Judge delays certification of Nader on Florida ballot

[Judi Lynn]

Judge delays certification of Nader on Florida ballot

By John Kennedy
Tallahassee Bureau Chief
Posted September 9 2004, 11:27 AM EDT

TALLAHASSEE -- A Tallahassee judge has sided with the Florida Democratic Party in knocking Reform Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader from the state ballot.

A second hearing will take place this afternoon before Leon County Circuit Judge Kevin Davey, who Wednesday night issued a temporary injunction barring state officials from telling county elections supervisors to include Nader's name on the ballot.

Secretary of State Glenda Hood had planned to certify ballots for the 67 counties today.

"This is just round one of what is certain to be a multi-round fight," Mark Herron, attorney for Florida Democrats, said Thursday.
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/orl-bk-naderballot090904,0,7575949.story?coll=sfla-news-florida

[NewYorkerfromMass]

1. Glenda is not the good witch. eom

[bluestateguy]

2. There is no constitutional right to be on a ballot

And to tell you the truth, with the future of democratic government at stake in this election, I don't mind if the judiciary cuts a few corners on the law if it keeps Nader off the ballot.

[asjr]

3. I wonder if this has anything to do with Repubs

raising money for Nader. I would think that would constitute a conflict of interest and therefore, illegal.