Iowa’s Pate sends voter data to feds, urges caution President Trump’s DOJ has asked states for voter registration data as it searches for election fraud Erin Murphy Lee-Gazette Des Moines Bureau May 8, 2026 7 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate speaks Feb. 20, 2025, during a news conference at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines. Erin Murphy, Gazette kAm!2F= !2E6[ x@H2’D E@A DE2E6H:56 6=64E:@?D @77:4:2=[ 4@>A=:65 H:E9 E96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@?’D @C56C E92E DE2E6D DF3>:E E96:C G@E6C 52E2 E@ E96 7656C2= yFDE:46 s6A2CE>6?E[ !2E6 E@=5 %96 v2K6EE6 @? |@?52J]k^AmkAmqFE !2E6 D2:5 96 H@F=5 ?@E D:8? 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