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Emily Blobaum/Iowa PBS The U.S. Committee on House Administration voted Wednesday to review the merits of Democrat Rita Hart’s challenge of the outcome in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District before deciding whether to dismiss it. Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who was provisionally seated to represent the southeast Iowa district in January, has asked the House to toss out Hart’s case challenging her six-vote margin in the race. It was the closest federal race...

A U.S. House Committee will consider the merits of Democrat Rita Hart's challenge of the outcome in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District before deciding whether to dismiss the case. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who was provisionally seated in January, has asked the House to toss out the election contest challenging her six-vote margin.

Iowa PBS Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks says her lawyer was doing his "due diligence" in looking for rejected ballots across Iowas 2nd Congressional District. The search comes as the recently-sworn in representative prepares for the prospect of defending her six vote victory before the U.S. House. Her opponent, former Democratic state Sen. Rita Hart, has identified 22 ballots that voters say were legally cast but improperly left out of the tally. If counted, Hart say...