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CONCORD The state Libertarian Partys lawsuit against the state over a third partys ability to get its candidates on the ballot can continue, U.S. District Judge Paul Barbaroso wrote Tuesday in a decision rejecting the states request to dismiss the lawsuit.

The Libertarian Party is challenging a state law, passed this year, that requires third parties to collect the number of signatures equaling 3 percent of the total votes cast in the previous election in order to get its candidates on the ballot.

The law further requires that signatures can only be collected beginning in that election year.

The lawsuit claims the requirements are onerous because it forces third parties to spend resources collecting signatures, including during the second half of winter, rather than being able to campaign.

The result is to foreclose the third party from meaningfully participating in the general election and to substantially burden ballot access, the American Civil Liberties Union, which is representing the Libertarian Party, wrote in a press release.

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Voters in Red Oak cast ballots for Iowa Senate District 12

DES MOINES, Iowa- Voting is underway today in Senate District 12 to find a successor to now U.S. Senator-Elect Joni Ernst. The Red Oak Republican resigned in November from her Iowa Senate seat, after she was elected to the U.S. Senate.

Seeking her seat are three candidates, including Republican Mark Costello of Imogene, Democrat Steven Adams of Red Oak and Libertarian Party candidate, Don Brantz of Glenwood.

Voter turnout is described as light today. Ringgold County Auditor Amanda Waske said as of mid-afternoon they had a total of 140 people voting county-wide. Waske said voters told her due to the short window for this election, they just dont feel like they know the candidates.

Democrat Candidate Steve Adams, of Red Oak spent part of the day campaigning in Red Oak. I feel like voters in the 12th District need to have an option, for 20 years weve had a Republican- led majority I just think we need another voice, another option, maybe some different ideas, said Adams.

Republican Mark Costello has served two years in the Iowa House of Representatives. He says staying on budget is important. I believe in being responsible that way, and Im pro life, any pro-life legislation Id be behind, said Costello. Id kind of like to see some income tax reform, added the cattle rancher from Imogene.

Libertarian Candidate, Don Brantz of Glenwood said he got interested in running thanks to Libertarian Governor Candidate, Dr. Lee Hieb. I had always been frustrated with the Republican Party, said Brantz. They seem to be RHINOS ( Republican in Name Only) and for every regulation that came down the pike most of them, said Brantz.

Senate District 12 is made up of six counties in southwestern Iowa. The counties where voting is taking place today include; Mills, Montgomery, Page, Taylor, Fremont, and Ringgold.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

One of the candidates is facing charges from an incident back in October.

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The All Progressives Congress on Tuesday said free, fair and credible elections, would be the best way to avoid post election violence.

It also dismissed allegations by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party that the party was plotting to foment trouble should it fail to have its way in 2015.

National Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this while speaking to reporters in Abuja.

He said the APC was committed to a peaceful conduct of the elections and had called on all other parties to join the APC by educating their members on the need for rancour-free elections in 2015.

According to him, the APC has through its recently concluded presidential primary, demonstrated to the world that a free and fair poll is possible in Nigeria.

He noted that this was only possible if the political actors and the government were serious in entrenching true democracy.

The APC spokesman said the PDP had only embarked on an intense campaign to portray the APC in a bad light when it realised that its approval rating had plummeted over the years.

Mohammed expressed fears that the Internally Displaced Persons, who were victims of the Boko Haram insurgency, might be disenfranchised, as no arrangements had been made for them to vote.

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Vice-Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo | credits: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com

The running mate to the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, said the poor state of the nations economy has plunged many Nigerians into poverty.

He added that there must be a change of government at the federal level to liberate Nigerians from poverty.

The former Attorney General of Lagos State spoke at a town hall meeting with artisans, tradesmen and farmers, organised by the Lagos State Government in Ikeja.

He said only those who love poverty and would want to remain perpetually in hunger that would vote for President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.

Osinbajo said, No one is ignorant of all that is happening in this country. No one likes hunger and poverty, but people are hungry. In 2015, only those who love to continue to be hungry that would prefer that the government in power at the centre remains there.

By Gods grace, we will remove them from the seat of power. The people there presently cannot do anything because they dont know what to do. They lack the capacity and capability to govern the country.

In the same vein, the APC governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, said APC, from the period of Bola Tinubu to Governor Babatunde Fashola, had continuously provided good governance to the people of the state, adding that if voted into power, his government would not deviate from the principle.

Ambode said, Our promise to you as a party is to provide good governance and able leadership. We want to take good care of your businesses so that you will have more to take care of yourself, your children and your home. There must be change of government at the Federal level. APC must take over in Abuja.

Fashola noted that if Nigerians observed the situation of the country critically, they would find that the country was not better off than it was in 2011.

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