DNC Challenges Green Party's Wisconsin Ballot Eligibility
Democrats argue Green Party lacks required state officers to nominate presidential electors, potentially impacting tight Harris-Trump race.
- Complaint filed by DNC deputy operations director claims Green Party cannot legally nominate electors in Wisconsin.
- Green Party's past ballot access in Wisconsin has been contested, with the state Supreme Court ruling against them in 2020.
- Jill Stein, expected Green Party nominee, received more votes in 2016 than Trump's margin of victory in Wisconsin.
- Democrats have also challenged ballot access for other third-party candidates like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West.
- Wisconsin Elections Commission to decide on Green Party's eligibility at an August 27 meeting.