Central Committee Meeting & US Senate Candidate Michael Franken
2020-02-25 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Pagliai’s Pizza, 816 5th Ave., Grinnell, Iowa, 50112, United States
The Poweshiek County Democrats will have our Central Committee meeting on Tuesday, February 25 at Pagliai’s Pizza (816 5th Avenue) in Grinnell. Some of us meet for dinner at 6 p.m. with the official meeting starting at 7 p.m. Anyone considering supporting Democratic Party candidates in 2020 is welcome to attend.
US Senate candidate Michael Franken will speak with us at the beginning of our meeting.

Virtual Forum with US Senate Primary Candidates
2020-05-03 15:00 - 16:30 | IA
The Benton, Iowa, and Poweshiek County Democrats will host a virtual forum with Iowa’s five Democratic US Senate candidates on Sunday, May 3 at 3 p.m. Iowa Senator Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids will pose questions from Democrats in our three counties to

Michael Franken
Kimberly Graham
Theresa Greenfield
Eddie Mauro
Cal Woods

This is a great opportunity to hear from the candidates looking to challenge US Senator Joni Ernst this fall. Register now — and enter your question — at the link below:

https://tinyurl.com/y8ppfvwl

Absentee Ballot Postmark Deadline
2020-06-01 16:00 - 17:00 | IA
All absentee ballots for the June 2 primary election must be postmarked by Monday, June 1 to be counted. Mail all absentee ballots for Poweshiek County to: Poweshiek County Auditor, PO Box 57, 302 E. Main Street, Montezuma, IA 50171

Contact the Poweshiek County Auditor Missy Eilander at meilander@poweshiekcounty.org or 641-623-5443 for more information.

In-Person Primary Election Voting
2020-06-02 07:00 - 21:00 | IA
If you were not able to vote absentee in the Democratic Party primary election, you can vote in person on Tuesday, June 2. The polling places for Poweshiek County are:
Grinnell Wards 1-4 & CGWS Townships @ Poweshiek County Fairgrounds 4-H Bldg, 425 East St S, Grinnell
BMWJ Townships (includes Brooklyn), Malcom, and Sheridan @ Michael J. Manatt Community Center, 105 Jackson St, Brooklyn
Montezuma, Deep River, Guernsey, Lincoln, JUPS Townships @ Montezuma Community School Auditorium, 504 N. 4th St, Montezuma
Voting hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Contact the Poweshiek County Auditor’s Office at 641-623-5443 for more information.

Socially Distanced Meet & Greet with Local Candidates
2020-06-23 17:00 | IA
Socially Distanced Meet & Greet Event with Local Candidates in Grinnell
Iowa House candidate Sarah Smith, Iowa Senate candidate Ivy Schuster, and Poweshiek County Supervisor Diana Dawley will be having a socially distanced meet & greet event on Tuesday, June 23 starting at 5 p.m. This event will be held in Sarah’s front yard at 1415 Main Street in Grinnell.
Everything will be outdoors with plenty of room to keep six feet apart, wear masks, pick up candidate signs for your yard, and talk about the upcoming election.
RSVP here or contact Sarah at SarahSmithforHD76@gmail.com for more info.

Fundraiser with House Candidate Sarah Smith & Iowa Rep. Jennifer Konfrst
2020-07-16 19:00 - 20:00 | IA
Iowa House candidate Sarah Smith will join the Democrats Assistant Iowa House Leader, Rep. Jennifer Konfrst of Windsor Heights, for a virtual event on Thursday, July 16 at 7 pm. This is a great opportunity to learn more about what happened in the Iowa Legislative session in 2020 and support Sarah’s campaign for the Iowa House seat representing Poweshiek County.
RSVP

Virtual Coffee with Iowa State Senate Candidate Ivy Schuster
2020-07-18 10:00 - 11:00 | IA
State Senate Candidate Ivy Schuster will host a virtual coffee this Saturday, July 18 at 10 a.m. This is a great chance to hear from Ivy about her priorities for this campaign and how she plans to represent the residents of Iowa, Poweshiek, and Benton counties in the State Senate.
RSVP

Sarah Smith Phone Bank
2020-08-29 14:00 - 16:00 | IA
Sarah Smith’s supporters are getting together this Saturday, August 29 at 2 p.m. to make phone calls about Sarah’s campaign for the Iowa House. To make it a little more fun, they are going to link up by Zoom! We can’t do the usual campaign call centers as COVID keeps us apart, but Sarah’s team has found a fun way to bring people together. Contact Sarah at sarahsmithforhd76@gmail.com for the Zoom login information.

