Montana Supreme Court Rules Green Party Senate Candidate Can Appear on Ballot

Montana’s Supreme Court ruled on Sept. 17 that Green Party candidate Robert Barb will be on the ballot for the Nov. 5 election, rejecting a legal challenge from the state’s Democratic Party. The Montana Democratic Party (MDP) sued Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen and the Montana Green Party in August contesting Barb’s candidacy after he replaced Senate primary winner Michael Downey. MDP argued that Barb was appointed rather than nominated. Barb finished second in the Green Party primary for the U.S. Senate, behind Downey, who dropped out of the race on Aug. 12, the final day a candidate could withdraw without appearing on the ballot....