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Iowa Libertarians pick new candidates after ballot removals
The party chose replacements after court challenges removed its original nominees, and leaders said more than 8,000 petition signers should still be represented.
- On Wednesday, Aug. 12, the Iowa Libertarian Party's State Central Committee nominated Charles "Chuck" Aldrich for lieutenant governor and Jacob Heard for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District, filling ballot vacancies.
- A Polk County District Court judge upheld a State Objections Panel ruling removing original nominees from the November 3 ballot, prompting the party to fill the vacancies through the new process.
- Aldrich, a longtime Clarion-based activist, and Heard, a Des Moines criminal defense attorney who spent six years in the Iowa Legislature, replace Jules Cutler and Marco Battaglia.
- Iowa Libertarian Party Chair Stephanie Berlin said the August 9 bylaw change makes the process "legally defensible" and ensures the party remains on the ballot for November's election.
- The new candidates must file certification paperwork with the Iowa Secretary of State early next week, keeping the campaign viable for approximately 8,000 voters who signed initial petitions.
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