Articles Tagged: Paul Pate

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

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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.

Lawmakers to hold public hearing on a bill that would alter eligibility requirements for Iowans to qualify for food and health care assistance.

Office missed including a race on some ballots and initially miscounted absentee ballots.

Fewer Iowans are interested in joining the Iowa National Guard than in past years, creating concerns over readiness and strength, the guard’s top general told the Iowa Legislature on Thursday.

The county initially reported more absentee ballots than it received; the error was caught by state officials and the county’s results were corrected

Republicans ousted two 40-year Democratic incumbents and could have a clean sweep of statewide offices following a midterm election where the GOP further solidified its control over state government.

The office has been made aware of “an apparent technical violation of Iowa’s election laws,”

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate said his office and law enforcement agencies are working together to ensure Iowans’ votes will be safe and counted accurately

Local officials will be required to conduct audits in two races after the Nov. 8 elections

Iowa’s Republican Secretary of State’s Office has been trying to tamp down voting misinformation, while members of his own party are pushing conspiracy theories, including those running for office in Linn and Johnson counties.

Paul Pate is a former state legislator and mayor of Cedar Rapids while Joel Miller is the current Linn County auditor and former mayor or Robins.