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ND Supreme Court rejects challenge to GOP candidates, citing late filing

Updated Oct 31, 9:37 AM CT. Every fact below links to the source that reported it.

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Three Republican figures challenged the nominating petitions of four Republican legislative candidates on the ballot, alleging procedural violations in their petition filing. [KFYR-TV]
The petitioners claimed that missing addresses in the petitions of candidates Tim Mihalick, Blaine DesLauriers, and Steven Sauter were filled in by third parties, and that candidate Terry Goerger failed to claim an official party on his paperwork. [KFYR-TV]
The court rejected the petition because it was filed on September 28, roughly a month after the deadline for candidates to correct their petitions and after the general election ballot had been certified. [KFYR-TV] [Bismarck Tribune]
The justices stated that the delayed filing caused substantial prejudice to the four candidates and risked confusing voters. [KFYR-TV]
Justices Jerod Tufte and Douglas Bahr, who were themselves on the ballot, recused themselves and were replaced by surrogate justices William Neumann and David Reich. [KFYR-TV]

Are any of the petitioners planning to appeal the court's decision or pursue other legal remedies?
What specific deadline and procedures exist for correcting nominating petition errors, and why was it missed in these cases?

KFYR-TV: KFYR provided comprehensive reporting on the court's reasoning, identifying all four candidates and specific allegations (missing addresses, missing party claim), and noting that two of the petitioners had personally lost to candidates they challenged in the primary. Read it → · Ads
Bismarck Tribune: Bismarck Tribune provided a brief summary focusing on the outcome and the core legal issue of timing. Read it → · Paywall

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