Three incumbent Democrats on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors win reelection
Lisa Green-Douglass claimed 52,079 votes, Rod Sullivan claimed 49,581, and Royceann Porter claimed 46,672, to beat out Republican Phil Hemingway’s 27,640 votes.
What you need to know ahead of Election Day
When voting in-person on Election Day, voters need to be prepared. The DI has put together a reminder of how to find your polling location, what to bring with you, and resources Iowa City has set up to help voters get to the polls.
Iowans say Thursday’s presidential debate was more productive
Both candidates largely followed the rules in a debate focused on the pandemic, accusations of corruption, and health care.
A recap of Iowa’s first week of early voting
Oct. 5 marked the start of early voting in Iowa and Johnson County is just one of 99 Iowa counties that started counting ballots. This election year has already seen a record amount of mail-in ballots compared to past years.
Early voting in Iowa begins Monday: here’s how you can vote
Early voting in Iowa begins Oct. 5. The Daily Iowan curated a guide to tell voters how to vote, where you can register, and what the important deadlines are.
Cómo Votar en Iowa
Si es su primera vez votando en una elección, The Daily Iowan ha creado una guía para ayudar votantes como ustedes para aliviar cualquier duda o pregunta que pueda tener en esta elección.
Iowa political leaders question the productivity of the first presidential debate
In the first presidential debate between President Trump and Joe Biden, the candidates and moderator engaged in aggressive cross-talk that some Iowa political leaders found distracting.
Johnson County District Court judge rules in favor of Trump campaign, invalidating thousands of ballot-request forms
A Johnson County District Court judge ruled in favor of a lawsuit filed by the Trump campaign and national Republican Campaign Committee, after Johnson County Auditor Travis Weipert mailed out ballot-request forms with pre-filled information.
State and counties ramp up poll worker recruitment ahead of general election
With the added complication of running an election during a pandemic, election officials are losing some of the people they rely on to staff polling locations and turning to social media and other outreach efforts to staff the polls.
Iowa City City Council to move forward with creating Truth and Reconciliation Commission
City Council adds specifics to a framework for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission drafted by two councilors with the help of the Iowa Freedom Riders and Black Voices Project.
Iowa leads the nation in overall high-school graduation rates, lags behind in minority graduation rates
Statements by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and other Iowa Republicans praising graduation rates and overall academic performance among K-12 schools in the state are not without factual basis, though Iowa graduation rates among minority populations fall behind nationally.
Johnson County Board of Supervisors to discuss recommended minimum wage increase to $10.63
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors will meet for a work session on Wednesday and discuss raising the county’s recommended minimum wage by 23 cents.