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Election administration encompasses a state's voting policies, procedures, and enforcement. These include voter identification requirements, early and absentee/mail-in voting provisions, voter list maintenance methods, and more. Each state's voting policies dictate who can vote and under what conditions.
Below, you will find details on the following election administration topics in Iowa:
Poll times
- See also: State poll opening and closing times
In Iowa, all polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Central Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[2][3]
Voter registration
- Check your voter registration status here.
To vote in Iowa, one must be a United States citizen, a resident of Iowa, and at least 18 years old by Election Day. A voter that is 17 years old may participate in a primary election if they will be 18 by the time of the next general election. The deadline to register is 15 days prior to the election. Iowans may register online or by completing a form and returning to their county auditor’s office by mail or in person. Registration is permitted on Election Day with proof of identification.[4][5][6]
Automatic registration
Iowa does not practice automatic voter registration.
Online registration
- See also: Online voter registration
Iowa has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.
Same-day registration
Iowa allows same-day voter registration.
In order to register and vote on Election Day, voters must go to the correct polling place with proof of their identity and residence (i.e. a valid Iowa driver's license or another acceptable form of photo identification and proof of residency).[7]
Residency requirements
To register to vote in Iowa, you must be a resident of the state. State law does not specify a length of time for which you must have been a resident to be eligible.
Verification of citizenship
Iowa does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual applying to register to vote must attest that they are a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury.
All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[8] As of November 2024, five states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, and New Hampshire — had passed laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration. However, only two of those states' laws were in effect, in Arizona and New Hampshire. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allowed noncitizens to vote in some local elections as of November 2024. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.
Verifying your registration
The Iowa secretary of state’s office maintains a page that allows residents to check their voter registration status online.
Early and absentee/mail-in voting policy
Early voting
- See also: Early voting
Iowa permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.
Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.
As of February 2024, 47 states and the District of Columbia permitted no-excuse early voting.
Absentee/mail-in voting
- See also: Absentee/mail-in voting
All voters are eligible to vote absentee/by-mail in Iowa. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee. To vote absentee/by-mail, a request application must be received by the county auditor between 70 days before the election and 5 p.m. on the 15th day prior to the election. Voters must include one of the following: Iowa driver's license or non-operator ID number, voter ID/verification number, or the four-digit PIN from their voter ID card. Returned absentee ballots must be received by the time polls close on Election Day in order to be counted.[9]
Returning absentee/mail-in ballots
Absentee/mail-in ballots returned by mail must be received by the time polls close on Election Day in order to be counted.[9]
Absentee/mail-in ballots can also be returned in person to the county auditor’s office. To be counted, the ballot must be returned by the time the polls close on Election Day. Absentee/mail-in ballots cannot be returned to a polling place on Election Day.[9]
On June 8, 2021, Governor Kim Reynolds (R) signed SF568 into law, making a series of changes to Iowa's absentee/mail-in voting laws. SF568 established that "no person other than the registered voter, an individual who lives in the same household as the registered voter, an immediate family member of the registered voter ... or a delivery agent acting on behalf of a registered voter who is unable to return the registered voter's own ballot due to reason of blindness or other disability" can return a completed absentee/mail-in ballot (a delivery agent is defined as "an individual registered to vote in this state who has been designated to return a completed absentee/mail-in ballot ... by another registered voter who is unable to return the registered voter's own absentee/mail-in ballot due to reason of blindness or other disability;" an immediate family member is defined as "an individual related to a registered voter within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity"). A delivery agent cannot more than two completed absentee/mail-in ballots per election.[10]
As of November 2024, 20 states allowed anyone chosen by the voter to return a ballot on the voter's behalf, with certain exceptions, while 16 states allowed anyone with certain relationships to the voter to return the voter's ballot. Four states allowed only the voter to return the voter's ballot, with certain exceptions, and two states required voters to return their ballots by mail. Eight states and D.C. did not specify who may return ballots.
