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North Dakota Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Four GOP Legislative Candidates
Updated Oct 29, 6:08 PM CT. Every fact below links to the source that reported it.
What the primary sources show
- The North Dakota Supreme Court rejected a petition challenging the eligibility of four Republican legislative candidates, ruling that the challenge was filed too late. [KFYR-TV] [Bismarck Tribune]
- The petition was filed by three Republican figures—Matthew Evans, Jeff Hoverson, and Douglas Pearson—in late September, after the deadline for candidates to file corrections and after the general election ballot was certified. [KFYR-TV]
- The four candidates challenged were Tim Mihalick and Blaine DesLauriers of District 3 House, Steven Sauter of District 7, and Terry Goerger of District 25. [KFYR-TV]
- The petitioners contended that Mihalick and DesLauriers had missing addresses filled in by third parties and that Goerger failed to properly declare party affiliation on his paperwork. [KFYR-TV]
- The court stated the late filing disrupted the ongoing election and caused substantial prejudice to the four candidates. [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]
What they left out / still unanswered
- What specific corrections to their nominating petitions could each of the four candidates have made during the filing deadline?
- Do Evans, Hoverson, or Pearson plan any further legal action or appeal?
- Have any of the four candidates issued a response to the court's ruling?
Official line vs. how each source framed it
- KFYR-TV: Detailed the specific procedural allegations against each candidate, explained the court's reasoning about timing and prejudice, and reported the recusal of two sitting justices. Read it → · Ads
- Bismarck Tribune: Brief account stating only that the court rejected the challenge and that the plaintiffs filed too late. Read it → · Paywall
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