United States Sixth Circuit

Ohio Rev. Code sections 3505.03 and 3517.01, which require political parties to obtain a minimum amount of votes or signatures before they can obtain a partisan cue for its candidates on election ballots, does not violate the 1st or 14th Amendments of the US Constitution.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/31/2001
• Decided 02/23/2001
• Published 02/23/2001

Judges

• Before DAUGHTREY and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  HEYBURN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Arthur James Marziale, Jr. (argued and briefed), Office of Attorney General, Chief Counsel Staff, Columbus, OH, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• William V. Stephenson, (argued and briefed), Wood County Public Defender, Bowling Green, OH, for Appellees.