Signature requirements and cure provisions
Absentee/mail-in ballots in Iowa include a return envelope with an affidavit that must be signed by the voter in order for the ballot to be counted. If election officials determine that the signature on the affidavit does not match the voter’s signature on file, the ballot will not be counted. Iowa law includes a cure provision to remedy certain issues with completed absentee/mail-in ballots.[11]
For completed absentee/mail-in ballots returned by 5:00 p.m. on the Saturday before the election (or Friday for primary and special elections), the commissioner reviews the affidavit on the return envelope for completeness and notifies the voter about any issues within twenty-four hours after the ballot was returned. Voter may complete or correct their absentee/mail-in ballot affidavit in person at the office of the commissioner by 5:00 p.m. on the day before the election. Alternatively, they can vote a replacement ballot at the office of the commissioner during the early voting period or vote in person on Election Day.[11]
As of November 2024, 33 states had laws that included cure provisions, while 17 states did not. One state, Pennsylvania, allowed counties to establish a cure process.
Was your absentee/mail-in ballot counted?
Iowa voters can use this website provided by the Iowa Secretary of State to check the status of their absentee/mail-in ballot.
Voter identification requirements
- See also: Voter ID in Iowa
- See also: Voter identification laws by state
Iowa requires voters to present identification while voting. Voters who do not have a photo ID can obtain an Iowa voter ID card for free by mail.[12]
Voters can present the following forms of identification:
- Iowa voter ID card
- Iowa driver’s license
- Iowa non-operator ID
- U.S. passport
- U.S. military ID or veteran ID
- Tribal ID card/document
Voter who do not have one of the IDs listed above may have another voter attest to their identity, or they may provide a combination of other documents to verify their identity and residence. The following additional documents are acceptable proof of identity:[6]
- Out-of-state driver's license or non-driver ID card
- ID card issued by employer
- Student ID issued by Iowa high school or college
- Another photo ID that is current, valid, and contains an expiration date
The following documents are acceptable proof of residence:[6]
- A photo ID from one of the lists above that includes the voter's current address
- Residential lease
- Utility bill (including a cell phone bill)
- Bank statement
- Paycheck
- Government check or other government document
- Property tax statement
Voters without the required identification or another voter to attest to their identity will be offered a provisional ballot.[12]
Click here to learn more about the background of Iowa's law.
As of April 2024, 35 states required voters to present identification in order to vote at the polls on Election Day. Of these states, 24 required voters to present identification containing a photograph, and 11 accepted other forms of identification. The remaining 16 states did not require voters to present identification in order to vote at the polls on Election Day.
Valid forms of identification differ by state. In certain states that require voters to provide identification, there may be exceptions that allow some voters to cast a ballot without providing an ID. To see more about these exceptions, see details by state. Commonly accepted forms of ID include driver's licenses, state-issued identification cards, and military identification cards.
Provisional balloting for voters without ID
Voters who do not have ID while voting may cast provisional ballots. See below for provisional ballot rules.
Provisional ballot rules
Voters in Iowa are given provisional ballots, or ballots requiring additional steps or information before they can be counted, under the following circumstances.[13]
(1) If a voter’s name is not on the list of registered voters, the voter has the right to cast a provisional ballot.
(2) If a voter’s qualifications to vote are challenged, and the voter cannot prove that he or she is eligible to vote, the voter has the right to cast a provisional ballot.
(3) If a voter requested an absentee/mail-in ballot but did not surrender them at the polls, the voter has the right to cast a provisional ballot.
(4) If a voter does not have the required identification, the voter has the right to cast a provisional ballot.[14]
Voters who cast a provisional ballot have the right to present evidence indicating that they are eligible to vote to precinct election officials or the county auditor's office by a deadline specified on the provisional ballot envelope.[13]
A provisional ballot is rejected in the following circumstances:[15]
- If the voter did not provide proper identification;
- If the voter was not registered in the precinct on election day;
- If the voter returned an absentee/mail-in ballot that was counted;
- If the voter is not qualified to vote; or
- If the voter is "inactive/pending and has not provided ID as required by the time the board meets to consider provisional and challenged absentee/mail-in ballots."
Was your provisional ballot counted?
Provisional ballot voters are given a written notice explaining their voting rights and listing the date when the special ballot board meets. Voters may provide evidence to precinct election officials or the county auditor's office by the deadline listed on the provisional ballot envelope to verify their identity and/or residence. If a voter's ballot is not counted, he or she will receive a letter in the mail explaining why it was not counted, according to the Iowa Secretary of State’s website.[13]
Voters can contact their county auditor for questions related to their provisional ballot.
