On June 27, the California Secretary of State informed the U.S. Supreme Court that she intends to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear her appeal in Libertarian Party of Los Angeles County v Bowen. The issue is standing. The 9th Circuit had ruled that the party has standing to challenge the residency requirements for petitioners, and the Secretary of State wants the standing decision reversed. The Secretary did not actually file a cert petition; instead she asked for an extension of 30 days in which to file the cert petition, on the grounds that her attorney would have trouble filing it by the July 10 deadline. The U.S. Supreme Court routinely approves requests to extend this type of deadline. Here is the Secretary of State’s message to the U.S. Supreme Court.