Signatures May Be Short for Tibbetts Case-Inspired Candidate

Signatures May Be Short for Tibbetts Case-Inspired Candidate
A ribbon for missing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts hangs on a light post, on Aug. 21, 2018, in Brooklyn, Iowa. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall
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A group of Iowa conservatives appeared to fall short of the necessary signatures Saturday to add an attorney general candidate to the November ballot, an effort fueled by the arrest of a Mexican man in the slaying of missing college student Mollie Tibbetts.

Petition organizers supporting Des Moines attorney Patrick Anderson’s non-party candidacy were tasked with collecting 1,500 valid signatures of registered voters from at least 10 counties.