DES MOINES, Iowa — Three Libertarian candidates seeking to represent Iowa in the U.S. House are continuing their fight to appear on the ballot in November to the Iowa Supreme Court.
Court records show Congressional candidates Marco Battaglia from District 3, Nicholas Gluba from District 1, and Charles Aldrich from District 4 have filed a notice of appeal and motion to expedite, challenging a weekend ruling by Polk County District Judge Michael Huppert.
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An order from the Iowa Supreme Court determined the matter should be expedited and oral arguments in the appeal will take place on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m.
On Saturday, Huppert affirmed the Iowa Objection Panel’s decision to keep the Libertarians off the ballot because state rules weren’t followed.
According to court documents, the party held their county conventions the same day as their caucuses, which violates Iowa law and invalidates the candidate’s nominations.
The Iowa Objection Panel is made up of Republicans Attorney General Brenna Bird and Secretary of State Paul Pate and Democrat Auditor Rob Sand. Bird and Pate voted to remove the Libertarians from the ballot, while Sand cast a dissenting vote.
Ballots were supposed to be certified by Sept. 3rd by the Secretary of State’s Office but that was delayed while the issue was heard in court.
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