The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Nevada Supreme Court decision that barred Green Party candidate Jill Stein from appearing on the state's ballot for the 2024 presidential election.
The Democratic Party initially remove They removed the Green Party from the presidential election ballot due to paperwork violations: They claimed the Greens had included improper language on their signature ballot petition, rendering the signatures on the document invalid.
Stein addressed the Democrats' lawsuit in June, calling it “undemocratic.”
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO – AUGUST 27: Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and a group of supporters take to the streets on Saturday, August 27, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The crowd started at Acacia Park, walked around downtown briefly, and then headed to the church where she and another Green Party candidate spoke. (Photo by Matthew Staver/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
“Anti-democratic parties have launched an attack,” Stein said. said“The Nevada Green Party and volunteers have collected 30,000 signatures. It's incredible, but we collected 30,000 signatures in Nevada. That's three times the number of signatures needed in the state.”
BREAKING: Democrats are suing us in Nevada. The party that “protects democracy” wants to remove us from the ballot so voters like you have no choice.
Check out my video on how we can fight back against this attack on our democracy: https://t.co/TlxnIQNhpK pic.twitter.com/55otCKPJgS
— Dr. Jill Stein 🌻 (@DrJillStein) June 13, 2024
A state court initially ruled against the Democrats. The case was later The Nevada Supreme Court found that the Nevada Secretary of State's office made an “unfortunate error” by sending the wrong documents to the Green Party, and ruled that removing Stein's name because of the error did not violate the Constitution.
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 5: Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein waits to speak during a press conference on 5th Avenue across from Trump Tower in New York City on December 5, 2016. Stein, who launched recount efforts in Michigan and Wisconsin, spoke about requesting a statewide recount on constitutional grounds in Pennsylvania. (Photo by Drew Ungerer/Getty Images)
US presidential candidate Jill Stein poses in New York on April 15, 2024. Climate change is a major issue on the US political agenda, but the country's Green Party and its candidate, Jill Stein, have kept a largely invisible presence in the presidential race. In her third attempt at the White House, Stein is trying to gain an edge on positions on issues other than the environment. Recent polls suggest Stein currently commands around 2% of the vote, after finishing with 0.4% and 1% in 2012 and 2016, respectively. (Photo: Thomas Irvine/AFP via Getty Images)
HENDERSON, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 7: Nevada Secretary of State candidate Cisco Aguilar speaks during a get out the vote campaign event at the Nevada Democratic Party Victory Chapter on November 7, 2022 in Henderson, Nevada. Aguilar is in a close race against Republican candidate Jim Merchant. (Photo by David Becker for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) Cisco Aguilar and guests attend La Sena: Las Vegas (55th Super Bowl) on February 10, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Courtesy of Getty Images, La Sena: Las Vegas)
Nevada's Secretary of State is Democrat Cisco Aguilar. Advertised Time magazine called him an “election advocate” for supporting a bill that would make it a felony to disclose the personal information of or “harass” a poll worker. (Related: Former Clinton pollster slams Democrats for trying to 'remove' RFK Jr. from the ballot
Nevada officials said the state has already begun printing ballots for the Nov. 5 election. The deadline for mailing ballots from overseas is Saturday.
Democrats have filed a similar lawsuit to try to remove Stein from the ballot in the battleground state of Wisconsin. Blocked The state Supreme Court ruled that the political website “270toWin” list Wisconsin and Nevada are swing states in the 2024 election. RealClearPolitics tally vote In Nevada, Kamala Harris was leading by just 0.2 points in her head-to-head race against Donald Trump as of Friday.
