California Asks Ninth Circuit to Give it More time to File a Petition for Rehearing in Party Labels Lawsuit

On December 10, the California Secretary of State told the Ninth Circuit that it intends to ask for a rehearing en banc in Soltysik v Padilla, the case over party labels for candidates who are members of unqualified parties.  The next day, the Ninth Circuit extended the deadline for the state to ask for a rehearing to January 16.  The intervenors, “Californians to Protect the Open Primary” joined in with this request.


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California Asks Ninth Circuit to Give it More time to File a Petition for Rehearing in Party Labels Lawsuit — 6 Comments

  1. While it wold be helpful for the current UN-qualified parties for this suit to be finished in time for any candidates currently dis-advantaged by this item, to have their registered party name beside their personal name in the March, 2020 General Election, it’s far more critical that this issue be resolved by October, 2021. That way the small parties trying to QUALIFY for the California ballot will be able to use the vote percentage rule to qualify for the 2024 ballot especially the Presidential line in November, 2024.

  2. The 9th Circuit decision was simply for the district court to take the case seriously and hold a trial. This is just a delay ploy.

  3. While the cause is worthy, remember that in a two-party system, we can have hundreds of varying party labels correctly printed, but everyone already knows who will win.

    The United Coalition USA is continuing our eliminating of all single winner election districts everywhere, Earth Day 2019 in Central California.

    Eliminate all single winner election districts including Top Two, since Top Two elects a single winner district.

    Multiple winner districts only, President and Vice President both elected simultaneously under the new pure proportional representation (PPR) Electoral College, no exceptions anywhere.

    Now in Arlington Texas, the upcoming May 2019 City Council Election, a Libertarian and a Green, male and female, for the single seat, to set new precedents in unity.

  4. ANY sanctions (esp $$$) on the lawyers doing *delay ploys* — esp in subverting election systems ???

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