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Students face ballot challenges in battleground district

EXCLUSIVE: Republican attorneys challenged the absentee ballots of 50 Grinnell College students today, an act that could have an impact on the battle for control of the Iowa House of Representatives.


Round three in House District 75

Eric Palmer and Danny Carroll have been running against each other for Iowa House since 2004. Carroll, former Speaker Pro Tem, bested Palmer in 2004, but Palmer won in 2006. Both elections came down to a handful of votes, and it’s likely to be just as close again this year.