Legal Opinion
Gus Hall v. Edwin J. Simcox
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 11, 1985No. 84-2873PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This suit against Indiana’s election officials, brought by the Communist Party, U.S.A., some of its candidates, and some people who would like to vote for its candidates, seeks to enjoin as a violation of the First Amendment an Indiana law that requires minor parties wanting to be listed on the ballot for national or statewide office to submit petitions equal to 2 percent of the number of people who voted in the last election for secretary of state. Ind.Code, § 3-1-11-1. The district court dismissed the suit after a hearing and the Communist Party (as we shall for…
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