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About Secretary of State
About this position
- Office level
- State
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Typical salary
- $103,212/year
- Commitment level
- Full Time
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Secretary of State
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
U.S. Citizen and resident of Iowa at the time of the general, 18 years old
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee is $0; signature requirement of least 1 percent of the voters of the candidate’s party in at least 10 counties and in the aggregate not less than 0.5 percent of the total vote of the candidate’s party in the state, as shown by the last general election. signature requirement of at least 1,000 registered electors, including at least 50 signatures each from 10 different counties
- Filing period
- February 23, 2026 - March 13, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the Secretary of State's office.
- Where to file
- Iowa Secretary of State, First Floor, Lucas Building, 321 E. 12th St., Des Moines, IA 50319
- Filing phone
- 515-281-0145
- Step 3
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