The Texas Green Party is asking the state Supreme Court to allow its candidates to be on the November statewide ballot.

The state Democratic Party sued to block the Green Party. A state district judge ruled last week that restricted corporate money was used to support a Green Party signature drive and did not comply with state election law.

A lawyer for the Green Party said an appeal was filed Monday.

Friday is the deadline for getting candidates certified for the November ballot.

The party has submitted 92,000 signatures to the secretary of state to support candidates Deb Shafto for governor, Herb Gonzales Jr. for lieutenant governor, Ed Lindsay for comptroller and Art Browning for railroad commissioner.