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Statehouse reporter for the | Covered ahead of the 2020 Iowa caucuses. Remember those? 📩sgrubermil@dmreg.com

Des Moines, IA
Joined November 2009

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    IOWA! Early voting begins today! Here's a thread about what will be on your ballot and what you need to know to vote early. First, here's how to get registered to vote, request a ballot and vote early, either by mail or in person.

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  2. 9 hours ago

    White House coronavirus task force continues to sound the alarm to Iowa leaders: "Community transmission has remained high across the state for the past month, with many preventable deaths." via

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  3. Oct 7

    The mistake impacted 729 voters during an election cycle of heightened participation in mail-in voting. Those who already returned their ballots still have options.

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  4. The has also published resources to answer Iowans' questions about who is eligible to vote under the executive order:

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  5. Oct 7

    In Iowa, ballots voted early by mail and in person all start getting counted at the same time--Nov. 2. If you already requested a ballot by mail and don't want to send your voted ballot back through the mail, you can deliver it yourself to your county auditor.

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  6. Oct 5
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  7. Come work with us! The is hiring an education reporter. It's an incredibly important beat at an incredibly important time. Details:

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  8. Oct 5

    The filed a lawsuit on behalf of 5 protestors who were arrested & banned from Capitol grounds on July 1. The ban is unconstitutional, violates free speech & assembly, & is an attempt to stifle the BLM movement, the ACLU argues: via

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  9. My colleagues and I will keep covering the election as it approaches (only 29 days left!!) One way to keep up is to sign up for our Iowa Politics Newsletter, which gives you five top Iowa politics stories in your inbox every weekday morning.

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  10. At the very end of the ballot, Iowans can weigh in on whether the state should hold a constitutional convention to propose amendments to the Iowa Constitution. It's a question that's required to be on the ballot every ten years.

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  11. When Iowans flip over their ballots, they'll see judges and justices facing retention elections. Judges in Iowa are appointed, but voters get a say on whether they stay in office. Here's how to find out more about that process and the judges' biographies.

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  12. County offices are also on the ballot this year. Polk County has a contested race for sheriff and an uncontested race for county auditor as well as races for hospital trustee, soil and water conservation district commissioner and agriculture extension council.

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  13. This year also features a competitive battle for the Iowa Statehouse. Democrats are hoping to retake the Iowa House of Representatives for the first time in a decade, while Republicans hope to keep full control of the state legislature.

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  14. Southwest Iowa's 3rd Congressional District race is a rematch: Democratic U.S. Rep. is facing off against former Republican U.S. Rep. , who she defeated in 2018. Their last race was decided by two percentage points.

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  16. Iowa has one of the most competitive U.S. Senate races in the country, where Republican is seeking a second term. She's facing off against Democrat Theresa . My colleague has a recap from their debate over the weekend.

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  18. The scene outside the Polk County Auditor’s office in downtown Des Moines as the polls open for early voting in Iowa

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  20. Update from Ernst’s spokesperson: "Senator Ernst continues to follow the advice of the Senate physician, wear a mask and adhere to public health guidelines. And out of an abundance of caution, Senator Ernst was tested for COVID-19 today, and it was negative."

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