Iowa’s top election official says that some voters were improperly removed from registration rolls by county election officials after challenges to their registration status were filed too close to the election.

Pate, a Republican, is instructing county auditors to challenge more than 2,000 voters at the polls, although some are naturalized citizens.

The issue drew little debate when it twice passed unanimously through the Iowa Legislature. But some now say it deserves a closer look.

Check the Iowa State Bar Association's Judicial Performance Review before deciding — yes or no — if a justice or judge should be retained.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst, among other state Democrats, reaffirmed support for Baccam.

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In Iowa's 3rd District congressional race, Democrat Lanon Baccam pitches a return to a less polarized version of Iowa as he cites his immigrant roots.

Republican U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn is fighting for a second term in Iowa's 3rd District in what he calls "ground zero" for the future of the country.

Iowa voters are being presented with a three-part proposal about who is eligible to vote in Iowa. The amendment proposed for Iowa’s constitution says 17 year olds may vote in a Primary if they’ll be 18 by the General Election.

Iowa has a long history as a presidential battleground state, but when voters cast their ballots in the general election on Nov. 5, it’s the races further down the ballot that may get the most attention.

Iowa has a long history as a presidential battleground state, but when voters cast their ballots in the general election on Nov. 5, it's the races further down the ballot that may get the most attention. Video above: Local Republicans, Democrats encourage voting early ahead of Election Day

Iowa voters were improperly removed from registration rolls ahead of the November 5 election, the state's top election official confirmed Wednesday. County auditors may have removed voters from the rolls after challenges to their registration status were filed too close to the upcoming election,