NV Supreme Court Rules Green Party Removed From Presidential Ballot – Nevada Globe

Nevada Democrats have been working on “saving democracy” by filing lawsuits to kick potential challengers to Kamala Harris off the presidential ballot.

Last month, facing a Democrat-led lawsuit, RFK Jr. opted to remove his independent candidacy from the ballot after reaching an agreement with state Democrats. Today, state Democrats were victorious in their lawsuit against the Green Party and their candidate Dr. Jill Stein who has previously appeared on the ballot in 2012 and 2016.

Despite the Secretary of State providing the wrong language, the Green Party failed to sway the court’s majority to their defense.

In a 5-2 decision released today (see below), the Nevada Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling and found that the Green Party’s petition contained the wrong affidavit language, thereby invalidating the estimated 30,000 signatures they had collected to appear on the November ballot. “The Green Party’s failure to use the correct circulator affidavit cannot be excused by the Green Party’s reliance on the sample petition received from the Secretary,” the ruling states.

The two dissenting justices Kristina Pickering and Douglas Herndon wrote that the majority’s decision violated the Green Party’s due process rights and were “deeply concerned that our decision today excuses an egregious error by the Secretary of State’s office that will result in a significant injustice.”

In a statement, the Secretary of State’s office led by Democrat Cisco Aguilar, said “providing accurate information to the public is a priority for our office, and we will continue to review and improve all guides and documentation.”

“The Secretary of State’s office was involved in this case by necessity, and took no position on the legal sufficiency of the petition under Nevada law,” the statement said. “We respect the decision of the Justices, and are working with the counties to ensure the decision is carried out.”

In a released statement, co-chair of the Nevada Green Party Margery Hanson said “I live in a swing state and I will not be voting this cycle.”

The Executive Director of the Nevada Democratic Party Hilary Barrett responded to the court’s opinion stating that the “ruling is a victory for Nevada voters and ensures that the Green Party plays by the same rules as other campaigns.”

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