DES MOINES, IOWA (July 10, 2019) — Election officials and state executives from around the nation will converge in Iowa in 2021 as the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) holds its annual summer conference in Des Moines. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate developed the successful bid presentation and pitched it to his colleagues, with assistance from Catch Des Moines.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 28, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate unveiled a new public art exhibit at the State Capitol on Friday, celebrating the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote. The display features paintings of prominent women from the suffrage and civil rights movements.

Tuesday, July 2, marks the 100th anniversary of Iowa ratifying the 19thAmendment. Its passage ended the prohibition against females voting.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 10, 2019) - Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces Iowans set a record for most new business-filings in a single month, for the second month in a row. During May 2019, Pate’s Business Services Division processed 2,512 new business ventures. The previous high, set in April, was 2,326.

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 9, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces Iowans set a record for most new business-filings in a single month during April 2019. Sec Pate’s Business Services Division processed 2,326 filings for new businesses in April. The previous one-month record was 2,204, set in March of 2018.