{"id":2323692,"date":"2024-08-13T10:38:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T14:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-the-people-stays-on-north-carolina-ballot-after-injunction-denied-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T10:45:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T14:45:25","slug":"we-the-people-stays-on-north-carolina-ballot-after-injunction-denied-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-the-people-stays-on-north-carolina-ballot-after-injunction-denied-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"We The People stays on North Carolina ballot after injunction denied &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwe-the-people-stays-on-north-carolina-ballot-after-injunction-denied-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2323692&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses\u2062 a recent \u2064legal decision allowing the &#8220;We \u200cThe\u2064 People&#8221; Party to remain on\u2062 the ballot in North Carolina, \u2063despite attempts by the Democratic \u2063Party \u2064to\u200c remove \u200cit. Wake County Superior Court Judge\u200c Keith Gregory denied an emergency injunction that \u2062would have barred Robert \u200cF. Kennedy \u200dJr.\u2064 from running as a choice for voters. This\u200d decision followed a\u200c 4-1 ruling by the\u2064 State Board\u200d of Elections in favor\u200b of the\u200b party,\u2063 which is now recognized as one of eight political parties in the \u200bstate. The\u2063 ruling \u200ccame about a month before significant election dates, with \u200dabsentee\u2063 ballots due\u2063 to be distributed in 25 days \u200cand Election Day set for November\u2063 5. The \u2064article\u2063 highlights the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-left-nice-note-for-biden-when-leaving-office\/\" title=\"Trump left a &#039;nice note&#039; for Biden upon leaving office, he says.\">contentious political landscape<\/a>\u200d in North \u200dCarolina, including legal challenges and investigations around the election process, and the broader implications\u200d of party \u200drepresentation in \u200cthe state&#8217;s electoral system. Kennedy\u2019s \u200drunning \u2062mate is \u200didentified as Nicole Shanahan.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">We The People stays on North Carolina ballot after injunction denied<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1729329\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; We The People Party, despite an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-avuncular-facade-barely-hides-his-anger-at-the-media-and-the-74-million-americans-who-voted-for-the-other-guy\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Avuncular Fa\u00e7ade Barely Hides His Anger At The Media \u2014 And The 74 Million Americans Who Voted For The Other Guy\">11th-hour attempt<\/a> by the North Carolina Democratic Party, will remain on the ballot for more than 7.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-despite-floridas-even-split-between-gop-dems-desantis-has-strong-approval-rating-overwhelming-support-on-pandemic\/\" title=\"POLL: Despite Florida\u2019s Even Split Between GOP, Dems, DeSantis Has Strong Approval Rating, Overwhelming Support On Pandemic\">5 million registered voters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wake County Superior Court Judge Keith Gregory said no to an emergency injunction that would have kept Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a former Democrat, from being a choice for voters of the state. The State Board of Elections ruled 4-1 in the party&rsquo;s favor on July 16 after delaying decision on July 9 and voting on June 26 against 3-2.<\/p>\n<p>While Kennedy&rsquo;s access to the ballot draws headlines, party recognition means voters have choices for affiliation. We The People is one of eight in the state. Also, the party can place other candidates on the ballot in other races, not just president.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have a 3-2 majority on the board. Siobhan Millan was against the party in all votes; fellow Democrats Alan Hirsch, the chairman, and Jeff Carmon also were initially against. Republicans Kevin Lewis and Stacy Eggers voted for the party at each juncture.<\/p>\n<p>Gregory, the judge, is a registered Democrat.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsbe.gov\/voting\/upcoming-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Absentee-by-mail ballots are 25 days away from going out<\/strong><\/a>, early in-person voting is 66 days away, and Nov. 5 Election Day is 85 days away.<\/p>\n<p>The threshold for gaining access for a party is 13,865 signatures by petition. Not only&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/north_carolina\/article_598218bc-4389-11ef-8353-ffefd7f2e1bb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>did We The People exceed that<\/strong><\/a>, so too did the Constitution Party and the Justice For All Party. The latter was denied, the former overcame initial votes against.<\/p>\n<p>In a year with Democrats saying &ldquo;democracy is on the ballot&rdquo; and people regardless of party questioning integrity of the process, the state board has been named in a pair of lawsuits, and been investigated on the state and federal levels. All in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/north_carolina\/article_ac8e9a28-4b89-11ef-ad5e-3ff4f5429065.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>the first 26 days of July<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>State lawmakers, a Republican majority in both chambers of the General Assembly, have been unsuccessful converting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-and-gop-senator-thom-tillis-win-north-carolina-decision-desk-hq\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump and GOP Senator Thom Tillis Win North Carolina: Decision Desk HQ\">state election board<\/a> and respective boards for all 100 counties into a choice for equal representation by Democrats and Republicans. Their effort has been criticized as a road to gridlock while, in the aftermath instead, a summer of litigation and investigation of actions has played out.