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Godhumor

(6,437 posts)
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 11:48 AM Sep 2016

In the continuing saga of the silly Green Party, Stein won't be on the ballot in NV

CARSON CITY — A federal judge has denied a request by the Nevada Green Party and its presidential candidate, Jill Stein, to gain access to the state’s Nov. 8 general election ballot.

U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey said in a ruling dated Thursday that the Green Party waited until less than two weeks before the deadline to start collecting signatures to qualify to place candidates on Nevada’s 2016 ballot. When the party’s June 3 petition came up 647 signatures short after the verification process was completed, the complaint was filed seeking to overturn a decision by Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske rejecting ballot access.

Dorsey said “historical evidence demonstrates that ‘reasonably diligent candidates’ have often achieved — and thus can gain — a place on Nevada’s general-election ballot under Nevada’s minor-political-party ballot-access laws.”

http://m.reviewjournal.com/politics/election-2016/green-party-presidential-candidate-jill-stein-won-t-appear-nevada-ballot

Considering this is one of the very few battleground states where Trump had a reasonable shot, I can't say I'm broken up about the ineptitude of the Green Party in collecting signatures.

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In the continuing saga of the silly Green Party, Stein won't be on the ballot in NV (Original Post) Godhumor Sep 2016 OP
First she flew to the wrong Ohio city to have a "rally" Happyhippychick Sep 2016 #1
She's flying the wrong way, no matter how you slice it. TonyPDX Sep 2016 #3
Good Orcrist Sep 2016 #2
Good! lunamagica Sep 2016 #4
She's a real spacehead isn't she bluestateguy Sep 2016 #5
That's good news oberliner Sep 2016 #6
 

Orcrist

(73 posts)
2. Good
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 12:06 PM
Sep 2016

Good. One less place for her to try and rat f*#k the Democratic party. She better be careful though. As much money as Putin is throwing her way he won't tolerate that kind of incompetence for long. She better be looking over her shoulder for someone carrying a pellet gun shaped like an umbrella.

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
5. She's a real spacehead isn't she
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 03:42 PM
Sep 2016

Flies to the wrong city in Ohio, anti-vaxxer and can't follow ballot rules.

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