Government
Jun. 2, 2020
New political party says shutdown orders keep it from getting on November ballot
They argue the party is unable to reach the threshold of more than 68,000 signatures due to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home orders, leading to violations of the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
A political party formed last year sued Secretary of State Alex Padilla over a law they say is illegally keeping them from placing a presidential candidate on California's general election ballot in November.
The Common Sense Party is challenging a state law that requires a new party to show at least 0.33% of registered voters in the state are members in order to make the ballot. The plaintiffs say the requirement does not apply to...
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