A Democratic National Committee (DNC) member filed a complaint on Wednesday to disqualify the Green Party's presidential candidate from Wisconsin's ballot. This action is part of broader Democratic efforts to exclude third-party candidates, including attempts to block independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in several states. The Green Party's presence could impact Wisconsin's tight electoral contests, given its history of narrow presidential race outcomes: In four of the last six presidential elections, the winner took the state by no more than 23,000 votes.
The complaint argues that the Green Party lacks qualified nominators for presidential electors in Wisconsin, a legal requirement, because no Green Party members are state officers. As a DNC rep puts it, "Because the Wisconsin Green Party hasn't fielded candidates for legislative or statewide office and doesn't have any current incumbent legislative or statewide office holders, it cannot nominate candidates and should not be on the ballot in November."
This is not the Green Party's first ballot access challenge in the state. In 2020, the Wisconsin Supreme Court blocked their presidential candidate over filing disputes. Apart from the major Republican and Democratic parties, the Libertarian and Constitution parties also qualified for this year's ballot. The Wisconsin Elections Commission will review the complaint on Aug. 27, when it decides whether four independent presidential candidates, including Kennedy and Cornel West, have met the requirements to make the ballot. (This story was generated by Newser's AI chatbot. Source: the AP)
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