Gonzalez-Cancel v. Partido Nuevo Progresista

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Iván González^Cancel aspired to run for Governor of Puerto Rico as Partido Nuevo Progresistas (“PNP”) candidate in the 2012 general election. But when he applied for the job, PNP said he was not qualified. Unhappy with PNP’s decision, he and José Barbosa, a supporter of González-Caneel’s candidacy, sued PNP and Puerto Rico’s Elections Commission, the Comisión Estatal de Elecciones (“the Elections Commission”) in federal court, alleging that the decision violated their constitutional rights. Because we agree with the district court’s dismissal of the…