TRUDELL v. STATE

No. 11-311.

71 A.3d 1235 (2013)

2013 VT 18

Gerald TRUDELL and Myron Dorfman v. STATE of Vermont and Deborah Markowitz, Secretary of State.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

Motion for Reargument Denied May 3, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Merriman of Tarrant, Gillies, Merriman & Richardson, Montpelier, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

William H. Sorrell , Attorney General, and Keith Aten and Micaela Tucker , Assistant Attorneys General, Montpelier, for Defendants-Appellees.

Present: REIBER, C.J., SKOGLUND and BURGESS, JJ., and COHEN and EATON, Supr. JJ., Specially Assigned.


SKOGLUND, J.

¶ 1. Independent candidate Gerald Trudell and voter Myron Dorfman challenge the constitutionality of Vermont's schedule for filing candidate petitions, alleging that the uniform deadline for all party (major and minor) and independent candidates is discriminatory and impermissibly impinges upon the associational and voting rights of candidates and voters under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Because we conclude that the filing...

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