Indiana Supreme Court Explains Why it Kept John Rust Off the Republican Primary Ballot for U.S. Senate

Posted on by March 7, 2024

On March 6, the Indiana Supreme Court released its opinion in Morales v Rust, 23S-PL-371, the lawsuit over the requirements to get on a primary ballot. The law requires candidates to have voted in each of that party’s two previous primaries, although the party can grant a waiver.

The Court had already let it be known on February 27 that the law had been upheld, but it didn’t release its opinion until March 6. Here it is. The vote was 3-2, something that had not been known back on February 27.

The opinion of two justices, upholding the law, is 41 pages. A concurrence by a third justice is 18 pages. The dissent is 25 pages.

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Indiana Supreme Court Explains Why it Kept John Rust Off the Republican Primary Ballot for U.S. Senate — 14 Comments

  7. There’s nothing wrong with that Republican Party official denying him access to their party prim-

    Oh, they receive public funding for their primary? They therefore concede their ability to restrict ballot access. The second part of the Affiliation Statute is illegal.

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    The past primary participation rule is fine, the party can choose their ballot access requir-

    Oh, it’s a State law, not a party law? The State isn’t allowed to discriminate like this. The first part of the Affiliation Statute is illegal.

  8. Do they have an option to not receive primary funding? If so, they should reject it.

  9. PARTIES ARE NOT INDEPENDENT EMPIRES BUT ARE FACTIONS/FRACTIONS OF PUBLIC ELECTORS.

    PUBLIC NOMINATION OF PUBLIC CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICES BY PUBLIC ELECTORS VIA PUBLIC LAWS.

    CAN TROLL MORONS SPELL PUBLIC 5 TIMES ???

  11. AZ is not a troll moron. AZ is a troll bot. People who treat it as if it was human are morons.

  13. No sore loser laws. Any candidate who loses, or is disqualified by party rule, from a tax-financed primary should have automatic standing to run as an Independent in the general election; and, that person can also be endorsed by any other party or group. Screw ballot access censorship by the few of who shall hold elective offices to manipulate the preferences of the many.
    In effective, such laws make all parties agencies of the state and thereby forfeit private individual rights.

  14. Reality sucks, but it’s not about to change in the ways people here spend inordinate amounts of time talking about.

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