Ask a candidate a question
Candidates across the state are holding town halls before the election. A list of Iowa candidates is here. Have you ever asked a contender one of these questions?
Do you support:
- Protecting human life from conception until natural death as a foundational principle?
- Protecting the human rights of all immigrants?
- Using an ethical framework to regulate AI so it can benefit all of humanity?
- Educational Savings Accounts for parents who wish to send their children to a nonpublic school?
- Adequately funding programs that address hunger, healthcare and joblessness, and help people rise above poverty?
- Measures to protect and improve the quality of the air, water, and land in Iowa?
Get ready to vote!
Voting begins Wednesday in Iowa. Registered voters who prefer to vote by mail can request an absentee ballot for the 2026 General Election through Monday, October 19, by 5 p.m. Here’s how:
Complete the Request Form: Obtain the official request form from the Iowa Secretary of State absentee voting website. The voter must provide their name, date of birth, Iowa residential address, the name and date of the election, and the voter’s signature.
Provide Verification: Include the required voter identification verification, such as an Iowa Driver’s License number, Non-Operator ID number, or Voter PIN.
Submit to the Auditor: Submit the signed paper form directly to the voter’s County Auditor via mail or in-person at the office.
Receive the Ballot Package: Once the request is processed, the County Auditor will mail an official ballot and return materials. Ballots will begin to be mailed on Oct. 14.
Cast and Return Ballot: Carefully mark the ballot, seal it inside the official return envelope, and return it via mail or hand delivery to the County Auditor’s office before 8 p.m. Central on Election Day.
Updated FAQ on Iowa’s ESA program posted
We believe ESAs are good for Iowa’s parents – go here to learn more from our updated FAQ document.
If you missed last spring’s sign-up period, there’s a second application window for ESA’s starting on Oct. 15. Keep an eye on the state’s official ESA website for more information.
USCCB President: Livestreamed execution a ‘barbaric promotion of a culture of death’
The U.S. Department of War has announced that the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the man convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009, would be publicly livestreamed. Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued the following statement sharply condemning the decision of the U.S. government:
“It is with shock and great sorrow that I have learned of the Department of War’s decision to publicly livestream the execution of Nidal Hassan. Our God is the God of life. In no way can Hassan’s actions be condoned but this decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered. The word of God exhorts us: ‘do not repay anyone evil for evil’ (Romans 12:17). The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people.
“I pray for the intercession of Our Lady of Good Counsel that we as a nation may always choose life even in the most trying times and circumstances.”
Prayers requested
Pope Leo XIV announced to those gathered for the Sunday Angelus yesterday that he would soon undergo surgery to remove a localized nodule in his lung. Upon hearing the news, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, offered his prayers for the Holy Father and to those caring for him.