Local election officials
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Primary election type
- See also: Primary elections in Iowa
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Iowa, a voter must be affiliated with a party in order to participate in its primary. However, a voter can change his or her political party affiliation on Election Day, creating what is effectively an open primary.[16]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Time off work for voting
In Iowa, employees may apply in writing for paid leave which, when combined with non-work time, totals to three consecutive hours to allow for participation in elections:
| “ | Any person entitled to vote at an election in this state who does not have two consecutive hours in the period between the time of the opening and the time of the closing of the polls during which the person is not required to be present at work for an employer, is entitled to such time off from work time to vote as will in addition to the person’s nonworking time total two consecutive hours during the time the polls are open. Application by any employee for such absence shall be made individually and in writing prior to the date of the election, and the employer shall designate the period of time to be taken. The employee is not liable to any penalty nor shall any deduction be made from the person’s regular salary or wages on account of such absence.[17][18] | ” |
As of September 2024, 28 states required employers to grant employees time off to vote. Within these 28 states, policies varied as to whether that time off must be paid and how much notice must be given.
Voting rules for people convicted of a felony
On August 5, 2020, Governor Kim Reynolds (R) issued an executive order restoring voting rights for people convicted of a felony upon completion of their sentences, including prison time, parole, and probation. People convicted of felony homicide do not have their voting rights automatically restored. Instead, they must apply individually for restoration of voting rights by pardon.[19]
Voting rights for people convicted of a felony vary from state to state. In the majority of states, people convicted of a felony cannot vote while they are incarcerated but may regain the right to vote upon release from prison or at some point thereafter.[20]
Voter list maintenance
All states have rules under which they maintain voter rolls—or, check and remove certain names from their lists of registered voters. Most states are subject to the parameters set by The National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).[21] The NVRA requires states to make efforts to remove deceased individuals and individuals who have become ineligible due to a change of address. It prohibits removing registrants from voter lists within 90 days of a federal election due to change of address unless a registrant has requested to be removed, or from removing people from voter lists solely because they have not voted. The NVRA says that states may remove names from their registration lists under certain other circumstances and that their methods for removing names must be uniform and nondiscriminatory.[22]
When names can be removed from the voter list
Iowa law authorizes election officials to remove the names of voters from the registered voting list if an individual:[23]
- dies
- requests cancellation of their registered status in writing
- registers to vote in another jurisdiction and causes notice of such registration to be sent to election officials
- is convicted of a felony
- is declared incompetent to vote under state law
- is not a resident of Iowa or is not a citizen of the United States
- remains on the inactive voter list for two consecutive general elections.
Inactive voter list rules
Iowa law provides two options by which local election officials may identify voters to be placed on the inactive voter list:
- Analysis of National Change of Address data
- Submission of confirmation notices to all registered voters in the jurisdiction every February.
If a confirmation notice is returned as undeliverable, local election officials are to place the voter on the inactive registration list. If a voter remains on the inactive list through two general elections, their registration is to be canceled.
Iowa law states that an inactive voter will be listed as active “when the registered voter requests an absentee ballot, votes at an election, registers again, or reports a change of name, address, telephone number, or political party or organization affiliation.”[24][25]
The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC)
According to its website, ERIC is a nonprofit corporation that is governed by a board of member-states. These member states submit voter registration and motor vehicle registration information to ERIC. ERIC uses this information, as well as Social Security death records and other sources, to provide member states with reports showing voters who have moved within their state, moved out of their state, died, have duplicate registrations in their state, or are potentially eligible to vote but are not yet registered. ERIC's website describes its funding as follows: "Members fund ERIC. New members pay a one-time membership fee of $25,000, which is reserved for technology upgrades and other unanticipated expenses. Members also pay annual dues. Annual dues cover operating costs and are based, in part, on the citizen voting age population in each state."[26]
By 2022, 33 states and the District of Columbia had joined ERIC. As of May 2024, 24 states and the District of Columbia were members in the ERIC program.[27]
As of July 2024, Iowa was not a participating member in the ERIC program.
