Ninth Circuit Grants Rehearing in Case Involving Privacy for Initiative Proponents

On October 7, the Ninth Circuit agreed to rehear Chula Vista Citizens for Jobs v Norris, 12-55726. The original decision, released several months ago, struck down a California law that says the proponents of local initiatives must be named on each petition sheet. The plaintiffs had argued that if people need to know which individuals are sponsoring a local initiative, that information is on file in city or county offices; but that they don’t wish to be listed on each petition sheet. The original decision had been 2-1. Thanks to Rick Hasen for this news.


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