Civics: DNC Lawfare on election ballots
In the brief, we outline that the United States Supreme Court has explained that ballot access must be genuinely open to all, subject to reasonable requirements. The DNC advances a new reading of Wis. Stat. § 8.18 that would effectively prevent any small or new party from getting on the presidential ballot. It is not reasonable.
We further argue that the DNC has not alleged that nomination papers are deficient; instead, he appears to claim that the Green Party candidates for President and Vice President, Jill Stein and Butch Ware, are either “conclusively . . . ineligible to be nominated or elected” or not qualified to hold office. But they meet all qualifications set forth in the United States Constitution. Wisconsin has no power to add to these requirements outlined in the US Constitution.
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