Arizona Will Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Restore June Petition Deadline and Ban on Out-of-State Circulators
October 8th, 2008On July 9, 2008, the 9th circuit struck down Arizona’s June petition deadline for independent presidential petitions, and also its ban on out-of-state circulators. On October 8, the state decided to ask for U.S. Supreme Court review.
October 8th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Richard,
If the Supreme Court decides against Arizona, does this strike down ALL out of state petitioning bans?
October 8th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Yes! But of course we don’t even know yet if the US Supreme Court will accept the case.
October 8th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
One more chance for any amicus folks with some brains about —
Separate – is – NOT – equal.
i.e. ALL of the UNequal stuff in all 50 States for major party candidates, minor party candidates and independent candidates.
October 8th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Damn, the establisment politicians in Arizona sure are determined to make ballot access more difficult. They sure are afraid of having more choices on the ballot for the voters.
October 8th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
The politicians in Arizona have caught the Oklahoma disease. It comes from practicing bi-partisan political monogamy. They also don’t trust other parties who might get an inside peek at the corrupt practices of their Mafia code.
October 9th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Yes, any time Arid Zona gets more democracy, like my SUCESSFUL efforts for Anderson – Lacey in 1980, the establishment strikes back.
Remember, not the best example, the state elected an INDEPENDENT GOVERNOR in the 1980s!
The more we suceed, the more the Dems and GOP fight back.
October 9th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
No Arizona Governor has been anything except a Democrat or Republican. Maybe Don is thinking of Evan Mecham (elected in 1986), but he was a Republican.