On June 13, the New York Libertarian Party filed a federal lawsuit against the state law that bans out-of-state circulators. Merced v Spano, e.d., 1:16cv-3054. The case was assigned to Judge Sterling Johnson, Jr., a Bush Sr. appointee.
New York, New Jersey, Missouri, and Connecticut are the only states that still ban out-of-state circulators for general election candidate petitions. Earlier this year, the Connecticut ban was enjoined, in a lawsuit filed by the Connecticut Libertarian Party.
The briefs on whether injunctive relief should be granted will all be submitted by July 8, and the hearing is July 11 at 11 a.m. in Brooklyn.
This is another one of those things that I agree with in principle but that is not a good sign as a reflection of a party’s strength. New York State has a huge population. Can’t they find volunteers locally?
Some signatures will be collected by volunteers, but nothing beats professionals for quick and accurate work, generally speaking.
It is about time. Way to go LP of NY!
A victory in this lawsuit will also mean that volunteers from neighboring states will be able to gather petition signatures for the LP of NY.
Each State happens to be a SOVEREIGN nation-State for its internal politics —
1776 DOI
1777 Art Confed
1783 USA-Brit Peace Treaty
1787 Const – Art. VII
i.e. internal citizens vs OUTSIDE folks.
Too many judge MORONS to count.
Races for federal office have a direct impact on the rest of the nation. Also, people do not give up their rights when the cross a state boundary line. Free speech still applies if a person who lives in Pennsylvania or New Jersey crosses into New York.
Should read, “they cross…”