Marco Battaglia’s Ballot Battle | Cedar Rapids News

A Libertarian candidate, Marco Battaglia, is fighting to stay on the ballot in Iowa’s fiercely contested 3rd District race after being ousted by a partisan panel over his use of his campaign name — despite precedent allowing other candidates to run under names different from their legal ones. Battaglia, whose legal name is Mark T. Anderson, argues voters deserve the choice to support him by his known name, and he’s now seeking a court order to restore his candidacy before ballots are printed. The panel that removed him was stacked 2-1 in favor of Republicans tied to the incumbent, with the lone Democrat voting to keep him on. Battaglia claims he was even pressured to drop out by prominent figures, and his legal battle could reshape how ballot access is handled in one of the nation’s most competitive House races. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c8b6828bb59ea99a