On August 20, U.S. District Court Judge Dana Christensen refused to give the Montana Green Party any injunctive relief, while the party appeals yesterday’s order that removed it from the ballot.
Montana Secretary of State says the ballot must be certified on August 21, which is odd, because the Republican Party won’t nominate for president or vice-president until August 24. Some states haven’t even held their congressional primaries yet. The latest primary is Delaware’s September 15 primary.
Now they are just making up rules to harass third parties and keep them off the ballot.
How much LAWLESS TYRANT exec/judic ballot access stuff so far in 2019-2020 ???
The Sec. of State is apparently appealing the ruling to remove the Greens to the Supreme Court.
https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2020/08/20/montana-secretary-state-appealing-greens-party-ballot-removal/5620020002/
If the ballot must be certified by August 21st, then Donald Trump must be omitted from the ballot.
The wording of the statute for presidential candidates is ambigious. It says that if the SOS receives word of a change in presidential/vice presidential candidates after the deadline he should immediately inform the county clerks.
The Republican Party may have filed the electors and presumptive candidates previously.