<\/p>\n<p>We The People, the Kennedy24 website says, symbolizes &ldquo;that our government draws it power from the people that it was made to serve.&rdquo; California native Nicole Shanahan, a patent attorney and entrepreneur, is Kennedy&rsquo;s running mate.<\/p>\n<p>Politicos say the party, and the Justice For All Party, could possibly draw votes that might otherwise go to Democrats. Similarly, the Constitution Party is conservative in values and could siphon votes from Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy-Shanahan are on the ballot in 17 states: Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Vermont.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats face an uphill pattern in the fight for the office Kennedy seeks. Since Lyndon B. Johnson won North Carolina in 1964, the only Democrats to carry the state in 14 elections since are Jimmy Carter in 1976 and Barack Obama in 2008 &ndash;&nbsp;and neither did so four years later.<\/p>\n<p>Downballot is different. Democrats have been the overwhelming party to win state level races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/electoral-college\/allocation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>16 electoral college votes<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and is considered one of seven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-election-board-stalls-on-two-approves-constitution-party-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"North Carolina election board stalls on two, approves Constitution Party - Washington Examiner\">key battleground states representing 93 electoral college votes<\/a>. The others are Pennsylvania (19), Georgia (16), Michigan (15), Arizona (11), Wisconsin (10) and Nevada (six).<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1729329\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1729329\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We The People will remain on the North Carolina ballot after a last-minute effort by the North Carolina Democratic Party to remove it was denied. Wake County Superior Court Judge Keith Gregory rejected an emergency injunction that would have prevented Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a former Democrat, from being listed as an option for voters in the state. The State Board of Elections had previously voted 4-1 in favor of the party on July 16, following a delay in decision-making and an earlier vote against it on June 26. While Kennedy&#8217;s candidacy has garnered attention, the recognition of We The People allows voters more options for party affiliation; it is one of eight recognized parties in North Carolina and can also nominate candidates for other offices beyond just president.<\/p>\n<p>The board has a Democratic majority of 3-2, with Siobhan Millan opposing the party at every vote, while fellow Democrats Alan Hirsch and Jeff Carmon initially opposed as well. Republicans Kevin Lewis and Stacy Eggers consistently supported We The People throughout the process. Judge Gregory is registered as a Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>With absentee ballots set to be mailed out in 25 days and early voting starting in 66 days, Election Day is just over two months away. To qualify for ballot access, parties must gather at least 13,865 signatures; We The People surpassed this requirement along with both the Constitution Party and Justice For All Party\u2014though only We The People gained approval after initial opposition.<\/p>\n<p>As Democrats emphasize that &#8220;democracy is on the ballot,&#8221; questions about electoral integrity have arisen amid ongoing lawsuits involving state election officials who are under investigation at both state and federal levels within just weeks into July. Republican lawmakers have struggled to reform election boards to ensure equal representation between Democrats and Republicans amidst criticism that their efforts could lead to gridlock rather than resolution.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kennedy&#8217;s campaign website, We The People represents &#8220;the idea that our government derives its power from those it serves.&#8221; Nicole Shanahan, a California patent attorney and entrepreneur, is running alongside Kennedy. Political analysts suggest that both We The People and Justice For All could attract votes typically cast for Democrats while conservative values associated with the Constitution Party might draw support away from Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy-Shanahan are currently listed on ballots across 17 states including North Carolina among others like California and Texas. Historically speaking, since Lyndon B. Johnson&#8217;s victory in North Carolina during 1964 elections only Jimmy Carter (1976) and Barack Obama (2008) have won there for Democrats\u2014neither succeeding four years later\u2014while down-ballot races show stronger Democratic performance at state levels such as governor or attorney general positions.<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina holds significant weight with its allocation of 16 electoral college votes among seven critical battleground states totaling up to 93 electoral college votes overall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2323693,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24089182959127-1024x667.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[37993,37992,37991],"class_list":["post-2323692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-injunction-denied","tag-north-carolina-ballot","tag-we-the-people"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24089182959127-1024x667.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2323692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2323693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2323692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2323692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}