The Supreme Court on Friday declined to overturn the Nevada Supreme Court's ruling blocking the Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein from the state's ballot in the upcoming 2024 general election.
Democrats filed a lawsuit to prevent Stein from appearing on the ballot in Nevada, a key battleground state, claiming that her supporters failed to submit the required certifications of the signatures collected to have her name included on the ballot.
A trial court rejected the Democrats' argument, stating that the lack of certifications wasn't a significant issue, but the state Supreme Court ruled 5-2 earlier this month that Stein "did not substantially comply with the requirements" to appear on the ballot.
Attorney Jay Sekulow, who previously represented former President Donald Trump, argued on behalf of the Green Party, noting that state officials provided the party with the incorrect form to use for collecting signatures, which he said caused the party's candidates to be "ripped from the ballot" in violation of their 14th Amendment rights to equal protection and due process.
The Nevada Supreme Court determined in the ruling that the state attorney general's office made an "unfortunate mistake" by providing the Green Party with the wrong form, but said this was not a federal constitutional violation.
The Green Party took the decision to the Supreme Court, which rejected their request in a single-sentence order.
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