| Lee v. Keith | |
|---|---|
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| Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |
| Full case name | David Lee v. John Keith, et al |
| Argued | June 9, 2006 |
| Decided | September 18, 2006 |
| Citation | 463 F.3d 763 (7th Cir. 2006) |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Kenneth Francis Ripple, Daniel Anthony Manion, Diane S. Sykes |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Sykes, joined by Ripple, Manion |
| Laws applied | |
Lee v. Keith, 463 F.3d 763 (7th Cir. 2006) was a case in which, on September 18, 2006, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit struck down Illinois' ballot access laws, opining:
In combination, the ballot access requirements for independent legislative candidates in Illinois--the early filing deadline, the 10% signature requirement, and the additional statutory restriction that disqualifies anyone who signs an independent candidate's nominating petition from voting in the primary--operate to unconstitutionally burden the freedom of political association guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Ballot access barriers this high--they are the most restrictive in the nation and have effectively eliminated independent legislative candidacies from the Illinois political scene for a quarter of a century--are not sustainable based on the state's asserted interest in deterring party splintering, factionalism, and frivolous candidacies.
References
- Lee v. Keith, 463 F.3d 763 (7th Cir. 2006).
- Illinois election law ruled unconstitutional: Lee V. Keith, 2006 Archived 2007-02-08 at archive.today, Coalition for Free and Equal Elections
- Judge orders election board to certify Illinois SEP candidate, Jerome White, Sept. 20, 2006.
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