[EL] “Seventh Circuit Strikes Down Limited Voting for Indianapolis Judicial Races”

[Edward Still]

I think the system used in Marion County is more properly called "limited
nomination" because the parties are ones limited. "Limited voting"
generally refers to a multi-seat election in which voters have fewer votes
than the number of seats being filled.



“Seventh Circuit Strikes Down Limited Voting for Indianapolis Judicial
Races” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=75921>
Posted on September 10, 2015 10:31 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=75921>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Ballot Access News:
<http://ballot-access.org/2015/09/10/seventh-circuit-strikes-down-limited-voting-for-indianapolis-judicial-races/>

On September 9, the Seventh Circuit agreed with the U.S. District Court
that Indiana cannot provide for limited voting in partisan judicial races.
The case is Common Cause Indiana v Individual Members of the Indiana
Election Commission, 14-3300. Here is the 32-page opinion
<http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D09-09/C:14-3300:J:Springmann:aut:T:fnOp:N:1618296:S:0>
.

Indiana’s limited voting law only applies to Marion County, which is
identical to the city of Indianapolis. The law says no party may run
candidates for more than half the seats for Superior Court Judge. Some
years 16 seats are up; in those years no party may run more than 8
nominees. Other years, 20 seats are up; in those years no party may run
more than 10 nominees. The purpose of the law is to prevent one party from
winning all the races.

The decision is on shaky grounds, because elsewhere around the nation,
limited voting has been upheld.




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