The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected a GOP effort to remove 23 Libertarian candidates from the November ballot, saying the challenge came too late in the election cycle. Of the 23 races with challenged candidates, few are expected to be close.
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The Libertarian Party nominated the candidates in April, the court said, and the GOP waited until earlier this month to challenge their candidacies. In its opinion Friday, the court suggested the “emergency timeframe” argued by the GOP “is entirely the product of avoidable delay in bringing the matter to the courts.”
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