United States Ninth Circuit
Arizona Green Party v. Reagan, 14-15976
In an action brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 by the Arizona Green Party and a supporter challenging the constitutionality of Arizona's filing deadline for new party petition, the District Court's summary judgment in favor of the Arizona Secretary of State is affirmed where: 1) the Green Party did not meet its burden of showing that Arizona's 180-day petition-filing deadline significantly burdened its First and Fourteenth Amendment rights; and 2) the Secretary demonstrated that the restriction served Arizona's important interest in administering orderly elections.
Appellate Information
- Decided
- Published 2016/09/23
Judges
- McKEOWN
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit