Andy Jackson, director of the John Locke Foundation’s Civitas Center for Public Integrity, discusses potential changes of North Carolina’s rules for third-party ballot access. Jackson offered these comments during a June 20, 2025, interview for Spectrum News 1’s “Capital Tonight.”
North Carolina taxpayers could end up paying more than $77,000 in lawyers’ fees because of the State Board of Elections’ attempt to block the Justice for All Party from the state’s election ballot. The party and its presidential candidate, Cornel West, appear on general election ballots this fall.
A hearing is scheduled Thursday morning in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s lawsuit to force state elections officials to remove his name from North Carolina’s ballot. Superior Court Judge Becky Holt will hold the hearing in Wake County Superior Court.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed suit Friday to have his name removed from North Carolina’s election ballot. Kennedy went to court a day after the State Board of Elections voted 3-2 to reject his request to drop his name from the list of presidential candidates.
A Wake County judge has issued an order formalizing his decision to keep the We the People Party on North Carolina’s election ballot. The North Carolina Democratic Party had filed suit trying to block the new party tied to presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
A federal judge is ordering North Carolina’s State Board of Elections to certify the Justice for All Party and to add its candidates to the state’s November ballot. That means voters would have the chance to choose left-of-center activist and academic Cornel West in the race for president.
A Wake County Superior Court judge has denied the North Carolina Democratic Party’s request for an emergency injunction to keep the We the People Party off North Carolina’s ballot. Judge Keith Gregory, a Democrat, announced the decision Monday after listening to nearly 90 minutes of arguments.
A Wake County Superior Court judge will hold a hearing Monday in the state Democratic Party’s bid to knock a new third party off North Carolina’s election ballot this fall. Democrats accuse presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of using the We the People Party to skirt state laws for independent candidates seeking ballot access.
The North Carolina Democratic Party has secured an Aug. 12 court date in its bid to have the We the People Party removed from North Carolina’s election ballot this fall. Democrats accuse presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of misusing state rules regarding ballot access for third parties.
Presidential candidate Cornel West, Democratic operative Marc Elias, and the Republican Party all want a say in the ballot access lawsuit involving West’s Justice for All Party. A hearing connected to the lawsuit is scheduled Tuesday afternoon in Elizabeth City.
The state Democratic Party is seeking an injunction to block Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his We the People Party from North Carolina’s election ballot this fall. Documents filed in Wake County Superior Court seek a court order by Aug. 16.
