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. 

08 Oct 2019

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Names Roxanna Moritz to Bipartisan Auditors’ Working Group

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 7, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces the appointment of Scott County Auditor Roxanna Moritz to his new 14-member, bipartisan Auditors’ Working Group. The group will work with Sec Pate’s office to assist in the administration of elections and sharing of best practices.

07 Oct 2019

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Names 14 County Officials to Bipartisan Auditors’ Working Group

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 7, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces a new 14-member, bipartisan Auditors’ Working Group to assist in the administration of elections and sharing of best practices. The 14 members represent a broad spectrum of Iowa counties, spanning urban and rural areas across the state.

03 Oct 2019

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Partners with Iowa Laundromat Owners to Promote Safe at Home During Domestic Violence Awareness Month

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 3, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is partnering with laundromat owners across Iowa to raise awareness for Safe at Home, an address confidentiality-program for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, and stalking. Sec Pate’s office is sending Safe at Home brochures and stickers to Iowa laundromats, encouraging them to prominently display the materials.

19 Sep 2019

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Partners with Facebook to Encourage Iowans to Register to Vote

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 19, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is joining forces with Facebook during National Voter Registration Month to help Iowans register to vote or update their voter-information. Between September 19-24, Iowans will see reminders in their Facebook News Feed about registering to vote.

10 Sep 2019

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Announces Carrie Chapman Catt Award for High Schools That Register 90% of Eligible Students to Vote

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 10, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate kicked off a new voter-registration initiative Tuesday aimed at Iowa high-school students. Every school in Iowa that registers at least 90-percent of their eligible students to vote will receive the Carrie Chapman Catt Award, named after the Iowan who was a national leader in the women’s-suffrage movement.

04 Sep 2019

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Encourages Iowans to Participate in National Voter Registration Month

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 4, 2019) — September is National Voter Registration Month and Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate encourages all eligible Iowans to participate by registering to vote or making sure your voter information is up-to-date. The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) established September as National Voter Registration Month in 2002 to encourage voter participation and increase awareness. Secretary Pate is the President of NASS.

27 Aug 2019

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Partners with Iowa Cubs to Promote Iowa Caucuses, Voter Registration

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 27, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is partnering with the Iowa Cubs to promote the state’s unique first-in-the-nation caucus status and help Cubs fans register to vote. The Iowa Cubs will temporarily change their team name to the Iowa Caucuses for this Friday’s game against the Memphis Redbirds.

22 Aug 2019

School and City Elections Held on Same Day Beginning This Year; Candidate Filing Starts Monday

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 22, 2019) — City and school elections will be conducted simultaneously this year, on Tuesday, November 5. A law passed by the Iowa Legislature in 2017 ended the long-standing tradition of holding school board elections in September. 

Secretary of State Paul Pate hopes the combined elections will increase voter-participation.

02 Aug 2019

State Fair Straw Poll to Include Presidential, Senate, and House Candidates

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 1, 2019) — Secretary of State Paul Pate’s annual Iowa State Fair Straw Poll will allow fairgoers to vote for their preferred candidate in the presidential, Senate, and House races. The poll will be conducted on iPads at the Secretary’s booth inside the Varied Industries Building throughout the Iowa State Fair, August 8-18.

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