On March 17, 2023, the Iowa Secretary of State announced plans to end the state's participation in the program, saying he was "disappointed in the direction the ERIC organization has taken."[28] He also said, "Clean, accurate voter lists are critical to running secure elections and the loss of [other] states' data makes participation in ERIC no longer valuable to Iowa."[28] According to ERIC, the effective date of this withdrawal was June 16, 2023.[29]
Post-election auditing
Iowa state law requires post-election audits. The state commissioner of elections and the county commissioners determines the number of counties and precincts to be audited and selects them by lot. "An administrative recount may be ordered if the results of the audit require an administrative recount, for example if the commissioner suspects that voting equipment used in the election malfunctioned or that programming errors may have affected the outcome of the election." The audit report must be completed no later than 20 days after the election. The results of the audit itself cannot change the results of an election.[30]
Post-election audits check that election results tallied by a state's voting system match results from paper records, such as paper ballots filled out by voters or the paper records produced by electronic voting machines. Post-election audits are classified into two categories: audits of election results—which include traditional post-election audits as well as risk-limiting audits—and procedural audits.[31][32]
Typically, traditional post-election audits are done by recounting a portion of ballots, either electronically or by hand, and comparing the results to those produced by the state's voting system. In contrast, risk-limiting audits use statistical methods to compare a random sample of votes cast to election results instead of reviewing every ballot. The scope of procedural audits varies by state, but they typically include a systematic review of voting equipment, performance of the voting system, vote totals, duties of election officials and workers, ballot chain of custody, and more.
As of October 2024, 49 states and the District of Columbia had some form of post-election audit by law. Of these, 35 states and the District of Columbia required traditional post-election audits, while six states required risk-limiting post-election audits by law. Eight states used some other form of post-election audit, including procedural post-election audits.[33][34]
Election policy ballot measures
Ballotpedia has tracked the following ballot measures relating to election and campaign policy in Iowa.
- Iowa Biennial Elections, Amendment 1 (1900)
- Iowa Biennial Elections, Amendment 1 (1904)
- Iowa General Election Dates, Amendment 1 (1882)
- Iowa County Attorney Elections, Amendment 4 (1882)
- Iowa General Election Dates, Amendment 2 (June 1916)
- Iowa Replacement of Governor-Elect, Amendment 1 (1952)
- Iowa Residency Requirements, Amendment 1 (1970)
- Iowa Governor and Lt. Governor Elected as a Team, Amendment 1 (1988)
- Iowa Voter Qualifications, Amendment 1 (2008)
The table below lists bills related to election administration that have been introduced during (or carried over to) the current legislative session in Iowa. The following information is included for each bill:
- State
- Bill number
- Official name or caption
- Most recent action date
- Legislative status
- Topics dealt with by the bill
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Ballot access
In order to get on the ballot in Iowa, a candidate for state or federal office must meet a variety of state-specific filing requirements and deadlines. These regulations, known as ballot access laws, determine whether a candidate or party will appear on an election ballot. These laws are set at the state level. A candidate must prepare to meet ballot access requirements well in advance of primaries, caucuses, and the general election.
There are three basic methods by which an individual may become a candidate for office in a state.
- An individual can seek the nomination of a state-recognized political party.
- An individual can run as an independent. Independent candidates often must petition in order to have their names printed on the general election ballot.
- An individual can run as a write-in candidate.
This article outlines the steps that prospective candidates for state-level and congressional office must take in order to run for office in Iowa. For information about filing requirements for presidential candidates, click here. Information about filing requirements for local-level offices is not available in this article (contact state election agencies for information about local candidate filing processes).
Redistricting
- See also: Redistricting in Iowa
Redistricting is the process by which new congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn. Each of Iowa's four United States Representatives and 150 state legislators are elected from political divisions called districts. United States Senators are not elected by districts, but by the states at large. District lines are redrawn every 10 years following completion of the United States census. The federal government stipulates that districts must have nearly equal populations and must not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity.[35][36][37][38]
Iowa was apportioned four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. Click here for more information about redistricting in Iowa after the 2020 census.
State process
- See also: State-by-state redistricting procedures
The Legislative Services Agency prepares redistricting plans for approval by the Iowa State Legislature. According to All About Redistricting, the Legislative Services Agency (LSA) consists of "civil servants committed to nonpartisanship and otherwise charged with tasks like legal and fiscal analysis of state legislation and state government oversight." The LSA is assisted by a commission, which consists of the following members:[39]
- one member selected by the majority leader of the Iowa State Senate
- one member selected by the majority leader of the Iowa House of Representatives
- one member selected by the minority leader of the Iowa State Senate
- one member selected by the minority leader of the Iowa House of Representatives
- one member selected by the first four members
The members of this commission cannot "hold partisan public office or an office in a political party, and none may be a relative or employee of a federal or state legislator (or the legislature as a whole)."[39]
Working with this commission, the LSA drafts congressional and state legislative district lines. The maps are presented as a single bill to the state legislature, which may approve or reject the bill without altering it (the legislature can provide feedback). If the legislature rejects the plan, the LSA must draft a second proposal. If the legislature rejects the second proposal, the LSA must draft a third, and final, set of maps. If the legislature rejects this plan, it may then approve its own maps. Since the implementation of this process in 1980, the state legislature has never chosen not to approve an LSA proposal. Redistricting plans are also subject to gubernatorial veto. In addition, the legislature may repeal or revise the maps at any time, though it has never done so.[39]
State law establishes the following criteria for both congressional and state legislative districts:[39]
- Districts must be "convenient and contiguous."
