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A History Of Election Ballots And A New York Filmmaker Finds Opportunity In Iowa

An Iowa election ticket from 1892.
Courtesy of the State Historical Society of Iowa
An Iowa election ticket from 1892.

Early voting for the 2020 General Election has begun in Iowa, but we won’t know the results until sometime after election day, November 3. In this edition of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe and historian Leo Landis take a look back at voting in Iowa through history.

Later in the hour, Charity talks with filmmaker Graham Swon who moved from New York to Iowa to find more opportunities in his medium.

Guests:

Leo Landis, state curator, State Historical Society of Iowa
Graham Swon, filmmaker and New York transplant

Charity Nebbe is the host of IPR's Talk of Iowa
Rick Brewer was a producer for IPR's Talk of Iowa and River to River
Katherine Perkins is IPR's Program Director for News and Talk