Donald Trump leading Harris among likely voters, 47 percent to 43 percent. All year, Trump has led his Democratic opponent in the […]
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Iowa Supreme Court affirms decision keeping Libertarian candidates off ballot
Libertarian candidates running for office in three of Iowa’s congressional districts will not appear on the 2024 general election ballot, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The expedited ruling came just one day after the justices heard oral arguments on the case about whether candidates Nicholas Gluba in 1st Congressional District, Marco Battaglia in the […]
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Voters can now request absentee ballots for the first presidential election since Iowa’s 2021 restrictions
Registered voters in Iowa can now request absentee ballots for the November general election from their county auditor’s office. The first day auditors can mail the ballots to voters who have requested them will be Oct. 16, the same day early in-person voting begins. Printable absentee ballot request forms are available on the Iowa Secretary […]
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Johnson County Democrats select Swisher Mayor Julie Persons as their candidate for auditor
During a special convention on Saturday, the Johnson County Democratic Party selected Swisher Mayor Julie Persons as the party’s candidate for auditor in the Nov. 7 election. Persons will take the place of Travis Weipert on the ballot. Last month, Weipert, who had served as Johnson County Auditor for almost 12 years, resigned from office […]
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Ad buys supporting Nunn, Miller-Meeks focus on inflation and border security
Iowa Republican congressional candidates and supporters are bumping up campaign advertising in races that Democratic officials have targeted as potential pick-ups in the 2024 general election. While Republican incumbents are favored to win in Iowa’s congressional races, leaders with groups like the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the U.S. House Democrats’ campaign arm, have recently announced […]
