Iowa ballot
562 races and 24 measures on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Parties are as printed on the ballot.
How to vote in Iowa
- Election day
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026
- Register by
- Monday, October 19, 2026 · online · same-day registration available
- Early voting
- In-person absentee voting at county auditor offices Oct 14 - Nov 2, 2026
- Mail ballot
- Received by county auditor by 5 p.m. Oct 19, 2026
- Return by
- Returned to county auditor by 8 p.m. Nov 3, 2026
- ID
- ID required at polls (Iowa DL/non-operator ID, Iowa Voter ID Card, passport, military/veteran or tribal ID); otherwise attestation by a registered voter or provisional ballot.
Iowa Nov 3, 2026 general election. The voter pre-registration deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, Oct 19 (register online or through your county auditor); after that, Iowa allows Election Day registration at your polling place with ID and proof of residence. In-person early (absentee) voting at your county auditor's office runs Oct 14 through Nov 2. Written applications for a mailed absentee ballot must be received by your county auditor by 5 p.m. Monday, Oct 19 and must include your Iowa driver's license or non-operator ID number or the four-digit PIN on your Iowa Voter ID Card. Marked absentee ballots must be returned to the county auditor's office by 8 p.m. Nov 3 when polls close. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Iowa requires ID to vote at the polls (e.g. Iowa driver's license or non-operator ID, Iowa Voter ID Card, U.S. passport, military or veteran ID, tribal ID); a voter without ID may have their identity attested by another registered voter in the precinct or cast a provisional ballot. Check your registration and polling place at voterready.iowa.gov.
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Federal
Statewide and state
County and local
Measures and recalls
The Iowa General Assembly referred this constitutional amendment (SJR 11) to voters after passing it in two consecutive General Assemblies (2024 and 2025-2026), as the Iowa Constitution requires. Per the amendment's text, a yes vote would add a new Article XIII requiring the votes of at least two-thirds of the members elected to each house to pass a bill that raises the individual or corporate income tax rate (or the rate of another tax based on income or legal and special reserves) or that creates a new state tax on income or legal and special reserves; local-option taxes are excluded, and challenges to a bill's enactment must be filed within one year. A no vote leaves the current simple-majority requirement in place.
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