Ballot Order

Plaintiffs affiliated with the Democratic Party may pursue their claims challenging the placement of party candidates on election ballots based on the number of votes from previous elections, a federal court in West Virginia ruled, finding that the ballot order may burden plaintiffs’ First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.

HUNTINGTON, W.VA. – Plaintiffs affiliated with the Democratic Party may pursue their claims challenging the placement of party candidates on election ballots based on the number of votes from previous elections, a federal court in West Virginia ruled, finding that the ballot order may burden plaintiffs’ First and 14th Amendment rights.

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