"Iowa has set the gold standard for safe, secure and fair elections. And throughout my time as your secretary of state, Iowa's continually been recognized as the top-ranked state for election ...

Saying there is more work to be done to ensure the proper counting of Iowans’ ballots and to encourage more people to vote, ...

In a facebook post on Saturday afternoon, Paul Pate announced he is running for re-election as Iowa’s Secretary of State.