Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate said Monday his office is unlikely to issue guidance in the upcoming election for county auditors to challenge the ballots of people identified as as potential noncitizens, a situation that happened in 2024. Two weeks before the Nov. 5, 2024 election, Pate issued guidance to county auditors to challenge […]

Democratic secretary of state candidate Ryan Peterman said Saturday he believes recent changes to Iowa election law dealing with early voting and voter identification do not make Iowa elections more secure — but do make elections less accessible. Peterman, who is challenging incumbent Republican Secretary of State Paul Pate in the 2026 election, gave a […]

Democratic Secretary of State candidate Ryan Peterman said Iowans “deserve answers” from Secretary of State Paul Pate on how voter data shared with the federal government is being used. Peterman held a news conference Wednesday on the steps of the Iowa State Capitol, where he announced he was filing four public records requests through the […]