Connecticut Concedes that Out-of-State Petitioner Ban is Unconstitutional for General Election Petitions and Presidential Primary Petitions

On August 9, attorneys for Connecticut settled two federal lawsuits over the state’s ban on out-of-state petitioners. The state agreed that the ban is unconstitutional for general election candidate petitions, and also petitions to get someone on a presidential primary ballot. The two cases are Libertarian Party of Connecticut v Merrill, 3:15cv-1851, and Wilmoth v Merrill, 3:16cv-223.

The state still bans out-of-state circulators for petitions to get someone on a non-presidential primary. Thanks to Dan Barrett of the Connecticut ACLU for this news.


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Connecticut Concedes that Out-of-State Petitioner Ban is Unconstitutional for General Election Petitions and Presidential Primary Petitions — 2 Comments

  1. Each State continues to be a sovereign NATION-State — regardless of ALL legal morons.

    i.e. ONLY internal citizens having ANY political powers.

  2. Libertarian Party still owes me $1500 plus for getting them on the ballot for 2012. They did pay me for 2008. If they paid what they owed they would already be on the ballot. Also would have been less expensive if they had hired me when I was in Illinois. The petition drive has been mismanaged.

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