Posted at Ballot Access News
On September 25, a U.S. District Court in Mississippi ruled against Brian Moore, in the lawsuit to place him on the ballot as the presidential nominee of the Natural Law Party. The issue was whether the state should have accepted his paperwork, which was submitted on the deadline [day] at 5:10 p.m. He plans to appeal. Thanks to Darcy Richardson for this news. The judge ruled orally from the bench; nothing is in writing yet.
In a phone conversation, Brian Moore explained that the office had told his paperwork deliverer that they would hold the doors open, and that the deliverer got there at 5:01 with people still there, but was not let in. The law in question specifies that the paperwork has to be delivered on that day, but
does not specify a time of day.
I thought Barr was considering appealing to federal courts?
The Barr case in Texas is over. Since it went straight into the Texas Supreme Court, there is no place else for it to go. But it’s not over in the sense that we are still waiting for the Texas Supreme Court to issue an opinion explaining its reasoning, which (when it comes, which might be months and months away) will be very interesting and probably useful.
If the 5th circuit sides against Moore, wouldn’t that help the Barr case in TX?
I certainly hope so.
I am optimistic that Brian can win his appeal in the 5th circuit. The 5th circuit consists of only Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Most of the judges on the 5th circuit are Texans. They will probably be aware that Texas let the Dems & Reps slide for several days, and that will help.