The AP reports that erstwhile independent Senate candidate Herbert Hoffman is attempting a new legal maneuver to get his name on the ballot.

His filing, on behalf of both himself and 13 supporters who signed his petitions, requests a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction to guarantee quick action before the ballot design is finalized.

John Branson, the Portland lawyer representing Hoffman, said the plaintiffs believe their constitutional rights to freedom of political expression and due process were violated by a Maine Supreme Judicial Court interpretation of state election law.