Central Committee Meeting
2020-09-22 19:00 - 20:30 | IA
Our county party’s Central Committee will have our monthly Zoom meeting on Tuesday, September 22 at 7 p.m. Anyone who plans to vote for Democrats is welcome to attend. A tentative meeting agenda is available here. Contact us at poweshiekdems@gmail.com to RSVP for this meeting and we will send you the Zoom invitation.

Request an Absentee Ballot
2020-10-08 - 2020-10-24 | IA
Starting July 6, you can request an absentee ballot for the November 3 general election.

The ballots will not be mailed until October 5, but you can submit your request today and track the status of your ballot at the Iowa Secretary of State’s website. Unless you plan to change addresses between now and election day, you can start this absentee voting process now.

To submit your request in Poweshiek County, follow the instructions at the Secretary of State’s webpage. Print and fill out the form from the Secretary of State’ site and mail it to Poweshiek County Auditor, PO Box 57, Montezuma, IA 50171

We recommend mailing your absentee ballot request by Saturday, October 17 to ensure that it is received in time for processing at the Auditor’s Office. We recommend that you mail in absentee ballots by Saturday, October 31 to ensure they are received at the Auditor’s Office in time to be counted on Election Day.

We encourage everyone who to vote absentee during this election at the time of COVID-19. It makes things safer for you, for poll workers, and for the people who do have to vote in person for some reason.

MAKE SURE TO VOTE THIS NOVEMBER!!

Heart of Iowa Democrats Event With JD Scholten & Glenn Hurst
2021-04-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
The Poweshiek Democrats’ Heart of Iowa Speaker Series continues on Wednesday, April 7 at 7 p.m. with an event dedicated to organizing in rural Iowa.
The guests will be JD Scholten, former congressional candidate for Iowa’s very rural (and very Republican) Fourth District, and Glenn Hurst, the chair of the Iowa Democratic Party’s rural caucus. We are excited to hear from JD and Glenn about what they learned in the last election cycle and what strategies they encourage candidates to pursue in 2022.
Register for the event here and we will send you the Zoom link before April 7.

Grinnell City Council Election Forum
2021-10-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
The League of Women Voters will host its forum with Grinnell City Council candidates on Wednesday, October 20 at 7 p.m. on Zoom.
This year’s candidates are

Dan Agnew, running for re-election as mayor
Kamal Hammouda, running for mayor
Julie Davis, running unopposed for re-election for Northeast Grinnell”s Ward 1
Rachel Bly, running unopposed for re-election for Southwest Grinnell’s Ward 3
Jim White, running unopposed for re-election for Grinnell’s At-large District

Register for the forum here and submit your questions for candidates by emailing the Grinnell League of Women Voters at grinnelllwv@gmail.com.

Grinnell-Newburg School Board Election Forum
2021-10-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
The League of Women Voters will host its forum with Grinnell-Newburg School Board candidates on Thursday, October 28 at 7 p.m. on Zoom.
This year’s seven candidates for four School Board seats are

Meg Jones Bair, running for re-election
Roger Belcher, running for a first-term
Barbara Brown, running for re-election
Tyler Harter, running for a first term
Helen Redmond, running for re-election
Chris Starrett, running for a first term

Laurel Tuggle Lacina, running for re-election

Register for the forum here and submit your questions for candidates by emailing the Grinnell League of Women Voters at grinnelllwv@gmail.com. Questions will not be shared with candidates in advance.

Sarah Smith Campaign Launch Postponed
2021-12-15 19:00 - 20:00 | hotel grinnell, 925 Park Street, Grinnell, CA, 50112, United States
Due to wind and thunderstorm advisories in central Iowa, Sarah Smith’s campaign launch event scheduled for December 15 in Grinnell will be postponed. We will contact you when it is rescheduled.

Caucus Meetings
2024-01-15 19:00 - 20:30 | IA
It’s caucus time!

Like Democrats across Iowa, we will hold our caucus meetings on Monday, January 15 at 7 pm. Here are the three locations of our meetings:

First Presbyterian Church (1025 5th Avenue, Grinnell)
All Democrats from Grinnell & the CGWS Townships
Montezuma Public Library (500 East Main Street, Montezuma)
All Democrats from Montezuma & the JUPS Townships
Brooklyn Public Library (306 Jackson Street, Brooklyn)
All Democrats from Brooklyn, Malcom, Deep River, and the BCWMJ townships
Caucus meetings are where we take care of three important items of party business:
(a) Electing new representatives for the local party’s Central Committee;
(b) Accepting proposals for our local party’s platform and
(c) Selecting delegates for the annual county party convention
Anyone who is a member of the Democratic Party is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Iowa Democrats no longer vote for presidential candidates at the caucus meeting. All Iowa Democrats will cast their vote for the 2024 presidential nominee by mail with a “Presidential Preference Card” issued by the Iowa Democratic Party. The options on the card will be Joe Biden, Dean Phillips, Marianne Williamson, and “Uncommitted.”
You can request your card from the Iowa Democratic Party HERE.

