Legal Opinion
Michael Chamness v. Abel Maldonado
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 3, 2013No. 11-56303, 11-56449PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CARR, Senior District Judge:
This is a consolidated appeal in which plaintiffs-appellants Michael Chamness, Daniel Frederick, and Rich Wilson challenge the constitutionality of certain sections of California Senate Bill 6 (SB 6), legislation which, implementing California’s Proposition 14 (Prop.14), fundamentally changes the California election system by eliminating party primaries and general elections with party-nominated candidates, and substituting a nonpartisan primary and a two-candidate runoff. Appellant Julius Galacki moved to intervene in the lawsuit, but the trial court denied…
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