Lawsuit on California Party Labels Moves Ahead

On March 19, U.S. District Court Judge Andre Birotte asked attorneys for the state of California to file an Answer to the Complaint in Soltysik v Padilla, c.d., 2:15cv-7916. This is the case over whether members of unqualified parties may have their party listed on the ballot. Current law says they can only have “party preference: none” printed on the ballot, if they are running for Congress or partisan state office. The plaintiff is a registered Socialist.

The U.S. District Court had dismissed this case some years ago, but then the Ninth Circuit reinstated it, so there will be a trial unless the state decides to settle the case.


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Lawsuit on California Party Labels Moves Ahead — 4 Comments

  1. Discovery as to why the unionized SOS employees came up with such a contorted understanding of the law.

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