Paul Pate

The Republican National Committee is asking Iowa’s Republican secretary of state to stop two county election officials from sending pre-filled absentee ballot request forms to voters ahead of the November election.

A group of Iowa lawmakers Friday unanimously approved the secretary of state’s proposal to send applications for mail-in ballots to all active registered voters ahead of the November election.

Secretary of State Paul Pate says his office is continuing to work on ways to fix and prevent errors in Iowa’s list of people who are barred from voting…

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced Tuesday he is making a new push to register more high school students to vote.And more high school students…

According to the Iowa Democratic Party, voters in three counties reported issues related to the state’s new voter ID law. While the incidents were…

Thousands of Iowans should be watching the mail for new state-issued Voter ID cards they’ll need at the polls starting next year if they don’t already…

When Iowans go to the polls next week for schoolboard elections, they should take note of some new requirements for proving you’re a valid voter.     It’s…

At least two of Iowa’s 99 county auditors say a directive from Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate to verify the status of felons in a state voter…

On a partisan vote of 26 to 21, the GOP-controlled Senate last night approved its version of an elections bill that will require voters to present…

Unofficial totals from last week’s election are out from the Secretary of State’s office, showing turnout among Iowa voters was down slightly compared to…