- Districts must "preserve the integrity of political subdivisions like counties and cities."
- Districts must "to the extent consistent with other requirements, [be] reasonably compact–defined in terms of regular polygons, comparisons of length and width, and overall boundary perimeter."
In addition, state House districts are required to be contained within state Senate districts "where possible, and where not in conflict with the criteria above." It is explicit in state law that district lines cannot be drawn "to favor a political party, incumbent, or other person or group."[39]
Noteworthy events
Absentee/mail-in ballot rule changes (2021)
On June 8, 2021, Governor Kim Reynolds (R) signed SF568, making a series of changes to Iowa's absentee/mail-in voting laws. These include, but are not limited to, the following:[10]
- Requiring the state election commissioner to create a website "through which a voter can track the voter's absentee ballot request form and absentee ballot" by February 26, 2024.
- Establishing that "no person other than the registered voter, an individual who lives in the same household as the registered voter, an immediate family member of the registered voter ... or a delivery agent acting on behalf of a registered voter who is unable to return the registered voter's own ballot due to reason of blindness or other disability" can return a completed absentee/mail-in ballot (a delivery agent is defined as "an individual registered to vote in this state who has been designated to return a completed absentee ballot ... by another registered voter who is unable to return the registered voter's own absentee ballot due to reason of blindness or other disability;" an immediate family member is defined as "an individual related to a registered voter within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity").
- Barring a delivery agent from submitting more than two completed absentee/mail-in ballots per election.
The Iowa State Senate voted 30-17 in favor of the original version of SF568 on March 17. The Iowa House of Representatives voted 54-33 to approve an amended version of SF568 on May 19, 2021. The Senate concurred in the House amendments on May 19, 2021, by a vote of 29-17.[10]
Changes to early voting period and Election Day polling hours (2021)
On March 8, 2021, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (R) signed SF413 into law, making the following modifications to the state's election protocols:[40][3]
- Reduced the early voting period from 29 to 20 days.
- Required that polls close at 8 p.m. instead of 9 p.m. for state and federal election.
- Required that absentee/mail-in ballots be received by the time polls close on Election Day in order to be counted (previously, absentee/mail-in ballots postmarked no later than the day before Election Day were counted if they were received by noon on the Monday following Election Day).
- Prohibited county auditors from opening satellite early voting sites unless petitioned to do so by county residents.
- Prohibited county auditors from mailing absentee/mail-in ballot application forms to a voter unless the voter has requested an application.
The bill cleared both chambers of the state legislature on party lines, with all present Republicans voting in favor and all present Democrats voting against it. Jeff Kaufmann, chair of the state Republican Party, supported the legislation, saying, "I applaud Gov. Reynolds and legislative Republicans for showing Iowans that the GOP is listening to their concerns and defending the integrity of our state's election system. While our election systems were already strong, this bill improves upon the work Republicans did in 2017 when they passed Voter ID laws. The 2020 election showed us where shortfalls in our system existed and Iowa Republicans created solutions targeted at fixing those shortfalls." Meanwhile, Ross Wilburn, chair of the state Democratic Party, opposed the bill: "Iowans have always had a proud tradition of participating in the democratic process with accessible and secure elections. Today, Kim Reynolds and Iowa Republicans have made it more difficult for Iowans, especially seniors and those with disabilities, to be part of this process and have their voices heard."[40][3]
On March 9, 2021, The League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa filed suit against Secretary of State Paul Pate (R) and Attorney General Tom Miller (D) in the Polk County District Court, alleging that the aforementioned provisions of SF413 "independently and collectively impose an undue burden on the fundamental right to vote," in violation of the Iowa Constitution.[41]
Election administration agencies
Election agencies
- See also: State election agencies
Individuals seeking additional information about voting provisions in Iowa can contact the following local, state, and federal agencies.
