Posted on: 6:41 pm, August 29, 2012, by Staff Writer, updated on: 06:47pm, August 29, 2012<\/p>\n
Republican turned libertarian Gary Johnson will be on Iowa ballots in November. <\/p>\n
Thats the finding of a panel of state officials Wednesday. <\/p>\n
Iowa law requires a candidate either be nominated at a convention or submit a petition with 1500 signatures to be considered a presidential candidate on an Iowa ballot. <\/p>\n
Iowa libertarians claim they held a convention to nominate the former New Mexico governor at the Iowa State Fair this year, but that claim was challenged. <\/p>\n
Wednesday, a panel including Matt Schultz and Tom Miller ruled in favor of Johnson. <\/p>\n
They say Iowa laws are vague when it comes to defining a convention, and they prefer to err on the side of open elections. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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