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'We want to make sure we get it right': Another precinct in 2nd Congressional District will undergo recount

'We want to make sure we get it right': Another precinct in 2nd Congressional District will undergo recount

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'We want to make sure we get it right': Another precinct in 2nd Congressional District will undergo recount

Lucas County is in the 2nd Congressional District, a race that hasn't been called by the Associated Press yet.

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Verify Your Vote: Answering top Iowa election questions

Local 5 is breaking down the Iowa Constitutional amendment ballot option, voting absentee and early voting deadlines to know.
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2020 election preview: Democrats look to win back Iowa House

Republicans control both chambers of the Iowa Legislature, but Democrats are looking to take the majority in the House.
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'Verify Your Vote' town hall: Iowa election officials answer the top 2020 voting questions

Text your Iowa voting questions to 515-457-1026.

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Can you take time off from work to vote on Election Day?
Voting in Iowa: Getting to the polls on Election Day
COVID-19 pandemic brings reduction in polling places on Election Day
Iowa's role in the Electoral College, explained
Here's what you should do if your absentee ballot doesn't have a secrecy envelope
Yes, Iowa law enforcement can wear their uniform while campaigning
Can you take a selfie with your ballot in Iowa?
Mail in your absentee ballot by Nov. 2 at the latest

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Local artist says there is a shortage of Latino artists in Des Moines

One local Latino artist says there is a lack of proper representation of Hispanic culture in the Des Moines art scene.
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Property assessment values expected to increase across central Iowa

It's an increase that could also happen statewide based on the housing market the past two years.

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No, NASA’s plan to crash a satellite into an asteroid doesn’t put Earth at risk

NASA crashed a satellite into an asteroid called Dimorphos. Dimorphos orbits a larger asteroid, so it's impossible for the satellite to send its target into us.
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Yes, Florida paid for migrants in Texas to fly to Martha’s Vineyard

Gov. Ron DeSantis and a sheriff’s office based in San Antonio confirmed that Venezuelan migrants were flown from Texas to Florida and eventually Martha’s Vineyard.