Iowa County Auditor/Commissioner of Elections
Iowa Secretary of State Office
- First Floor, Lucas Building
- 321 E 12th St
- Des Moines, Iowa 50319
- Phone: 515-281-0145
- Toll free: 1-888-767-8683
- Fax: 515-281-4682
- Email: sos@sos.iowa.gov
- Website: http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/
Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
- Jessie Parker Building
- 510 E. 12th St, Suite 1A
- Des Moines, Iowa 50319
- Phone: 515-281-4028
- Fax: 515-281-4073
- Email: ethicsboard@iowa.gov
- Website: https://ethics.iowa.gov
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
- 633 3rd Street NW, Suite 200
- Washington, DC 20001
- Phone: 301-563-3919
- Toll free: 1-866-747-1471
- Email: clearinghouse@eac.gov
- Website: https://www.eac.gov
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See also
- 2024 election dates and deadlines
- Voting in Iowa
- Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Iowa
- Redistricting in Iowa
Elections in Iowa
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Footnotes
- ↑ We use the term "absentee/mail-in voting" to describe systems in which requests or applications are required. We use the term "all-mail voting" to denote systems where the ballots themselves are sent automatically to all voters. We use the hyphenate term for absentee voting because some states use “mail voting” (or a similar alternative) to describe what has traditionally been called "absentee voting."
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Find Your Polling Place," accessed August 8, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Iowa Legislature, "I.C.A. § 49.74," accessed August 8, 2024 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "sf413" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "sf413" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Voter Pre-Registration," accessed August 9, 2024
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed August 9, 2024
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Iowa Secretary of State, "Election Day Registration," accessed August 9, 2024
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Election Day Registration," accessed August 9, 2024
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Iowa Secretary of State, "Absentee Voting by Mail," accessed August 9, 2024
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Iowa Legislature, "SF568," accessed April 13, 2023 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "IowaSF568" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "IowaSF568" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 11.0 11.1 Iowa Code 2023, “Chapter 53: Absent Voters,” accessed August 9, 2024
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "Voter ID FAQ," accessed August 9, 2024
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Iowa Secretary of State, "Election Day FAQ," accessed August 9, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Provisional Ballots," November 4, 2022
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Provisional Ballots," accessed August 9, 2024
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State Website, "Voter Registration FAQ," accessed August 9, 2024
- ↑ The Iowa Legislature, "I.C.A. § 49.109," accessed August 9, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Office of the Governor of Iowa, "Gov. Reynolds signs Executive Order to restore voting rights of felons who have completed their sentence," August 5, 2020
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Felon Voting Rights," April 6, 2023
- ↑ As of May 2024, the Justice Department notes, "Six States (Idaho, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming) are exempt from the NVRA because, on and after August 1, 1994, they either had no voter-registration requirements or had election-day voter registration at polling places with respect to elections for federal office."
- ↑ The United States Department of Justice, "The National Voter Registration Act of 1993," accessed May 29, 2024
- ↑ The Iowa State Legislature, "I.C.A. § 48A.30," accessed August 8, 2024
- ↑ The Iowa State Legislature, "I.C.A. § 48A.28," accessed August 8, 2024
- ↑ The Iowa State Legislature, "I.C.A. § 48A.29," accessed August 8, 2024
- ↑ ERIC, "FAQ," accessed May 29, 2024
- ↑ ERIC, "Who We Are," accessed May 29, 2024
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Twitter, "Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate," accessed April 7, 2023
- ↑ Electronic Registration Information Center, "Who We Are," accessed April 3, 2023
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Post-Election Audits," accessed August 9, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Post-Election Audits," accessed July 23, 2024
- ↑ Election Assistance Commission, "Election Audits Across the United States," accessed August 22, 2024
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted in October 2024, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Post-Election Audits," accessed October 4, 2024
- ↑ All About Redistricting, "Why does it matter?" accessed April 8, 2015
- ↑ Indy Week, "Cracked, stacked and packed: Initial redistricting maps met with skepticism and dismay," June 29, 2011
- ↑ The Atlantic, "How the Voting Rights Act Hurts Democrats and Minorities," June 17, 2013
- ↑ Redrawing the Lines, "The Role of Section 2 - Majority Minority Districts," accessed April 6, 2015
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- ↑ 40.0 40.1 The Des Moines Register, "Gov. Kim Reynolds signs law shortening Iowa's early and Election Day voting," March 8, 2021
- ↑ Polk County District Court, "League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa v. Pate: Petition in Law and Equity," March 9, 2021
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