Nader ballot ruling – Florida Supreme Court News
Nader ballot ruling – Florida Supreme Court

The Reform Party of Florida v. Black and Glenda Hood v. The Reform Party of Florida, Florida Supreme Court, September 17, 2004. Read the opinion here. Excerpt:

[W]e reverse the trial court's final declaratory judgment and vacate the permanent injunction that ordered Reform Party candidates Ralph Nader and Peter Camejo off the 2004 Florida presidential ballot. In making our decision in this case we are guided by the overriding constitutional principles in favor of ballot access and our recognition of the plenary authority of the Legislature to direct the manner of selecting Florida's presidential electors.

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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