Lawyer surprised by Wisconsin Supreme Court decision to keep Green Party on ballot

(The Center Square) – There was surprise the Wisconsin Supreme Court kept the Green Party on the state’s election ballot.

Lawyer Lane Ruhland told New Talk 1130 WISN on Tuesday she was surprised by the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision on Monday not to remove the Green Party from the ballot.

“I would like to think, non-cynically, that the DNC was just so wrong on the law, it was such an extraordinary relief sought by the DNC, that it was just a bridge too far for this Supreme Court,” Ruhland said. “Others have theorized that they saw the implications for the more right-leaning parties that might take votes from Trump like the Libertarian Party, or the Constitution Party. And how if they ruled that the Green Party should be kicked off the ballot, then these parties should be as well. And that might not help the Democrats.”

The court ruled the Democratic National Committee “is not entitled to the relief he seeks.”

Ruhland, however, said the court didn’t explain just what that means.

“The ruling really doesn’t provide much guidance as far as the merits of the law, necessarily,” Ruhland said. “It doesn’t necessarily foreclose future challenges in circuit court.”

Ruhland said it might be tough for Democrats to go through the full, lower court process.

Wisconsin’s Election Commission is expected to decide Tuesday who makes the November ballot, and those ballots are due to local election managers to be mailed-out to absentee voters by Sept. 19.

Ruhland added that changing the names on the ballot, or the rules for who makes the ballot, this late in the game could couple chaos or confusion.