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A move across the county, a new last name, a missed election or two — any of them can change the record the state keeps on you. Check it now, then keep track of the dates and the bills that set the rules.

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The Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, with its gold central dome
"Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, January 2012 (1 of 2)" by Tony Fischer Photography is licensed under CC BY 2.0. · source

Step by step

Confirm you're ready to vote in Iowa

  1. Start at the source

    The Iowa Secretary of State is the official home for everything Iowa — dates, rules, and the record the state keeps on you.

    View all election information from your state →

  2. Run a guided check

    Scan Check Protect walks you through verifying your registration details and flags what needs fixing — free, for every state on this list.

    Start at Scan Check Protect →

  3. Register or update

    Moved, changed your name, or never registered? Go straight to the official channel.

    Register → Update your details →

Iowa requires voter ID at the polls and allows Election Day registration with ID and proof of residence. See Iowa's voter ID rules →

Mark the calendar

Upcoming Iowa elections

Election dates load live from the Federal Voting Assistance Program feed via LegiTrack. If nothing appears here, see Iowa's official election schedule.

Dates: Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), via LegiTrack. Stateside registration and absentee deadlines are set by the Iowa Secretary of State — always confirm against the official schedule.

Why this site exists

Clean voter rolls and informed voters make honest elections. This site is a project of True the Vote, pointing Iowa voters at the official tools that already exist — and at Scan Check Protect to verify your registration, and LegiTrack to follow the laws that govern it.

Elections in Iowa are run by the Iowa Secretary of State. Where anything here differs from what they publish, they are right and this page is not.

The law is moving

Latest election legislation in Iowa

The three most recent Iowa election bills load live from LegiTrack. If nothing appears here, browse them on LegiTrack directly.

Track every Iowa election bill on LegiTrack →

Official channels

Iowa voter resources

More Iowa election resources

Every Iowa resource in one place, kept current: the Iowa page at Scan Check Protect →

By county

Iowa county election offices