IowaPaper + scan
Hand-marked paper ballots, optical scan. Iowa Code Title II (chs 39-54) + campaign finance 68A/68B.
Voting Channels
The voting channels available under current law, each verified against the cited statute.
- Election dayElection-day in personall
Polls open 7:00 a.m. and close 8:00 p.m. on election day; hand-marked paper ballot tabulated by precinct optical scanner. Voter ID required since 2018 (§ 48A.10A).
Iowa Code § 49.73
- EarlyEarly in personall-voters
In-person absentee (early) voting at the county commissioner's office and at satellite absentee voting stations; the early-voting window is 20 days (shortened by SF 413, 2021).
Iowa Code §§ 53.10, 53.11
- PostalPostal / mailno-excuse
No-excuse absentee voting by mail — any registered voter may request an absentee ballot from the county commissioner.
Iowa Code §§ 53.2–53.3
- ProxyProxynot available
No proxy voting.
- InternetInternetnot available
No internet voting; ballots returned by mail or in person.
Methodology Radar
Dimension Breakdown
Primary Instruments
| Citation | Type | Title | Sections | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Code ch. 39 | Code | Iowa Code ch. 39 | 25 | active |
| Iowa Code ch. 39A | Code | Iowa Code ch. 39A | 7 | active |
| Iowa Code ch. 42 | Code | Iowa Code ch. 42 | 7 | active |
| Iowa Code ch. 43 | Code | Iowa Code ch. 43 | 99 | active |
| Iowa Code ch. 44 | Code | Iowa Code ch. 44 | 18 | active |
| Iowa Code ch. 45 | Code | Iowa Code ch. 45 | 6 | active |
| Iowa Code ch. 46 | Code | Iowa Code ch. 46 | 30 | active |
| Iowa Code ch. 47 | Code | Iowa Code ch. 47 | 11 | active |
| Iowa Code ch. 48A | Code | Iowa Code ch. 48A | 48 | active |
| Iowa Code ch. 49 | Code | Iowa Code ch. 49 | 112 | active |
| Iowa Code ch. 50 | Code | Iowa Code ch. 50 | 54 | active |
| Iowa Code ch. 52 | Code | Iowa Code ch. 52 | 32 | active |
| Iowa Code ch. 53 | Code | Iowa Code ch. 53 | 52 | active |
| Iowa Code ch. 54 | Code | Iowa Code ch. 54 | 10 | active |
| Iowa Code ch. 68A | Code | Iowa Code ch. 68A | 29 | active |
| Iowa Code ch. 68B | Code | Iowa Code ch. 68B | 32 | active |
Methodologies — Datapoint Drill-In
Each methodology card above takes you to Iowa's scoring detail for that methodology — every datapoint, with rationale and the exact statute that justifies the score.