Legal Opinion
George R. ("Tex") Wood v. Bruce Meadows, Secretary of the State Board of Elections, Commonwealth of Virginia
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 29, 2000No. 99-1069PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINSON and Judge LUTTIG joined.
OPINION
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
We consider here whether the Virginia filing deadline for independent candidates for the United States Senate imposes an unconstitutional burden on those candidates or their supporters. Because the state’s interest in the deadline outweighs the burden imposed by it, we affirm.
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Virginia law requires all independent candidates for public office, with the exception of candidates for President and Vice President of the United…
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