Democratic Party v. Stapleton

09/23/2020 SYNOPSIS OF THE CASE Case Number: DA 20-0396 2020 MT 244: DA 20-0396, MONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY and TAYLOR BLOSSOM, RYAN FILZ, MADELINE NEUMEYER, and REBECCA WEED, individual electors, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. STATE OF MONTANA, by and through its SECRETARY OF STATE COREY STAPLETON, Defendant and Appellant.1 The Montana Supreme Court upheld the District Court’s order prohibiting the Secretary of State’s office from qualifying the Montana Green Party as a minor party eligible for the 2020 election ballot. Section 13-10-601(2), MCA, requires the political party seeking to nominate…