MATTER OF GUERRA

No. 95347-3.

441 P.3d 807 (2019)

In the MATTER OF Levi GUERRA, Esther V. John, and Peter B. Chiafalo, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed May 23, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonah Harrison , Arete Law Group PLLC, 1218 3rd Avenue, Suite 2100, Seattle, WA, 98101-3094, Lester Lawrence Lessig , Harvard Law School, 1563 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, ME 02138, Sumeer Singla , Williams Kastner , 601 Union Street, Suite 4100, Seattle, WA 98101-1368, Jason Seth Harrow , 3143 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016, for Appellants.

Callie Anne Castillo , Washington State Attorney General Office, 1125 Washington Street SE, Olympia, WA 98504-0100, for Respondents.

Mark S. Leen , Inslee Best Doezie & Ryder PS, 10900 NE 4th Street, Suite 1500, Bellevue, WA 98004-8345, for Amicus Curiae (Independence Institute).

Michael Craig Subit , Frank Freed Subit & Thomas LLP, 705 2nd Avenue, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98104-1798, for Amicus Curiae (Michael L. Rosin).


¶1 Appellants Levi Guerra, Esther John, and Peter Chiafalo moved for direct appeal of a Thurston County Superior Court decision upholding the imposition of a $ 1,000 fine for failing to cast their votes in the United States Electoral College in accordance with the popular vote in the State of Washington. They argue the fine is a...

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