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Later this month the Iowa Secretary of State’s office will be mailing out absentee ballot request forms statewide due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is encouraging Iowans to update their voter registration if they’ve moved since the last time they voted.

Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) says he usually votes by absentee ballot. He spoke of absentee voting earlier this week and says voting laws should continue to be set by each state, “ I would support at the federal level more money for states to be able to have, to carry out the election under their law the way they want to carry it out. So, I would at the federal level provide support for states.”

Iowans can update their voter registration or register to vote for the first time with an Iowa driver’s license or non-operator’s ID online – click here. Iowans who wish to vote by mail will need to complete the request forms and mail those back in or take them to their county auditor’s office to then receive an official ballot in the fall.