Legal Opinion
Constitution Party of Pennsylv v. Carol Aichele
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 9, 2014No. 13-1952PublishedCited by 947 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JORDAN, Circuit Judge.
The Appellants, political groups in Pennsylvania and several of their supporters, have invoked 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to challenge the constitutionality of two provisions of Pennsylvania’s election code that regulate ballot access, namely title 25, sections 2911(b) and 2937 of Pennsylvania’s Consolidated Statutes. Section 2911(b) and a similar section, § 2872.2(a), require that candidates seeking to be included on the general election ballot — other than Republicans and Democrats — must submit nomination papers with a specified number of signatures. Section…
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