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· 10/10/1980

Anderson v. Firestone

Citations

  • 499 F. Supp. 1027
  • 1980 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14377

How courts have described this case

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  • requiring independent candidates to name running mate months before major party candidates do is discriminatory, so unconstitutional to prevent surrogate running mate from voluntarily substituting his name for chosen running mate’s name
  • unconstitutional to prevent independent presidential candidate from substituting name of running mate listed on nomination papers where State election laws requiring independent candidates to name running mates far earlier than majority party candidates found discriminatory

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Judges: Stafford

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