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Iowa House declares it can’t count new ballots in Decorah area race

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It appears there won’t be a change in the votes, in a disputed Iowa House election in the Decorah area. 

The Republican-led Iowa House has voted to reject 29 absentee mail ballots cast in District 55, meaning that Republican incumbent Michael Bergan wins the seat by nine votes over Democrat Kayla Koether. 

Bergan says he’s relieved by the decision which preserves his election win from November.

The ballots have been confirmed by a U.S. Postal Service scan of a barcode on the envelopes as having been sent to election officials on time, but Republicans insist those barcodes can’t be used to validate ballots.  

Koether, a McGregor native, says the process failed northeast Iowa voters.


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A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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