Wisconsin Supreme Court rules to keep Green Party off the ballot

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Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Wisconsin Supreme Court rules to keep Green Party off the ballot
Patrick Marley
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Published 4:54 p.m. CT Sep. 14, 2020 | Updated 5:46 p.m. CT Sep. 14, 2020

MADISON - The Wisconsin Supreme Court kept the Green Party's presidential ticket off the ballot Monday, disappointing party members but ensuring more than a million absentee ballots will be mailed by Thursday as required by state law.

The ruling also bolsters hopes for Democrats, who feared presidential nominee Joe Biden could lose a small share of his votes to the liberal third party. Republicans had hoped the Green Party would shave off just enough votes of Biden's total to give President Donald Trump a victory this fall in a state he narrowly won in 2016.

Justice Brian Hagedorn broke with his fellow conservatives to form a majority with the court's liberals that kept Green Party nominee Howie Hawkins off the ballot.

The majority found Hawkins and his running mate, Milwaukee native Angela Walker, waited too long to bring their legal challenge

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[BainsBane]

1. Fantastic!

This is a huge win in a key battleground state.

[sandensea]

2. A little something to celebrate with:

[bucolic_frolic]

3. I don't think courts are too friendly to

weak last-minute entries that have no chance of winning.

[LisaL]

6. It was close.

One conservative judge joined the three liberal judges to form a majority opinion. If he didn't, it could have become a giant mess for Wisconsin.

[texasfiddler]

9. I'm still blown away that Jill Karofsky won by 11% points

So important that she won that election and it gives me hope.

[redstateblues]

4. The Green Party is a joke.

I’m amazed that people vote for it especially given the stakes

[cp]

5. Thank goodness!

and, Whew!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

7. Good

[onetexan]

8. Good!! Now do the same for PA - keep the Green Party off so mailin ballots can go out on time.

[SunSeeker]

10. Good. Fuck the Green Party. They have become tools of the right wing. nt

[cstanleytech]

11. Only thing the Green party appears to really accomplish well is helping the

GOP at weakening the Democrat's during elections.

[Statistical]

12. Thank God the courts saw though this ploy.

The Green Party lost their bid to be added to the ballot. Did they immediately appeal? No they waited three and a half weeks until the ballots were already printed and mailing had started.

I don't know how much evidence people need to see to get that the Green party isn't operating in good faith. They aren't trying to do anything other than ensure Democrats lose.

[Lulu KC]

13. excellent

Now let's see what they do in Pennsylvania.