Voting

Democrat Ryan Melton wants to unseat two-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra. The candidate also challenged the Republican congressman in 2022.

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.

Kim Phuong Taylor faced up to five years in prison on 52 counts of voter fraud. The federal judge worried the public might see the case as politically motivated.

Republicans in the Iowa House passed a bill Tuesday that would ban absentee ballot drop boxes and make it harder to challenge Donald Trump’s ability to appear on the ballot in Iowa.

Iowa Republican lawmakers have advanced a bill that would make numerous changes to the state’s election laws, including banning absentee ballot drop boxes and making it harder to challenge Donald Trump’s eligibility to appear on the ballot.

Iowa Public Radio offers background on the Iowa caucuses — what they are, why they matter, how they’ve changed for the 2024 race and how Iowans are participating.

Prosecutors say Kim Phuong Taylor wanted her husband to win elections in 2020 “by any means necessary.”

Several winners talked to IPR News Western Iowa Reporter Sheila Brummer after the votes were counted.

Tuesday night election results spelled out historical wins for some candidates, while other historical decisions left up to voters, like the state's largest school bond to date, fizzled out on the 2023 ballot.

As Iowa voters cast their ballots on Election Day, one western Iowa election official says state law restricts some from casting their ballots.