DES MOINES, IOWA (April 5, 2022) — Thousands of students across Iowa will cast ballots for their preferred candidates for US Senate, US House, and Iowa Governor in Secretary of State Paul Pate’s Youth Straw Poll. On Tuesday, April 12, Sec Pate will poll students on their preferred choices. More than 160 schools have registered to participate so far.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 29, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces the absentee ballot request period for the June 7 primary election is now open. Voters wishing to cast their ballot through the mail can submit their request for an absentee ballot beginning today. Iowa law allows a seventy-day request-period for absentee ballots.

County auditors can begin mailing absentee ballots twenty days ahead of Election Day, which will be Wednesday, May 18.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 17, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces the State of Iowa ranked third best in the nation for administration of the 2020 elections, according to new data. The Elections Performance Index, compiled by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Election Data and Science Lab, ranks states based on voter turnout, voter registration rate, and overall administration of elections.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 7, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is a finalist for a prestigious award from the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) based upon his initiative to improve voter-access for Iowans with disabilities. Sec Pate collaborated with Disability Rights Iowa to produce the Voting Accessibility Quick Check Guide and distribute one to every polling place in the state.