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WOOD v. MEADOWS

No. 99-1069.

207 F.3d 708 (2000)

George R. ("Tex") WOOD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bruce MEADOWS, Secretary of the State Board of Elections, Commonwealth of Virginia, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: March 29, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Matthew Dean Pethybridge, Blacksburg, Virginia, for Appellant. James Walter Hopper, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Thomas P. Kratman, Blacksburg, Virginia, for Appellant. Mark L. Earley, Attorney General of Virginia, Frank S. Ferguson, Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, and LUTTIG and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINSON and Judge LUTTIG joined.

OPINION

DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:

We consider here whether the Virginia filing deadline for independent candidates for the United States Senate imposes an unconstitutional burden on those candidates or their supporters. Because the state's interest in the deadline outweighs the burden imposed by it, we affirm...

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