Colorado Ballot Access Case Will Get Quick Hearing in 10th Circuit

The 10th Circuit has agreed to an expedited briefing schedule in Curry v Daley,10-1265.  This is the case over whether Colorado’s one year disaffiliation for independent candidates is constitutional.  The legislature passed a bill this year relaxing it but the new relaxed law isn’t effective until 2011.  The reason for the court hearing is to determine if the old law should be declared unconstitutional this year, in time for independent legislator Kathleen Curry to be on the ballot as an independent candidate, for re-election.

Curry’s brief has already been filed, and the state’s brief is due August 9.  The court will issue an opinion no later than September 2.


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