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Edit: other link was having issues, this should work

Three Libertarian candidates in Iowa running for the U.S. House will not be listed on ballots this November after a panel ruled they failed to comply with state law, a decision that could affect the outcome of at least one tightly contested race

The state’s objection committee, composed of one Democratic and two Republican elected officials, ruled 2-1 Wednesday in favor of Iowans who challenged the candidates’ legitimacy.

Democrat on the panel who opposed the candidates’ removal, State Auditor Rob Sand, accused his colleagues of political bias, saying in a statement that the decision was “a wrong-headed plot by Iowa’s uniparty to limit voters’ choices.”

One of Iowa's four congressional races was decided by a razor-thin margin in 2022. Republican Zach Nunn, who was challenging incumbent Democrat Cindy Axne, won by less than a percentage point. There was not a third-party candidate.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Total shocker that the gop are doing whatever they can to fix and rig elections because without doing so they know they can't win.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The Democrats are trying to do the exact same thing to the Greens in Wisconsin and Montana. It's a duopoly thing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Yes I read those articles as well and I am always against it. Anyone should be able to run for office as long as they are able to.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

are you sure you've got the link you meant to add to this? because that link goes to one on UK politics

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You're right, and now I'm kind of weirded out. The url mentions torys and mps, so I'd assume I scolled to far and the url got weird, except I'm 95% sure the thumbnail changed. My clipboard still has the quotes but not the url. And when I Google the quotes I get articles are very similar, but aren't AOL.

Anyways, here is a better link if your curious.

https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/08/16/this-is-scandalous-auditor-asked-to-examine-10-7-million-owed-to-taxpayers/

And the dmr version (same word for word, but a more reputable publisher): https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2024/08/19/iowa-cant-force-nursing-homes-to-pay-millions-in-delinquent-fees/74834256007/

Iowa capital dispatch published originally

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

These links are closer to what you probably intended

these are about nursing home policy not the Libertarian ballot issues though