United States Ninth Circuit

In an action by independent candidates for president, including Ralph Nader, who were denied access to Hawaii's ballot for the 2004 election, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where the relevant provisions governing ballot access did not violate the Equal Protection Clause or the First and Fourteenth Amendments because plaintiffs failed to show that Hawaii's election scheme imposed a severe burden on independent candidates for president even in light of an examination of Hawaii's regulatory scheme as a whole.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/01/2010
• Published 09/01/2010

Judges

• Per Curiam

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel J. Treuden, Aaron H. Schuland