Iowa Election Results 2026: Voting has ended

Iowa voters must show ID before voting at the polls: an Iowa Voter Identification Card, Iowa driver's license, Iowa non-operator ID, U.S. military ID or veteran ID, U.S. passport, or tribal ID card/document. The Election Day page also accepts other current photo IDs with an expiration date (such as an out-of-state license, employer ID or Iowa student ID), with proof of residence dated within 45 days if the ID lacks a current address, or a registered voter from the precinct may attest. Voters without the necessary ID are offered a provisional ballot and can provide ID until the Monday after election day. Registered voters without an Iowa DOT license or ID are mailed a free Voter ID Card automatically.

To register to vote in Iowa you must be a U.S. citizen, an Iowa resident, and at least 17 years old; a 17-year-old may vote only if they will be 18 on or before election day. You cannot be a convicted felon unless your voting rights have been restored, be judged mentally incompetent to vote by a court, or claim the right to vote in any other place. Pre-registration closes 15 days before the election; Iowa also offers Election Day registration at the polling place with ID and proof of residence. Online registration requires an Iowa driver's license or non-operator ID.

A felony conviction cancels voter registration in Iowa, but under Executive Order 7 voting rights are restored automatically once the sentence is fully discharged, meaning completion of any term of confinement, parole, probation or other supervised release for all felony convictions. Unpaid fines, fees or restitution do not block restoration under the order. The exception is felony violations of Iowa Code chapter 707 (homicide and related offenses); those individuals must apply to the Governor for restoration after discharging probation or parole. After restoration a person must register to vote again. Misdemeanors never affect voting rights.

Iowa voters who do not have two consecutive hours when they are not required to be at work during the time the polls are open may take up to two hours off work to vote. Employees must make an individual written request for time off to vote to their employer before election day, and deductions cannot be made from the employee's regular salary or wages on account of this absence.