U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear ballot access cases
June 8, 2010
Alabama: The Supreme Court of the United States refused, on June 7, to hear two cases, one from Alabama and one from Louisiana, on ballot access issues. The Alabama case was a challenge to the number of signatures required to put an independent candidate on the ballot for the U.S. House of Representatives because it requires more signatures than it does to be an independent candidate for President. The case from Louisiana was over whether or not Bob Barr should be a candidate on the ballot after he failed to meet a deadline set by the Secretary of State, but did meet the one set by the Governor.[1]
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama
State courts:
Alabama Supreme Court • Alabama Court of Civil Appeals • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals • Alabama Circuit Courts • Alabama District Courts • Alabama Juvenile Courts • Alabama Municipal Courts • Alabama Probate Courts • Alabama Small Claims Courts
State resources:
Courts in Alabama • Alabama judicial elections • Judicial selection in Alabama
