"We don't know what can or can't be done with these demands," the official said. "Hopefully there will be some resolution that's beneficial to all sides."
The Nader campaign has been less optimistic about the possibility of compromise, maintaining that the CPD has frequently and unashamedly abused its power.
"Every other person who showed up with a transferable ticket was allowed in," Malkan said, arguing that Nader was excluded because of his political opposition to the CPD and his affiliation with the Green Party--an exclusion that Nader believes violates Massachusetts civil rights law.
Nader and his supporters are also currently suing the Federal Election Commission for the right to appear in the presidential debates as a candidate.