Patrick Rosenstiel Christopher Longley v. Carolyn Rodriguez, in Her Capacity as Chair of the Ethical Practices Board, or Her Successor

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Patrick Rosenstiel and Christopher Long-ley appeal a final judgment of the district court1 upholding the constitutionality of Minnesota’s campaign finance statutes. Ro-senstiel and Longley seek a declaration that several provisions of the law are unconstitutional because they allegedly coerce a candidate into participating in Minnesota’s public campaign financing program, thereby burdening ' that candidate’s First Amendment rights. They further maintain that the provisions are constitutionally infirm because they do not survive strict scrutiny. Finally, they contend that…