On January 3, New Mexico congressional candidate Don Wiviott filed a lawsuit in state court, alleging that the new primary ballot access (for office other than president) is unconstitutional. The 2007 legislature changed the primary ballot access law, so that no one without at least 20% support at party conventions may appear on the primary ballot. Wiviott is running for U.S. House, 3rd district. The lawsuit is in state court in Santa Fe. It is called Wiviott v State, 101cv-2008-22.
Last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision, New York State Board of Elections v Lopez Torres, will make it very difficult for Wiviott to win his lawsuit, unless the court decides that the New Mexico State Constitution has more ballot access protection than the U.S. Constitution does.
Perhaps D.W. can get some lawyers with some BRAINS — able to use 14 Amdt, Sec. 1 and detect that separate is NOT equal — Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483, 495 (1954).
Who really give a crap. Another Dem? They’ve got this state so screwed up half of the working population is looking for the exit door. Personally I think NM is ready to be returned back to US territorial status, it’s state status revoked. Think I’m kidding? Come down for a visit some time but bring your own weapons, you’ll need em’.