A Polk County District Court Judge ordered the state to delay the certification of ballots Tuesday while three Iowa Libertarians running for Congress try to get back on the ballot.

Republican officials on Iowa’s state objection panel voted Wednesday to remove all three Libertarian candidates for Congress from the ballot, citing the Libertarian Party of Iowa’s failure to follow state laws concerning the process for nominating political candidates.

Iowans who would like to vote by mail in the 2024 general election can request an absentee ballot starting Tuesday, Aug. 27.

Former Republican congressional candidate Kevin Virgil endorsed Democrat Ryan Melton over incumbent Rep. Randy Feenstra. Former President Trump is still his choice at the top of the ticket.

Baccam says service and community will be major themes in his run for Iowa’s 3rd District seat in the U.S. House. He faces Republican Rep. Zach Nunn.

Democrat Sarah Corkery is looking to unseat Republican incumbent Rep. Ashley Hinson in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District this November.

Democrat Ryan Melton wants to unseat two-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra. The candidate also challenged the Republican congressman in 2022.

Charles Aldrich, an engineer from Clarion, pushed for preserving personal rights and the Constitution during his speech at the The Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair.

A pair of voters who are also active in the Republican Party say Marco Battaglia should be off the ballot because the Libertarian Party did not hold county conventions.

Libertarian Nicholas Gluba, who is running for Congress in Iowa's 1st District, said he wants to ban the use of eminent domain for private gain and rebalance government powers.