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The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Monday that Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein will remain on the state’s presidential ballot.
The Supreme Court, in an unsigned opinion, challenge An official from the state Democratic National Committee filed Stein’s candidacy.
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“We hold that the petitioners are not entitled to the relief they seek,” the court said. The verdict was given“And I order that all other pending motions be denied as moot.”
David Strange, deputy operations director for the Wisconsin Democratic National Committee, challenged Stein’s candidacy last week, arguing that because the Green Party has not nominated candidates for the state Senate or state Assembly, the party has no eligible presidential electors.
Critics have disputed the allegations, arguing that Democrats fear Stein will take votes away from Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in favor of Republican nominee Donald Trump.
“This is a major victory for the anti-Democrats’ war against our democracy and the voters’ choice,” Stein said in a statement released by Just the News. “Democrats always preach that they ‘protect our democracy,’ but in reality they have done everything they can to crush our democracy by trying to remove the Green Party and other parties from the ballot. Today, justice prevailed and we defeated the DNC’s attack. Wisconsin voters will once again have an anti-genocide, pro-worker and climate action choice in this election.”
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Rick Esenberg, president and general counsel of the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, called the ruling a victory for democracy.
“Allowing this petition would disenfranchise tens of thousands of Wisconsinites and ultimately undermine the voting rights of future third-party candidates,” Esenberg said. “The Supreme Court’s decision is a victory for Wisconsin elections and for voters who have confidence in our democratic process.”
• Thérèse Boudreau contributed to this report
Distributed with permission From Centre Square.
