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Nader off Florida Ballot

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the this-means-something dept.

Rory writes "This could be it for Ralph Nader. A Florida judge has issued a preliminary injunction, ruling the Reform Party is no longer a party, thereby knocking its candidate, Ralph Nader, off the Florida ballot. The devil is in the details, and Florida has too many electoral votes for this not to have serious impact on the national election, if this preliminary ruling holds up on appeal."

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  1. Currently before FL supreme court. by boy_asunder · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is very old news. The case has had about five iterations since then.

    From what I have read, the current status is that the Florida Supreme Court has halted the release of abstentee ballots pending a decision in the case that might come Saturday. So far, both a trial judge and an appellate court have found that the Reform party is not a legitimate state party, and so Nader can't get on the ballot. The Secretary of State has appealled both decisions.

    And here's a Miami Herald story, that's, you know, actually from today 'n shit.