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Everything You Need to Know about Voting in Iowa
by
dfrankle
Community
(This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)
Friday, Sep. 25, 2020
Friday, Sep. 25, 2020
at
12:37:48pm PDT
Theresa Greenfield is challenging Republican incumbent Joni Ernst in Iowa's 2020 Senate election.
Now is the time to have your voice heard and to vote. The voting process in Iowa is safe and secure, and we need as much participation as possible in order to help turn Iowa blue this November.
In the 2018 State Senate elections in Iowa, Republicans maintained their majority, controlling 32 seats to the Democrats’ 18. Voter turnout in the primaries broke state records, and average voter turnout across all counties in Iowa for the general elections was 61%. Despite these favorable numbers, when voter turnout is broken down by political party, Republican turnout has been much higher in presidential years and midterms than Democrats. In 2018, Democratic turnout in the Iowa Midterms was 67.7% while Republican turnout was 71.6%. The need to vote and increase voter turnout has never been more important.
Ways to Vote
Vote-by-Mail
The safest and easiest way to vote right now is to
request an absentee ballot
before the deadline of October 24th at 5:00pm. You can mail it in up until November 3rd, but the sooner you mail it in, the better the chances of the U.S. postal service delivering your ballot on time. If you are close to the deadline or have any questions, you can
call your local election office by finding your polling place
to see if you are able to email or fax your voter application.
Vote In-Person
If you choose to show up to vote in-person, you must have a
valid photo ID
. However, there are other options if this is not suitable for you. You can have another registered voter in the precinct attest to your identity, or you can prove your identity using
election day registration requirements.
You can also cast a provisional ballot and provide an ID to your county auditor up until Monday after the general election.
Deadlines
The deadline to register to vote in Iowa is October 24th.
The polls
show Theresa Greenfield ahead of Joni Ernst by three points. Yet these numbers only account for likely voters. We need to continue to push to increase voter turnout in Iowa, especially for young voters. Your voice can make a difference in turning Iowa blue this November.
The only way we can achieve a Congress that values the needs of all Iowans and Americans is to
turn out
to vote. Tell your family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues that each of their vote matters. Despite the pandemic, there are many safe and easy ways to vote and make your voice heard.
We Can Learn From 2018
In 2018, Iowa was praised across the country for civic engagement. Voter turnout broke all sorts of records, extending across age and gender. Yet there is always more to the story. In short, young people need to vote in Iowa. 2018 showed promise, with a sharp increase among young eligible voters being a likely reason for Cindy Axne and Abby Finkenaur’s defeat of two Republican members of Congress. Yet Iowans over the age of 50 still significantly outnumber millennials. 59.6% of ballots cast were from voters aged 50 or older, compared with 18.9% of ballots cast by those under the age of 35.
A
study
by the Brookings Institution found that Iowa was one of several battleground states that experienced a larger decline in the number of white noncollege voter shares. This must change in Iowa if Democrats are to secure the election. The wave of young adults, new minorities, and white college graduates needs to repeat in 2020 as it did in 2018.
We need to increase young voter turnout in 2020.
Why Vote?
The numbers from
the
last election and the U.S. Census Bureau
show
that what shapes election results is not how people vote, but who turns out to vote. If young voters
turn out
this fall to help elect Theresa Greenfield, the Senate will be more representative of the needs of the American public.
To learn more about where Theresa Greenfield stands on issues like health care, education, and racial justice, visit her page on the
DemSAC website
or visit her
campaign website
.
If you’d like to see the latest breakdown on voting in Iowa or anywhere else in the country, check out information on
FiveThirtyEight
.
If you are able, please consider contributing just $5 to our all-volunteer PAC:
The Democratic Senate Action Committee
,
or donate directly to Theresa Greenfield
here
.