Articles Tagged: Paul Pate

Justices send case back to district court for further proceedings

Paul Pate says initiative is to help veterans and not benefit one political party

Also, Iowa AG Bird has sued a Washington state company over abandoned wind turbine blades

Iowa was one of many states that received similar packages at the offices of top elections officials early this week

3 Libertarian Congressional candidates are challenging the State Objections Panel’s 2-1 ruling that would remove them from the November ballot

The State Objection Panel’s 2-1 vote upholds an objection to the Congressional candidacies of Nicholas Gluba, Marco Battaglia and Charles Aldrich, who may challenge the ruling in court or run as write-ins

In addition to the usual logistical challenges of putting on an election, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and county auditors are dealing with added issues like a shortage of poll workers on Election Day, and misleading or outright false information being delivered to voters.

Also, the Iowa agriculture department is increasing testing requirements for dairy cattle before they can be transported to a fair. The directive comes amid a bird flu outbreak that has impacted 11 dairy herds in northwest Iowa.

Meantime, a year later Iowa has not replaced an interstate compact for comparing voter registration lists across states.

Flanked by cybersecurity and law enforcement officials on Tuesday, Iowa’s top election official said Iowans’ votes in the 2024 primary election — scheduled for next Tuesday — will be counted “accurately and securely.”

Last week was “funnel week” at the Iowa Statehouse — the deadline for legislation to pass out of committee in …

Secretary of State Paul Pate is imploring state lawmakers to pass legislation that would streamline the state’s recount process after inconsistencies were found during the 2020 recount of a historically close congressional election

Also, Iowa City VA gets $1.5 million grant; secretary of state debunks election ‘myths’

Also, presidential straw poll returns to Iowa State Fair

More than a quarter of Iowa’s roughly 2.2 million registered voters have been moved to “inactive” status, according to the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office. Inactive individuals still are registered to vote and can participate in elections between now and the November 2026 general election. If they do not, their voter registration would be canceled after the November 2026 election and they would have to re-register to vote in the state.