Voting

This year is the first presidential election since Iowa Republican lawmakers cut the time allowed for all forms of voting and put new restrictions on voting by mail. Democrats and Republicans in Iowa are encouraging absentee voting this fall even though it’s become more difficult.

The Iowa Democratic Party sent new absentee ballot request forms to several thousand voters this month after the shape of the original forms prevented them from being automatically processed by the postal service.

A recent poll from The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 62% of adults say democracy in the U.S. could be at risk in the 2024 presidential election.

Two disability rights groups are hosting a series of candidate forums for the first time focused on issues faced by Iowans with disabilities.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is leading the prosecution of a non-U.S. citizen charged with election misconduct for illegally voting. Iowa's top election official says he has not seen widespread voter fraud by noncitizens.

A peer-run recovery center in Clinton is holding its first-ever candidate forum on Saturday with the goal of empowering Iowans who need mental health and substance use treatment to participate in the election.

The authors of Raising America: Building a More Perfect Union share how conversations fuel democracy, and a public health expert explains the health benefits of civic engagement.

Iowa's top election official is encouraging Iowans to register to vote and make a plan to vote. Here's how to register to vote in Iowa.

Iowa voters will not only cast their votes for candidates in the upcoming general election, but will also have the opportunity to decide if two measures are added to the state constitution.

Iowans who would like to vote by mail in the 2024 general election can request an absentee ballot starting Tuesday, Aug. 27.