A federal judge on Sunday denied a request by civil rights groups to block a directive from Iowa’s top elections official to challenge the ballots of more than 2,000 Iowans whose U.S. citizenship is unclear just days ahead of Tuesday’s election.
New polling released Saturday of likely Iowa voters suggests Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris now leads Republican former president Donald Trump in a state both parties had all but written off.
Rural Iowa auditor’s offices have seen higher daily numbers of early voters than in year’s past. Some attribute it to the voters being more “enthusiastic” and distrust of the mail system to deliver their absentee ballots by the deadline.
Linn-Mar, Iowa City districts opt to not hold classes Tuesday.
The two candidates running for southeast Iowa’s closely contested U.S. House seat took a break Friday from their respective parties’ messaging on abortion rights and immigration to focus on farm policy and economic issues, as they work to turn out and sway undecided voters just four days out from Tuesday’s general election.
A federal judge on Friday heard arguments and pledged a quick ruling in a lawsuit over Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s directive that poll workers challenge the ballots of 2,176 legal residents whose citizenship status is unclear to his office.
See photos as the Republican and Democratic nominees for Iowa’s 1st district hit the campaign trail ahead of election day.
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Iowa chapters of the ACLU and LULAC claim Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s order violates Iowans’ right to vote and due process.
Rep. Taylor Collins, a Mediapolis Republican, faces Jeff Poulter, of Middletown, in Tuesday's general election. Poulter disagrees with new laws passed by Republicans that restrict abortion and “attack” public education.
The U.S. Department of Justice has contacted an unnamed state official about Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s directive, according to Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird.
Some Iowa voters were improperly removed from registration rolls by county election officials after challenges to their registration status were filed too close to the election, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate said Wednesday.
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