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Governor:1
Senators: 2 (Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2020 Census: 3,192,406 (0.96% of 331,797,979
- 2024, 2028 Electors: 6 (1.12% of 538)
- 2022-2030 Representatives: 4 (0.92% of 435)
2010 Census: 3,053,787 (0.99% of 309,785,186)
- 2012, 2016, 2020 Electors: 6 (1.12% of 538)
- 2012-2020 Representatives: 4 (0.92% of 435)
Capital: Des Moines

Current Iowa Statewide Office Holders

Official Name/Status All States

The STATE of Iowa
Status: STATE of the Union
Organized as a Territory: 12 June 1838. 5 Stat. 235: effective, 3 July 1838; previously, part of Wisconsin Territory
Admitted to the Union as a State: 28 December 1846 by an Act of Congress (9 Stat. 117)
The 29th state.

Traditional Sections and Regions All States

Section: MIDWEST
Region: Great Plains
Survey: Public Domain

Constitutions All States Links to State Constitutions

Enabling Act (of the Congress of the United States): 3 March 1845 [5 Stat. 742: authorizing formation of a State government alone]
- 1st (1846-1857) [Adopted: 18 May 1846 Convention convened, 4 May 1846, Ratified: 3 August 1846 ratified by vote of 9,492 to 9,036; effective upon Admission, 28 December 1846]
- 2nd (1857-) [Adopted: 5 March 1857 Convention convened, 19 January 1857, Ratified: 3 August 1857 ratified by vote of 40,311 to 38,681]

Executive Branch All States

Chief Executive
- GOVERNOR
Successor to a Vacancy
- Lieutenant Governor [elected separately from GOVERNOR]

Major Executive Officers Elected Statewide All States
- Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
- Lieutenant Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Elected on a ticket with Governor.
- Secretary of State: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026
- Attorney General: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026
- Treasurer: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026
- Auditor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026
- Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

Legislative Branch All States

Legislature
- GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Upper House
- Senate
Lower House
- House of Representatives

Judicial Branch All States

Court of Last Resort
- Supreme Court
Intermediate Appellate Court
- Court of Appeals

Local Government All States

PRIMARY CIVIL DIVISION All States
- County [Type: Strong, Executive and Legislative: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS]
  - MINOR CIVIL DIVISION
    - township [Type: Vestigial, Executive and Legislative: Board of Trustees]

Localities All States
- Iowa Civil Divisions and Municipalities

Key Statewide / Federal Officials All States

Iowa Officials

Statutory Election Information All States

General Election All States
- 39.1 General election. The general election shall be held throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year. [Merged Iowa Code & Supplement]
Presidential Primary All States
- (for Political party precinct caucuses -Ed) Delegates to county conventions of political parties and party committee members shall be elected at precinct caucuses held not later than the fourth Monday in February of each even-numbered year. The date shall be at least eight days earlier than the scheduled date for any meeting, caucus or primary which constitutes the first determining stage of the presidential nominating process in any other state, territory or any other group which has the authority to select delegates in the presidential nomination. [Merged Iowa Code & Supplement 43.4]
State Primary All States
- The primary election by all political parties shall be held ... on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June in each even-numbered year. [Merged Iowa Code & Supplement 43.7]
Polling times All States
- (--2021) 49.73 Time of opening and closing polls.
  1. At all elections, except as otherwise permitted by this section, the polls shall be opened at seven o'clock a.m., or as soon thereafter as vacancies on the precinct election board have been filled. On the basis of voter turnout for recent similar elections and factors considered likely to so affect voter turnout for the forthcoming election as to justify shortened voting hours for that election, the commissioner may direct that the polls be opened at twelve o'clock noon for ....
  49.53. The polling places shall be closed at nine o'clock p.m. for state primary and general elections and other partisan elections, and for any other election held concurrently therewith, and at eight o'clock p.m. for all other elections.
  [Merged Iowa Code & Supplement]
- (2021--) 49.73 Time of opening and closing polls. 1. ...the polls shall be opened at seven o'clock a.m. .... 2. The polling places shall be closed at at 8:00 p.m. for all elections.

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