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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
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.
Federal judge rejects Democrats’ request, questions their role in Greens’ ballot battle
Democratic groups attempting to block the N.C. Green Party from the state’s election ballot “do not appear in this court with clean hands.” That’s the assessment of U.S. District Judge James Dever. He issued an order Wednesday denying Democrats’ request that he block — or stay — his own Aug. 5 ruling placing Green Party candidates on the general election ballot.
The N.C. Green Party accuses Democrats of trying “to sow confusion just long enough” to keep Greens off North Carolina’s general election ballot. The accusation is part of a new court filing with the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. The Green Party responded Wednesday to an emergency motion from the N.C. Democratic Party and