 On September 4, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an emergency stay against the district court's order.The emergency stay barred the implementation of Judge Jones's injunction until the Ninth Circuit could hear an appeal, allowing the "none of these candidates" option to remain on the ballot in the November 2012 elections.On July 10, 2013, the Court of Appeals threw out the lawsuit, preserving the "none of these candidates" option.