Robin Richards Makes Ballot Despite Party Pushback | Lincoln News

0:00It's September 9th. Lincoln News today starts now. AI-powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. So, the Nebraska Democratic Party tried to block Robin Richards from being on the November ballot for the new working people party. They argued that because she was a registered Democrat and ran in the primary, she shouldn't be allowed on another party's ticket for the general. Election. But the state supreme court, through Judge Stephanie Stacey, said Nah, that interpretation wasn't right. She basically said a different state law applied, and the Secretary of State did the right thing by certifying Richards for the ballot. This whole thing started because Richards, who was a right in candidate before, formed this working people party and got enough signatures to be. Official. The Democrats weren't happy with their party chair even calling it a grievance project, funded by conservative money. Now, the Secretary of State has until this Friday, September 11th, to finalize the ballot for the November 3rd election.

1:00So, Richards will be on there, running against folks like incumbent Senator Pete Ricketts and others. It's a pretty interesting legal battle over ballot access and party rules, and it looks like the working people party is officially in the running for. This election cycle.