Opinion
Partisan gatekeepers of NC ballot access deserve ridicule
Some alternative to our current paradigm appears necessary to prevent future partisan gatekeeper of the ballot.
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Federal Appeals Court denies Democrats’ bid to block Green Party from N.C. ballot
The 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has denied a motion from two Democratic groups that tried to block the Green Party from appearing on the N.C. general election ballot. The decision paves the way for Green Party candidate Matthew Hoh to compete in the hotly contested U.S. Senate race.
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National GOP group supports Greens’ bid for ballot access
A national Republican group working to help elect Ted Budd to the U.S. Senate is urging the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reject Democrats’ efforts to keep the Green Party off North Carolina’s election ballot. The National Republican Senatorial Committee filed a motion Thursday in Richmond to submit a friend-of-the-court brief. The brief...
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Fed judge rules candidates for N.C. Greens must be placed on ballot
On Friday night, federal Judge James Dever made a decision in the North Carolina Green Party's lawsuit against the State Board of Elections, placing the party's candidates on the ballot and claiming jurisdiction over the matter.
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Judge says case for blocking Green Party candidates now moot after NCSBE decision
he final step in the N.C. Green Party's journey to be on the state's 2022 ballots may be in sight, as Judge James Dever, the federal judge overseeing the NCGP's lawsuit against the N.C. State Board of Elections, released an order Monday signaling the case was made "moot" by the NCSBE's decision to certify the Greens as a party.
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Lawsuit links Governor’s office to effort blocking Green Party from ballot
In the July 14 lawsuit filed by the N.C. Green Party against the N.C. State Board of Elections (NCSBE), the NCGP pointed to identical language used in public records requests by an Elias Law Group attorney, Elizabeth Poston; and Amelia Brown, an alleged legal intern for Gov. Roy Cooper, as potential evidence that the governor’s...
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N.C. Green Party’s Matthew Hoh discusses new lawsuit against State Board of Elections
Matthew Hoh, U.S. Senate candidate from the N.C. Green Party, discusses the party’s lawsuit against the N.C. State Board of Elections. The board refused to certify the Greens as an official political party in North Carolina.
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Green Party Senate candidate may appear on N.C.’s ballot in November
The ballot for the North Carolina General Election in November may become a little more crowded if a U.S. Senate third-party candidate's approval to appear on the ballot is granted.
