The Arizona Democratic Party has lost a round in court as it tries to keep a potential competitor and its candidates off the state's 2024 ballot.
Howard Fischer PHOENIX — A judge has rebuffed efforts by the Arizona Democratic Party to keep a potential competitor and its candidates off the state's 2024 ballot.
The ruling is a setback for the Democrats, who said in filing suit earlier this year they believe having the No Labels Party on the ballot"will make it more difficult to elect Democratic Party candidates.'' A third-party contender could have implications for Democratic President Joe Biden in 2024, particularly in Arizona. He only narrowly edged out then-President Donald Trump by 10,457 votes in 2020.
"To date, No Labels has not publicly disclosed its donors, leaving the sources of much of its funding largely unknown,'' the lawsuit said."Nor has No Labels publicly identified the donors behind the initiative to have it certified as a political party in Arizona, despite federal laws requiring political party committees spending more than $5,000 to influence a federal election to identify their donors in filings with the Federal Election Commission.
Moreover,"The complaint does not allege that anyone was confused or misled by the phrase,'' Cooper wrote. It also required there be separate affidavits of at least 10 people, attached to the signatures, asking for party recognition. But Herrera complained that No Labels continued to collect signatures after those affidavit sheets were signed."The statute does not mandate that the verification be signed only after all signatures in support of the petition have been collected,'' she wrote."Moreover, the court has no authority to insert such a requirement.
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