“As I’ve declared every time I’ve been at this podium, the condition of our state is strong,” Gov. Kim Reynolds said the Condition of the State Address on Tuesday night. This is the last legislative session in which Reynolds, who announced in April she was not running for reelection, will have the power to sign […]
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks is no longer claiming to be a resident of the district she represents in Congress
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is no longer claiming to be a resident of the congressional district she represents in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Republican incumbent, now in her third term, has never been a resident, as that term is commonly understood, of Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. When not in Washington D.C., Miller-Meeks lives in […]
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How to vote early in Polk County and Story County
Early voting in the Nov. 4 city and school election began on Wednesday morning, as county auditors across Iowa mailed 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 […]
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Iowa House subcommittee advances bill restricting political party changes before caucuses, primaries
A House proposal would require Iowa voters to be registered with a political party one month in advance of that party’s caucuses or primary elections in order to participate. HF 353 would require voters who want to participate in a party caucus or primary to be a registered member of the party at least 30 […]
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Bohannan calls for a recount in the 1st Congressional District, as unofficial totals show Miller-Meeks ahead by 801 votes
Democrat Christina Bohannan announced on Thursday she will request a recount of the vote in all 20 counties of Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. According to current vote totals reported by the Associated Press, incumbent Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks leads Bohannan by 801 votes out of the 413,079 votes cast in the district. The official canvas […]
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Election Day FAQ: Where to go and what to know to vote in Iowa
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. The 2024 general election in Iowa includes the races for president, Congress, the Iowa House, some Senate districts and some county offices, in addition to two constitutional amendments, and in Johnson and Story counties, conservation bonds. Q: When are polls open on Tuesday? Also, where do I vote? A: […]
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Judge upholds state guidance to challenge ballots of potential noncitizens
A federal judge on Sunday upheld the Iowa Secretary of State’s guidance to challenge the ballots of more than 2,000 Iowans listed as potential noncitizens leading into the Nov. 5 election. The ACLU brought a lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of naturalized citizens and the League of United Latin American Citizens. It sought to block Pate’s […]
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Early voting enters its final days in Iowa
In the last presidential election four years ago, voters using mail-in absentee ballots just had to make sure their ballots were in the mail and postmarked by Election Day. As long as those ballots were received by the auditor’s office in the county where the voter lives by the end of the Monday following Election […]
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How to vote early in Black Hawk County
Black Hawk County voters who want to cast an early ballot in the Nov. 5 election can do so by going to the conference room in the basement of the Black Hawk County Courthouse in Waterloo (316 E 5th St) on any weekday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. On Monday, Oct. 21, and Friday, […]
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How to vote early in Scott County
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 […]
