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The 50 ballots of Grinnell College students that were challenged by the Poweshiek County Republican Party will count, according to a ruling Thursday by a special precinct board.
The ballots were challenged on the grounds that the students do not reside at the address they listed when they registered to vote. The students registered to vote at 1115 8th Ave., which is the address on campus where they receive mail. However, it is not the physical address of their dormitories.
The students were told to register that way by county election officials because the inability of students to receive mail at their physical address made it difficult to produce proof of residency.
The board ruled that because the ballots didn’t change the outcome of any elections they could be counted.
Poweshiek County Auditor Diana Dawley told the Associated Press that state election officials have indicated the rules governing student registration will need to be clarified in the wake of this challenge.
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