Legal Opinion
Stewart v. Taylor
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 15, 1997No. 96-3108PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
In early 1996 Robbin Stewart declared as a Republican candidate for a seat on the Center Township board in Marion County, Indiana. On May 7, Stewart won the Republican primary. At its party convention held on May 1 the Libertarian Party also nominated him for the same seat. Stewart accepted both nominations.
In what is termed an “anti-fusion” law, Indiana requires a candidate nominated by more than one party for one office to elect which of the nominations he accepts. If the candidate refuses to choose, and it is an election for an office within a county, another statute…
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