Texas Supreme Court rejects Republicans' attempt to remove 44 Libertarians from the November ballot

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The GOP sued because the Libertarians didn't pay their filing fees. But the state Supreme Court said Republicans missed the deadline to kick them off the ballot.

by Sami Sparber, Texas Tribune


The Texas Supreme Court on Saturday rejected an attempt by Republicans to kick 44 Libertarians off the ballot in the November elections.

Several Republican Party candidates and organizations had sued to remove the Libertarians, arguing they did not pay filing fees — a new requirement for third parties under a law passed by the Legislature last year. But the Supreme Court dismissed the suit, finding that the Republicans missed the August 21 deadline to successfully boot people from the ballot.

“The available mechanism for seeking the Libertarians’ removal from the ballot for failure to pay the filing fee was a declaration of ineligibility,” the court wrote in a per curiam opinion. “But the deadline by which such a declaration can achieve the removal of candidates from the ballot has passed.”

Groups affiliated with both major parties have gone to court in recent weeks to remove from the ballot non-major-party candidates perceived to be a threat. In general, Libertarians are believed to peel votes away from Republicans, while the Green Party is thought to siphon votes from Democrats.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2020/09/05/Republicans-libertarians-ballot-remove/

[Thekaspervote]

1. Awhhh..your little itsy Bitsy leads against a real candidate gotta ya bugged?? It is what it is!

[Gothmog]

2. Yeah

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3. Send Texas Republicans our thoughts and prayers

On green-edged cards.

[MagickMuffin]

4. Woo-Hoo Cornyn's got company besides MJ to worry about!

Kerry McKennon has officially won the Libertarian Party’s nomination for U.S. Senate and will represent the party in Texas’ highest-profile contest in 2020.