“Federal court strikes down Arizona election law in Nader challenge appeal”

JURIST has this report on yesterday’s opinion from the Ninth Circuit in Nader v. Brewer. The unanimous opinion struck down Arizona’s early filing deadline for independent candidates to get on the ballot, as well as its prohibition on non-residents circulating candidate petitions. Secretary of State Jan Brewer says she will ask the Arizona AG’s office to seek Supreme Court review, according to this story.

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