[EL] New Hampshire Sec. of State seems to defy First Circuit

[Richard Winger]

Minor parties in California are challenging top-two in court.  The Libertarian Party, the Peace & Freedom Party, and the Green Party of Alameda County, filed a case in Alameda County Superior Court last year.  It is still pending.

Also the Washington state Libertarian Party has a cert petition in before the US Supreme Court, which is also pending.

Also in California, some members of non-qualified parties have a lawsuit pending in the 9th circuit against the aspect of top-two that denies party labels to members of unqualified parties.

Richard Winger

415-922-9779

PO Box 470296, San Francisco Ca 94147

--- On Sat, 6/23/12, Larry Levine <larrylevine at earthlink.net> wrote:

From: Larry Levine <larrylevine at earthlink.net>
Subject: RE: [EL] New Hampshire Sec. of State seems to defy First Circuit
To: richardwinger at yahoo.com, law-election at uci.edu
Date: Saturday, June 23, 2012, 9:48 AM

As a practical matter, California’s “top-two” primary system denies access to the ballot to all minor party candidates in the General Election, at which members of the state and federal legislature will be elected. Every four years it also will deny access to minor party candidates for statewide constitutional office. Yes, I know, they can qualify for the General Election ballot by finishing in the top two in the Primary. But remember, I said “as a practical matter”. I will never understand why the leaders of the minor parties didn’t join together to urge their members to vote against the measure that created this system and I can’t understand why they haven’t challenged it in court. Larry  From: law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu [mailto:law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Winger
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 9:27 AM
To: law-election at uci.edu
Subject: [EL] New Hampshire Sec. of State seems to defy First Circuit  http://www.ballot-access.org/2012/06/23/new-hampshire-secretary-of-state-decides-not-to-give-libertarian-party-its-own-party-column-even-if-it-successfully-qualifies/

Richard Winger
415-922-9779
PO Box 470296, San Francisco Ca 94147  
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