The judge's order also canceled an evidentiary hearing that was to determine whether the ballot's design had confused voters.
"It confuses voters, and when they are confused they go with the incumbent."
All they do is confuse voters and make debates impossibly complex.
He said the last-minute appearance of candidates claiming to belong to other groups with an environmental focus had confused voters.
"This mailing is solely designed to confuse and discourage voters."
Federalist leaders denounce the plan, saying it is intended to confuse voters.
The board said the similar-sounding names would confuse voters.
The government rejected the idea, arguing that it might confuse voters.
Sekula-Gibbs was asked if the special election would confuse voters.
The incumbent charged that this was an attempt to confuse voters and remove him from the city council.