Legal Opinion
South Carolina Green Party v. South Carolina State Election Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 20, 2010No. 09-1915PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEENAN, Circuit Judge:
Eugene Platt and the South Carolina Green Party challenge the constitutionality of South Carolina’s “sore-loser” statute, S.C.Code § 7-11-10, as applied to Platt’s Green Party candidacy for South Carolina House Seat 115. 1 The district court upheld the constitutionality of the statute as applied to Platt’s candidacy and, for the following reasons, we affirm.
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In 2008, Platt sought to become a fusion candidate 2 in the election for South Carolina House Seat 115, seeking the nomination of three political parties, the South Carolina Democratic Party (Democratic…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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