27 Dec 2019

Iowa Secretary Paul Pate Refers Nine Instances of Suspected Double Voting to County Prosecutors

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 27, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate referred nine voters to county attorneys for allegedly voting twice in the 2018 general election. They are suspected of voting in Iowa after casting a ballot for the 2018 general election in another state. There were an additional 27 suspected instances of voters casting ballots in Iowa first, then in another state during the same election.

16 Dec 2019

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Leads Bipartisan Delegation to Israel

By Kevin Hall

 

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 16, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is leading a bipartisan delegation of 11 Secretaries of State from across the US on a visit to Israel this week. Sec Pate, who is also the president of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), partnered with the American Jewish Committee’s (AJC) Project Interchange to arrange the trip.

04 Dec 2019

Four Schools Register Over 90% of Students to Vote, Qualify for Carrie Chapman Catt Award

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 4, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced today that four Iowa schools have qualified for the Carrie Chapman Catt Award by registering at least 90 percent of their eligible students to vote. The award is part of a new initiative Sec Pate launched in September.

03 Dec 2019

Iowa Voter Registration Hits New High for a December Prior to General Election

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 2, 2019) — For the first time in state history, there are more than 2 million active voters in Iowa heading into a general election year. Secretary of State Paul Pate announces that 2,014,226 Iowans are registered to vote in the state. That is the most ever at the start of December prior to a general election.

20 Nov 2019

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Announces Multi-Tiered Solutions for Felon Database

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 20, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced on Wednesday several new measures his office is taking to ensure the integrity of Iowa’s felon database. Felons are currently barred from voting in Iowa unless their rights have been restored by the Governor. Iowa’s felon database contains more than 90,000 files.

12 Nov 2019

NASS Launches #TrustedInfo2020: A Public Election Education Initiative

By Kevin Hall

WASHINGTON DC (November 12, 2019) — Today, the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) is launching a new initiative called #TrustedInfo2020. The nation's Secretaries of State, 40 of whom serve as their state’s chief election official, along with other state and local election officials are continuously working to inform Americans about the elections process.

06 Nov 2019

Over 359,000 Voters Cast Ballots in City/School Elections in Iowa, per Secretary of State Paul Pate

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 6, 2019) — More than 359,000 Iowans cast ballots in Iowa’s first merged city/school elections held across the state Tuesday.

30 Oct 2019

Donald Trump, Sen Bernie Sanders Lead Iowa Youth Straw Poll Presidential Votes; Sen Joni Ernst Above 50 Percent in US Senate Tally

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 29, 2019) — Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are the top vote-getters among presidential candidates in Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s Iowa Youth Straw Poll. Thousands of students across the state voted in the poll on Tuesday.

28 Oct 2019

Iowa Youth Straw Poll Taking Place Statewide on Tuesday; List of Schools Available

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 28, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s Fall 2019 Iowa Youth Straw Poll takes place in schools across Iowa on Tuesday. More than 300 schools have registered to take part in the Straw Poll, which will measure students’ preferred candidates in the Presidential, Senate, and House races.  

17 Oct 2019

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate to Conduct Iowa Youth Straw Poll for Presidential, Congressional Races on October 29

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 16, 2019) — Thousands of students will vote for their preferred candidates for President,  Senate, and House during Secretary of State Paul Pate’s Iowa Youth Straw Poll on Tuesday, October 29. This will be the first Iowa Youth Straw Poll since a change in Iowa law that allows 17-year-olds to register to vote and participate in primary elections. Next year, they can vote in the Iowa Caucuses and the June primary if they will be 18 by November 3, 2020. 

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