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Monona County Officials Working To Remove Military-Style Truck With Campaign Flags From Voting Site

Oct. 22, 2020, 12:20 p.m. EDT

The Iowa Caucuses App Had Another Problem: It Could Have Been Hacked

Feb. 5, 2020, 4:16 p.m. EST

While there is no evidence hackers intercepted or tampered with the results, a security firm consulted by ProPublica found that the app lacks key safeguards.

Iowa

Iowa’s Lesson: Political Parties Are Not as Good as Government Officials at Counting Votes

by Jessica Huseman, Jack Gillum and Derek Willis

Feb. 4, 2020, 1:30 p.m. EST

Mackenzie Mcilmail awaiting results of the Iowa caucuses at a Bernie Sanders campaign event Monday in Des Moines. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Most primaries are run by state and local governments. But caucuses are different — and Iowa shows how that can be a problem.

Iowa via Univision News

In Iowa, Latino College Students Shaken Up by Racist Incident

Nov. 8, 2016, 9:55 p.m. EST

Electionland partner Univision reports that a Latino college student in Iowa returned to her dorm room to find her door covered in racist and xenophobic pro-Trump messages. "Make a wall," said one. Women are unfit to be president," said one. Unvision was tipped off to this incident with Electionland's Whatsapp hotline.

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In Iowa, Latino College Students Shaken Up by Racist Incident

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