[Sosfbay-discuss] Green Party Decertified

[Edward]

                Arkansas Green Party Files Lawsuit to Be Restored to the Ballot                
               
              August 27th, 2009, Ballot Access News

 
               
                On
August 27, the Arkansas Green Party filed a lawsuit in U.S. District
Court against the state’s definition of “political party”, which is a
group that polled 3% for the office at the top of the ticket in the
last election (President in presidential election years, Governor in
midterm years). UPDATE: here
is a TV station’s news story about the lawsuit. In 2008, the Green
Party polled over 20% for U.S. Senate in Arkansas, averaged over 19%
for its candidates for U.S. House, elected a state legislator, but it
was still removed from the ballot because it hadn’t polled 3% for
President.

The case is Green Party of Arkansas v Daniels, 4:09-cv-695.  It was assigned to Judge J. Leon Holmes, a Bush, Jr. appointee.  Here is the complaint.  This is an ACLU case.
              


      
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