Election season in Iowa has officially started. Early and absentee voting began Wednesday, Oct. 15, for the 2025 city and school elections. Election Day is Nov. 4. More: Everything to know about Des Moines metro school board,

Four candidates are vying for two seats on the Bondurant-Farrar Board of Education. Candidates seeking to fill the at-large seats are incumbents Garry Lenhart and Patrick Meyer and challengers Ginger Guthrie and Jill Padgett.

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is highlighting the vital role of poll workers and encouraging residents across the state to get involved in upcoming election

Iowa voters will cast their votes in the upcoming 2025 city council and local school board elections. Early and absentee voting began Oct. 15. Here's what Iowa voters need to know as Election Day approaches. Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Polling locations are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.

Voter turnout is typically lower for city and school elections like this year's on Nov. 4, but Polk County Auditor Jamie Fitzgerald says Iowans should be paying attention since the choices they make will shape the direction of their communities for years to come.

Early and absentee voting in Iowa began Wednesday, Oct. 15. This year, voters can weigh in on city and school elections. Election Day is Nov. 4.

Election Day is Nov. 4, and knowing what's on your ballot can make it easier to efficiently get in and out of the voting booth.

Iowa City Community School Board candidates discussed issues surrounding staff safety in schools and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, protocols, at a public forum hosted by the Johnson County League of Women Voters at the Iowa City Senior Center on Wednesday.

The Press-Citizen asked Iowa City's city council candidates to share the challenges they think are facing the community and more. What they said:

The text messages claim to be surveying residents about local issues and ask for a response; the texts are not authentic and were not sent by the officials or candidates named, Iowa Secretary of State

State Rep. Aime Wichtendahl, Iowa's first openly transgender legislator, is running for re-election in 2026 to a second term. The Hiawatha Democrat cited work on firefighter cancer coverage and pledged to recruit more allies to "solve real problems,

Democrats have called GOP accusations that they want to restore healthcare for illegal immigrants a lie. A counter-proposal for a CR introduced by Democrats last month would eliminate healthcare changes in Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act, some of which are aimed at keeping certain noncitizens from accessing government-funded healthcare.