Tommy Hexter Campaign Launch
2024-04-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Saints Rest Coffee House, 917 Broad St., Grinnell, IA, United States
Tommy Hexter is hosting a campaign launch event Thursday, April 11 at 7 pm at Saint’s Rest Coffee (917 Broad Street) in Grinnell. He will present his plans for Poweshiek County, the state of Iowa, and this upcoming State House election. If you can’t make it on Thursday night but want to support Tommy’s campaign, you can donate here.

Meet the Candidates
2024-05-19 15:00 - 17:00 | Drake Community Library, 930 Park St., Grinnell, IA, 50112, United States
Come hear from Iowa House candidates Tommy Hexter and Jennifer Wrage and County Supervisor Diana Dawley as they discuss their plans for the 2024 election in Poweshiek County. This event will be at the Drake Library Community Room (930 Park Street) in Grinnell on Sunday, May 19 at 3 pm. Candidates will speak, take questions, and refreshments will be served.
Admission is free and donations to the county party are welcome. See you there!

Grinnell Office Opening
2024-07-27 13:00 - 15:00 | PowDems HQ, 928 Main Street, Grinnell, IA, 50112, United States
Join us for the opening our Grinnell office (827 4th Avenue) this Saturday, July 27 at 1 pm.
This opening is happening 100 days before the election. If you’ve been looking for an opportunity to get involved in this campaign, now is your chance!
We will hear from our local candidates and then partner up and visit key Democratic supporters in Grinnell. These will be easy conversations with people we want to talk to well in advance of the election.
At our county party meeting last night, Iowa House candidate Tommy Hexter told us, “Door knocking is the best thing you can do to help a candidate.” We hope you will join him for our canvass as we open our office on Saturday!
For planning purposes, we’d love if you would RSVP here. We want to make sure we are ready for you 😉

Get Out the Vote Party
2024-10-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Saints Rest Coffee House, 917 Broad St., Grinnell, IA, United States
To celebrate the start of early voting, we will have a launch party (with treats!) at Saints Rest Coffee Wednesday, October 16 at 7 pm. Come hear from Iowa House candidate Tommy Hexter and County Supervisor Diana Dawley and let them know they have your support! We will also be there to answer any questions people have about registering to vote or early voting.

US Senate Candidate Nathan Sage
2025-08-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Drake Community Library, 930 Park St., Grinnell, IA, 50112, United States
US Senate candidate Nathan Sage will be joining our Central Committee meeting on Tuesday, August 26 at 7 pm at the Drake Library (930 Park Street) in Grinnell.
Sage will make his remarks at 7 pm; our business meeting will follow.
Anyone voting in the 2026 Iowa Democratic Party primary is welcome to attend.

US Senate Candidate Zach Wahls
2025-09-13 15:30 - 17:00 | Saints Rest Coffee House, 917 Broad St., Grinnell, IA, United States
State Senator Zach Wahls (D-Coralville) will be at Saint’s Rest Coffee (917 Broad Street) in Grinnell on Saturday, September 13 at 3:30 pm. He will be speaking about his campaign for US Senate.
Anyone voting in the 2026 Democratic Party primary is welcome to attend.

Cookies with Candidates
2025-09-21 16:00 - 18:00 | Grinnell Central Park, 925 3rd Avenue, Grinnell, IA, 50112, United States
Join us for Cookies with Candidates on Sunday, September 21 at 4 pm. We will be hearing from two US Senate and two US House candidates, as well as a candidate for Iowa Attorney General.

Auditor Rob Sand in Montezuma
2025-09-24 15:30 - 17:00 | Big Red Barn English Valley B&B, 4459 135th Street, Montezuma, IA, 50171, United States
State Auditor Rob Sand will be in Poweshiek County next week to talk about his work as auditor and his campaign for governor. The event will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 3:45 pm at The Big Red Barn English Valley B&B, 4459 135th Street, Montezuma.

Sam Cox for Mayor Event
2025-09-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Saints Rest Coffee House, 917 Broad St., Grinnell, IA, United States
Sam Cox will launch her campaign for mayor of Grinnell on Sunday, September 28 at 6 pm at Saints Rest Coffee (917 Broad Street). Come support Sam and learn how you can get involved.
