Comments on: First Independent State Senate Candidate in California Since 1994 http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/18/first-independent-state-senate-candidate-in-california-since-1994/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=9334 By: Jim R http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/18/first-independent-state-senate-candidate-in-california-since-1994/comment-page-1/#comment-479348 Jim R Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:35:33 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3808#comment-479348 Wouldn't the Democratic Party or even a Democratic voter have standing to bring the lawsuit? The provision in the California constitution (a) requires nomination by primary; (b) placement on the general election ballot of the candidate with the most votes in the primary. It is more about voters's rights than the candidate's right. Wouldn’t the Democratic Party or even a Democratic voter have standing to bring the lawsuit?

The provision in the California constitution (a) requires nomination by primary; (b) placement on the general election ballot of the candidate with the most votes in the primary. It is more about voters’s rights than the candidate’s right.

]]> By: Richard http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/18/first-independent-state-senate-candidate-in-california-since-1994/comment-page-1/#comment-478315 Richard Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:56:06 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3808#comment-478315 That Democratic write-in candidate, Dennis Morris, still hasn't filed a lawsuit, unfortunately. Dennis Morris is an attorney and might conceivably still file such a lawsuit, but time is running out. That Democratic write-in candidate, Dennis Morris, still hasn’t filed a lawsuit, unfortunately. Dennis Morris is an attorney and might conceivably still file such a lawsuit, but time is running out.

]]> By: Jim R http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/08/18/first-independent-state-senate-candidate-in-california-since-1994/comment-page-1/#comment-478310 Jim R Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:40:35 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3808#comment-478310 Wasn't there a Democrat write-in candidate who was challenging the state law based on the California constitution? Wasn’t there a Democrat write-in candidate who was challenging the state law based on the California constitution?

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