Supreme Court declines request to put Jill Stein on Nevada’s presidential ballot

The Supreme Court on Friday declined a request from the Green Party to ensure presidential candidate Jill Stein could appear on the ballot in the battleground state of Nevada.

The Supreme Court on Friday declined a request from the Green Party to ensure presidential candidate Jill Stein could appear on the ballot in the battleground state of Nevada. The Green Party, which was represented by a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, argued that its candidates were “ripped from the ballot” in the Silver State because campaign workers had used an incorrect form to collect signatures needed to ensure Stein’s place on the ballot. But in filings this week, Nevada election officials said it was too late to interrupt ballot printing for the November election. Ballots for military-overseas voters, state officials said, needed to be mailed by Saturday under federal law. A ruling for the Green Party, the state Democratic Party told the high court, would “inject chaos and uncertainty into Nevada’s election process.” Nevada’s State Democratic Party sued the state’s Green Party to keep Stein off the ballot, underscoring the significance third-party candidates can play in swing states. Polls show that Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are in a tight race for Nevada. The Green Party was represented by Jay Sekulow, who was a member of Trump’s personal legal team. The Supreme Court rejected the request with a single sentence. There were no noted dissents.