U-S Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer says the federal government must do more to address the critical shortage of baby formula. Finkenauer says as a 33 year old, she has a lot of friends who have babies and she began hearing about the shortage weeks ago. At the end of April, Finkenauer called on … [Read more...]
Sand says it was inappropriate for Finkenauer to label Iowa judge as partisan
State Auditor Rob Sand, a Democrat, says U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer's criticism of a district court judge who ruled against her bid to stay on the June Primary ballot was inappropriate. Finkenauer is one of three Democrats competing to run against Republican Senator Chuck Grassley in … [Read more...]
Pate expects fix in 2023 to clarify date requirement on candidate petitions
Secretary of State Paul Pate says he's ready to work with legislators to ensure state law clearly requires Iowans who sign nominating papers for candidates include the date they signed the petition. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled last week errors in the dates next to three signatures on U.S. Senate … [Read more...]
Iowa Supreme Court hears arguments over Finkenauer’s nominating petitions
Iowa Supreme Court justices are being asked to resolve a question that has sparked a legal challenge and has the potential to boot Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer from the June Primary ballot. "Does a signature on a nominating petition missing a date get to be counted?" Attorney … [Read more...]
Finkenauer appeals ruling that took her name off Primary ballot
U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer is asking the Iowa Supreme Court to overturn a district court judge's decision that has thrown her off the June 7 Democratic Primary ballot. The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing on Wednesday to hear the case. The district court ruling issued Sunday night … [Read more...]
Judge rules Finkenauer did not qualify for Primary ballot
A judge has ruled Democratic U.S. Senator candidate Abby Finkenauer's name cannot appear on the June Primary ballot, a decision likely to be appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court. Finkenauer is a former Iowa congresswoman and one of three Democrats competing for a chance to face Republican Senator … [Read more...]
Clarifying address rules on candidate nominations on legislature’s 2023 ‘to do’ list
A committee chairman says he's "not weighing in" on recent challenges to nominating forms from three candidates running for state and federal office, but Republican Representative Bobby Kaufmann says the address requirements alongside the signatures on nominating petitions need to be … [Read more...]
Judge to rule soon on Finkenauer’s appearance on Primary ballot
A Polk County judge is expected to rule soon on whether Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer's name should be listed on the June Primary ballot. The judge heard legal arguments today over three signatures on Finkenauer's nominating petitions where signers wrote the wrong date with … [Read more...]
Two Iowa GOP voters seek Finkenauer’s removal from Democratic Primary
Two Republican voters are asking a judge to rule that Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer failed to qualify for the June Primary ballot. Finkenauer's campaign was required to submit petitions from at least 19 counties showing the signatures of at least 100 eligible voters had been … [Read more...]
Panel dismisses all challenges of Primary candidates’ paperwork
A state panel has rejected a challenge that would have booted U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer off the ballot for the Democratic Primary in June. The state auditor and Attorney General Tom Miller, both Democrats, voted to reject claims that some signatures on Finkenauer's nominating … [Read more...]