Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate met with officials from the Iowa National Guard, Iowa Homeland Security, the Iowa Department of Public Safety and the chief technology officer for the State of Iowa to discuss election security. It’s an issue Pate has been discussing as he travels the state.
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Pate says while votes are tabulated electronically, every Iowa voter uses a paper ballot and that is the ultimate election security measure for Iowa voters.
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Pate’s Democratic challenger, Deidre DeJear, is meeting with students at three Des Moines area high schools to explain the voting process and encourage 18-year-olds to participate in 2018.