Paul Pate

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced Monday that Iowa, alongside three other states, has reached a settlement agreement allowing state officials to access a federal immigration database to verify citizenship status of voters for the next 20 years.

Thirty-five ballots cast by non-U.S. citizens were counted in Iowa’s 2024 general election, according to Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. He said 277 noncitizens were registered to vote, after initially flagging more than 2,000 people as possible noncitizens.

A printing error meant a small township didn't get a vote in an important county supervisor race. But based on turnout, it might not have mattered in the end.

Paul Pate has won reelection to a new 4-year term as Iowa Secretary of State.

County election officials across Iowa have been testing their vote counting machines for accuracy ahead of Election Day, when Iowans will vote on paper ballots and feed them into the tabulators that tally up the votes.

There’s a new way to combat human trafficking in Iowa. It’s a first of its kind statewide initiative to bring trafficking awareness into Iowa businesses.

The largest Latino advocacy organization in the state has filed a lawsuit against Iowa elections officials about what’s known as the state’s ‘English-only’ law.

An Iowa Latino civil rights organization has filed a petition with the Iowa Secretary of State to clarify the state’s so-called “English-Only” law.

In a ruling last week, Polk County District Judge Scott Rosenberg stated that ordinarily, litigation related to elections becomes moot after the election passes, but both the federal HAVA and Iowa’s own administrative complaint procedures contemplate filing complaints and providing election-related remedies after an election is over.

Iowa’s top election official says he is confident the state’s voting system is prepared to stand up to any potential cyberattacks aimed at disrupting the election.