The Nevada Green Party has made an urgent plea to the US Supreme Court to intervene in an election dispute that could have significant implications in the upcoming presidential election. The party is seeking to overturn a state court ruling that would prevent candidate Jill Stein from appearing on the ballot.
According to the Green Party's emergency appeal, their candidates were unfairly removed from the ballot, depriving Nevadans of the opportunity to vote for them in the upcoming election. The party is being represented by Jay Sekulow, a personal attorney of former President Donald Trump.
The dispute arose from a decision by Nevada's high court, which found that the Green Party had used an incorrect form when collecting signatures to secure their candidates' names on the ballot. The state Democratic Party had filed a lawsuit against the Green Party, arguing that they had not followed the correct procedures in collecting signatures.
While a lower court initially ruled in favor of the Green Party, the Nevada Supreme Court overturned this decision, stating that the party had not substantially complied with the requirements for ballot access. The state Supreme Court acknowledged that an error had occurred when the Nevada secretary of state's office provided the Green Party with the wrong form for signature collection.
The emergency appeal has been submitted to Justice Elena Kagan, who oversees emergency cases from Western states. The outcome of this legal battle could have significant implications for third-party candidates in Nevada, a state where the race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to be closely contested.
