RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Three registered voters in North Carolina are suing the State Board of Elections, alleging it violated their constitutional rights by rejecting a petition drive seeking recognition for a political party that would put Cornel West on the presidential ballot. The lawsuit filed Monday ratchets up pressure on the election board's Democratic majority, which refused last week to certify the Justice for All Party of North Carolina. Hirsch noted that election board staff said last week that many of the nearly 50 people they contacted at random from the petition list said they didn’t sign the petition or didn’t know what it was for. Monday's lawsuit was filed by a registered Democrat and two unaffiliated voters whose signatures were among those collected. The lawsuit alleges the state board hasn't provided Justice for All with specific evidence to discredit the more than 17,000 signatures that were validated.

Source: ABC News July 23, 2024 20:19 UTC