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Inside Iowa Politics: what made two new candidates for governor ‘non-traditional’
Julie Stauch, a Democrat, and Eddie Andrews, a Republican, both launched their campaigns for governor of Iowa this week.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs new law to verify voters' citizenship. How it will work:
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a pair of laws allowing poll workers to question voters about their citizenship status and changing ...
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Iowa poll workers can question voters about their citizenship under new law
Iowa poll workers will be allowed to challenge a voter at the polls on the basis of their citizenship status under new ...
Kim Reynolds approves bill allowing Iowa poll workers to question voters’ citizenship
With the governor’s authorization, Iowa election workers may add citizenship to the list of factors they are permitted to challenge voters on, starting July 1.
Trump appeals order keeping Iowa Poll suit against Des Moines Register in federal court
President Donald Trump seeks the return to Iowa court of his lawsuit accusing the Des Moines Register of election ...
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Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst hires campaign manager to oversee 2026 re-election bid
Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is serving her second, six-year term representing Iowa in the U.S. Senate and is up for re-election ...
Former Iowa state Sen. Jim Carlin announces run for US Senate
Jim Carlin, a Republican who represented part of northwest Iowa in the state senate, is the founder of Iowa Liberty Network, ...
Iowa governor signs bill allowing poll workers to challenge voters over citizenship
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed a bill on Monday permitting poll workers to challenge voters over citizenship. The House File 954 legislation will require individuals to present proof of ...
Democrat challenges Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst days after ‘We’re all going to die’ remark
Sen. Joni Ernst drew a high-profile opponent after telling a constituent concerned about potential Medicaid cuts, “We’re all ...
In Iowa, Trump’s agenda collides with 2028 ambitions
President Donald Trump is only months into his second term in office, but already, ambitious Republicans are flocking to the ...
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New Iowa law allows poll workers to challenge voters on the basis of citizenship, bans ranked choice voting, and changes major party status rules
House File 954 addresses elections laws regarding voter registration, citizenship and major party status. It also bans ranked choice voting in Iowa. It adds citizenship status to age and residency ...
Iowa loses sole seat on DNC panel overseeing the 2028 presidential nominating calendar
The move appears to signal that Iowa’s influence has waned even further as the party looks toward enacting its presidential primary calendar for 2028.