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Litigation

May 9, 2012

ACLU says third-party candidates are snubbed

Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against California Secretary of State Debra Bowen in an effort to make it easier for third-party candidates to be listed on election materials.

By Ben Adlin

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against California Secretary of State Debra Bowen in an effort to make it easier for third-party candidates to be listed on election materials.

Plaintiffs, including the Constitution Party of California and the California Justice Committee, argue that a state law that requires political parties to formally qualify with the ...

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