The Nevada Supreme Court has removed the Green Party from the state's November presidential ballot, siding with the Nevada State Democratic Party, which filed a lawsuit that claimed the Green Party used the wrong petition form to gather signatures. In a decision that overturned a lower court ruling, the justices found that the form lacked a critical element, the attestation that each signatory was a registered voter in their county, News 3 LV reported.

The 5-2 ruling has elicited reactions from various corners, including dissenting Justices Herndon and Pickering who were concerned about due process violations and a resulting "significant injustice." Jill Stein of the Green Party expressed her discontent through a social media statement, "this is a slap in the face to democracy, to the rule of law, and to millions of voters in NV who are now denied a real choice by the machinations of the corrupt political elite," Stein wrote as reported by News 3 LV.

With the ruling, the only third-party candidate appearing on the Nevada ballot will be Libertarian Party's Chase Oliver. Other independents, like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., had already withdrawn from the race. The Green Party's omission from the ballot is seen as a potential benefit to Democrat candidates given the fear that left-leaning voters might otherwise be drawn away from them, as outlined by The Nevada Independent.

The Green Party maintained that they had followed guidance from the Nevada Secretary of State's office, who provided the sample petition. However, the majority in the Supreme Court ruled that using the incorrect form could not be excused and disqualified the Green Party from the ballot. The dissenting justices, Herndon and Pickering, described this as "excuses an egregious error" that undermines judicial notions of fairness, according to statements obtained by The Nevada Independent. Nevada's Secretary of State's office has since stated that ensuring accurate information is a priority and that they respect the justices' decision.