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Turning Eighteen

Iowa Code § 599.1 — minority ends at eighteen, or at marriage

The period of minority extends to the age of eighteen years, and every minor attains majority by marriage.

  • Iowa Code § 599.1
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  • To register to vote, a person must be a United States citizen, an Iowa resident, and at least eighteen years of age.
  • For a primary, a person who will be eighteen by the general or city election may vote.
Sources for this section (2)
  1. Iowa Code § 599.1 — Period of minority — exception for certain inmates
  2. Iowa Code § 48A.5 — Voter qualifications

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