Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds appointed Chris Cournoyer to serve as lieutenant governor. Cournoyer represented Senate District 35 and has since resigned from that role.
Iowa City's sprint campaigns are underway and the deadline for absentee ballot requests is fast-approaching for the Feb. 4 primary. What to know:
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Iowa City will hold a primary election on Feb. 4 to determine the two candidates that will advance to the March 4 special city council election.
Early voting has begun for the Iowa Senate District 35 special election. The district includes Clinton County and parts of Scott and Jackson counties.
Nevada residents are kicking off 2025 with a special election. Longtime city councilman Brian Hanson was appointed and sworn in Monday to be Nevada’s next mayor, but a petition was filed for a special election for the open mayoral position as well as the Ward 2 seat on the council.
Lawmakers in the Iowa House and Senate gaveled in Monday as GOP leaders pointed to supermajorities as a reason to continue their agenda.
On the opening day of the 2025 session of the Iowa Legislature, statehouse Republicans pledged to continue leading state government as they have in previous years and address taxes, immigration, public safety,
Voters may only vote for one candidate in the primary. Only District C voters may vote in the primary. In the March 4 election, all voters in Iowa City will be able to vote. The winner will serve the remainder of the four-year term ending in 2027, that was left vacant when Councilmember Andrew Dunn resigned at the end of 2024.
The Iowa City Council’s District C seat is vacant after Andrew Dunn’s resignation took effect Jan. 1. Three people have filed to run for the office.
"We have to be very, very focused on making sure that we're only letting those who are eligible vote," Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate said.
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is submitting a package of election-related bills to the legislature. “We did a great job in 2024. It was a very smooth election and very successful,” Pate sa ...