General Information
Visit the Iowa Secretary of State’s website for general information including FAQs, nomination papers, filling deadlines and other useful information.
Candidate Guides
- General Election Candidates
- Primary Election Candidates
- City Election Candidates
- School Election Candidates
Campaign Ethics and Disclosure Board
For information about candidate’s ethics and campaign filling responsibilities and deadlines visit the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board.
Campaign Finance
Below you will find forms regarding candidate and committee information when running for office. For more information please visit the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board.
- Ballot Issue PAC
- Campaign Finance Issues
- City Candidate Committee Guide
- City PAC
- County Candidate Committee Guide
- County Central Committee
- County PAC
- School Board or Other Political Subdivision Candidate Committee Guide
Poll Watching
Candidates, political parties and organizations, and groups representing a side on a ballot issue may designate someone to be a poll watcher on Election Day. Poll watchers are allowed to observe the election process and challenge voters whom the believe are not qualified to vote.
For more information or to designate someone as a pollwatcher please view the documents below.