The Iowa Secretary of State's Office has announced a new voter initiative to get veterans to the polls on Nov. 5. "It's time that each of you have confidence and resources to go forth and to exercise that right to vote that you have already spent time fighting for and protecting,
The Iowa Supreme Court filed its decision Friday over the dispute that lasted more than four years between Linn County and the Iowa Voter Registration Commission.
The Nov. 5 election features several competitive races that will help decide control of the presidency, Congress and the Iowa Legislature.
The Republican incumbent, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), first won election to Congress in 2020 by six votes. A state legislator who had lost three previous bids for the House of Representatives, Miller-Meeks finally won by an extremely close margin amid the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The amendment would clarify that if the governor leaves office, the lieutenant governor becomes governor and can appoint their own replacement.
Iowa’s public schools are under attack. That was the message last Sunday at the Tama Civic Center during a book talk with author/educator/podcaster Jennifer Berkshire hosted by the 501(c)(4) social welfare organization Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund (Iowa CCI).
The amendment would clarify that if the governor leaves office, the lieutenant governor becomes governor and can appoint their own replacement.
Under Iowa law, judges are appointed by the governor but subject to retention elections, where voters get a yes-or-no vote on whether to keep them in their position. This year's slate includes Supreme Court Justice David May and four judges on the Iowa Court of Appeals,
Lawyers who responded to a survey overwhelmingly support the retention of three Northwest Iowa judges who face retention election this fall: District Judge Robert Tiefenthaler as well as District associate judges Stephanie Forker Parry and Jessica Noll.
Democratic U.S. House candidate Christina Bohannan touted her legal expertise on abortion as a UI law professor in vowing to restore abortion rights.
The Scott County Auditor's Office completed a public test of voting machines on Friday ahead of the November election.
Democrat Christina Bohannan told college students and supporters Friday that their vote was crucial to restoring abortion access in Iowa. Abortion is expected to play a crucial role in the 2024 general election — especially in Iowa.