After hearing a presentation from Georgia elections officials, the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office staffer started a review process that led to Paul Pate’s directive to challenge the ballots of 2,176

A federal judge ruled Sunday that Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate can continue with his plan to challenge the ballots of voters who appear on a flawed list of more than 2,000 people, most of whom were wrongly flagged as potential noncitizens.

An Iowa judge on Sunday ruled that the state can challenge thousands of ballots to be potentially cast in Tuesday's presidential election by residents who had once identified themselves noncitizens, a move that voting advocates see as an attempt to disenfranchise naturalized citizens.

A federal judge is allowing the Iowa Secretary of State's order to election officials to question the validity of thousands of Iowans' ability to cast a vote to

Iowa officials have been allowed to continue challenging ballots cast by potential noncitizens, according to federal judge Stephen Locher.