LINDSAY v. BOWEN

No. 13-15085.

750 F.3d 1061 (2014)

Peta LINDSAY; Richard Becker; Peace and Freedom Party, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Debra BOWEN, in her official capacity as Secretary of the State of California, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 6, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Barnes (argued), Malibu, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General of California, Douglas J. Woods , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Tamar Pachter , Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Alexandra Robert Gordon (argued), Deputy Attorney General, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: ALEX KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN and MARY H. MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:

Like Stephen Colbert before her, Peta Lindsay didn't want to become president of the United States. She just wanted to run. To that end, she sought a place on the 2012 presidential primary ballot for the Peace and Freedom Party. She properly filed her nomination papers and, as required by California law, was generally recognized as a candidate for that party. See Cal. Elec...

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