Mauro for Secretary of State Press Releases
MIDWEST SECRETARIES OF STATE TO ANNOUNCE EXPANDED MILITARY VOTING PROGRAM ON MONDAY
DES MOINES – On Monday morning, Secretary of State Michael A. Mauro will join fellow Midwest Secretaries of State in holding a news conference to announce major improvements to military voting programs which affect the men and women serving our country.
The changes are part of the Defense Reauthorization Act (MOVE Act), passed by Congress [...]
REPORT NAMES IOWA TOP STATE IN MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTING
DES MOINES – Secretary of State Michael A. Mauro announced today that Iowa ranked first in a national report on the ease of military and overseas voting. Read full release (PDF).
South Central Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO will be sponsoring the annual Labor Day Festival (Solidarity Fest)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT : Don Brown 265-1862
(Des Moines, Iowa) South Central Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO will be sponsoring the annual Labor Day Festival (Solidarity Fest) on Monday, September 7th. This year’s event will be held in 4-H building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.
The parade will be led [...]
Iowa brings out the ‘08 youth vote
Turnout in 2008 election in the 18- to 24-year-old age group:
Iowa: 63 percent
Illinois: 50 percent
U.S.: 49 percent
Iowa ranked highest of the 50 states in the percentage of its young people to turn out to vote in the last presidential election, according to a new federal report.
The U.S. Census Bureau estimated Monday that 63 percent of [...]
Election officers want later 2012 primary start
chicagotribune.com
By BRIAN BAKST
Associated Press Writer
4:23 PM CDT, July 17, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS
The nation’s election administrators are determined to shorten the 2012 presidential contest by pressing for a later start to primary voting.
Meeting in Minneapolis at their annual conference Friday, leading members of the National Association of Secretaries of State said they hoped to persuade Democrats and Republicans [...]
Go-Hawks visit Capitol
John Cashman and Maggie Moss, students at Waverly-Shell Rock High School, were two of 21 high school students who participated in Capitol Project 2009.
Secretary of State Mauro Releases Updated Voter Registration Totals
DES MOINES – Secretary of State Michael A. Mauro, today, announced updated statewide voter registration totals as of the first of this year.
Report puts Iowa fifth in nation in voter turnout
DES MOINES – A new report shows Iowa as among those states with the highest turnout in the 2008 General Election.
STATE CANVASSING BOARD CERTIFIES H.D. 8, 37
DES MOINES – Today, members of the Executive Council convened as the State Canvassing Board to certify the final election results from two close races that had been recounted in their respective districts (House District 8 and 37).
