People Not Politicians, the group that organized the petition and sent in “over three times” the number of signatures required to overcome any Republican meddling, filed a lawsuit challenging the insufficiency declaration in state court Tuesday afternoon. It is, in fact, part of a pattern of his obstruction and attempts to thwart the will of the people.” The group says it’s clear that the purpose of Hoskins’ foot dragging was to put the petition on ice until the elections are held under the 7-1 gerrymander. If the courts side with People Not Politicians that Hoskins wrongly refused to certify the petition, the validity of the primary results is thrown into flux. “There may have to be a court case on that if somebody wants to challenge the primary,” Chuck Hatfield-Stinson, legal counsel for the group, said Wednesday.