Utah attorneys ask federal court for signature privacy TRO
April 15, 2010
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah: On April 14, one day shy of the state's petition drive deadline, David Irvine and Alan Smith filed a federal lawsuit in Utah's U.S. District Court alleging that Utah's laws about making signatures available to the public are unconstitutional. Irvine and Smith, working on behalf of supporters of the Ethics Commission Initiative, have asked a federal judge for a temporary restraining order to prevent the signatures from being disclosed to members of the public or, more to the point, opponents of the measure.[1]
The Irvine-Smith lawsuit mirrors a court case that will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in late April, Doe v. Reed, which is about signature privacy regarding the signatures filed to qualify Washington Referendum 71 (2009) for the ballot.
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- Utah 2010 ballot measures
- Utah signature requirements
- Ballot measure petition deadlines and requirements, 2010
- Ballot initiatives filed for the 2010 ballot
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