No. 19-1294

Geoffrey Young v. Amy McGrath

Lower Court: Kentucky
Docketed: 2020-05-15
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: ballot-access ballot-challenge civil-procedure constitutional-interpretation democratic-party due-process election-integrity election-law judicial-procedure kentucky-constitution political-parties primary-election standing
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Latest Conference: 2020-06-11
Question Presented (from Petition)

1) Whether Kentucky's Judicial Department
unlawfully enabled the names of Amy McGrath and
Andy Beshear, who were shown by a preponderance
of the evidence not to have been bona fide
candidates, to appear on general election ballots in
2018 and 2019, respectively.

2) Whether Kentucky's Judicial Department
has nullified the ballot challenge statute, Kentucky
Revised Statute (KRS) 118.176, in violation of
Section 15 of the Kentucky Constitution.

3) Whether the Kentucky Democratic Party
("KDP "), party elites, and candidates may conspire to
rig their own primaries in violation of KRS 118.105
(1) and Section 6 of the Kentucky Constitution.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Kentucky's Judicial Department unlawfully enabled the names of Amy McGrath and Andy Beshear to appear on general election ballots

Docket Entries

2020-06-15
Petition DENIED.
2020-05-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.
2020-05-21
Waiver of right of respondents Amy McGrath, et al. to respond filed.
2020-05-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 15, 2020)

Attorneys

Amy McGrath, et al.
Bailey RoeseDentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP, Respondent
Geoffrey Young
Geoffrey M. Young — Petitioner