No. 19-757

Arizona Libertarian Party, et al. v. Katie Hobbs, Arizona Secretary of State

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-13
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedRelisted (2)
Tags: ballot-access ballot-qualified-party candidate-qualification constitutional-threshold election-law independent-voters political-parties primary-election voter-eligibility voter-support
Key Terms:
DueProcess FirstAmendment
Latest Conference: 2020-06-11 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. May a state require that a candidate seeking to run in the primary election of a ballot-qualified party demonstrate support from as much as 30 percent of the voters eligible to vote in the primary election?

2. May a state require that a candidate seeking to run in the primary election of a ballot-qualified party demonstrate support from independent or unaffiliated voters, who are not eligible to vote in the primary election?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Questions presented

Docket Entries

2020-06-15
Petition DENIED.
2020-06-09
Reply of petitioners Arizona Libertarian Party, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2020-05-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.
2020-05-07
Brief of respondent Katie Hobbs, Arizona Secretary of State in opposition filed.
2020-04-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 8, 2020.
2020-04-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 1, 2020 to May 8, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-03-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 1, 2020.
2020-03-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 1, 2020 to May 1, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-02-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 1, 2020.
2020-02-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 2, 2020 to April 1, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-01-30
Response Requested. (Due March 2, 2020)
2020-01-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2019-12-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 13, 2020)
2019-10-02
Application (19A367) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until December 8, 2019.
2019-09-30
Application (19A367) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 9, 2019 to December 8, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Arizona Libertarian Party, et al.
Oliver Barrett HallCenter for Competitive Democracy, Petitioner
Katie Hobbs, Arizona Secretary of State
Kara Marie KarlsonArizona Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Kara M. KarlsonAssistant Attorney General, Respondent