Articles Tagged: Paul Pate

State lawmakers once again are working to make Iowa’s election recount laws more consistent, while also considering other changes to elections laws.

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.

Also, state lawmakers are considering taxes on vape products

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

Also, state legislators honored their fellow member who died late last week

Iowa driver's licenses would list citizenship status under a bill aiming to home in on verifying voters' citizenship status at the polls.

At least 4 dozen bills have been “pre-filed” ahead of the 2025 session of the Iowa Legislature, which convenes Monday

The proposed legislation follows the Iowa Secretary of State’s effort during the 2024 election to identify potential noncitizens attempting to vote.

Pate, the state’s top elections official, had requested federal citizenship information for more than 2,000 Iowans in his effort to prevent non-citizens from voting in the Nov. 5 elections

Iowa’s 2024 general election results were certified Monday by the state Canvass Board and the state’s six Electoral College votes will be cast for President-elected Donald Trump.

While total statewide figures are not yet known, information from the state’s largest counties shows more than 200 challenges from the Iowa Secretary of State’s list of more than 2,000 names.

After hearing a presentation from Georgia elections officials, the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office staffer started a review process that led to Paul Pate’s directive to challenge the ballots of 2,176 Iowans whose citizenship the office has been unable to determine

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.

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.

Iowa chapters of the ACLU and LULAC claim Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s order violates Iowans’ right to vote and due process.