Voter Registration

To vote in Iowa, you must be a registered to vote. To qualify to register to vote, you must be:

• A U.S. citizen
• A Iowa resident
• At least 17 1/2 years old (must be 18 years old by election day to vote)

You cannot:

• Be a convicted felon (unless your voting rights have been restored
• Be judged mentally incompetent to vote by a court
• Claim the right to vote in any other place

In this section, you will find information about voter registration in Iowa.

• Download a voter registration form.
• Am I Registered to Vote?
• If you are not registered to vote in Iowa, learn how to pre-register
• Know the requirements to register to vote on election day
• Learn how to update your registration
• Understand the restoration of rights process
• Find answers to frequently asked questions