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Gothmog

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3. From Prof Hasen

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 15, 2019, 01:34 PM

Nov 2019

https://electionlawblog.org/?p=108098

In Extensive Opinion, Federal District Court Holds Unconstitutional Florida Rule Dictating Ballot Order of Candidates Based on Winner of Governor’s Race
Posted on November 15, 2019 9:04 am by Rick Hasen
Based on social science of the “primacy effect” giving candidates listed first on the ballot a benefit, a federal district court has struck down Florida’s law dictating ballot order of candidates based on the winner of the last governor’s race as unconstitutional.

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Fla. federal court throws out state's ballot order law that lists candidates of governor's party 1st [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2019 OP

Marc Elias sued on this and won a major victory Gothmog Nov 2019 #1

All I can find on this is in Twitter. mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2019 #2

From Prof Hasen Gothmog Nov 2019 #3

Do you feel like putting that in LBN? NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2019 #4

The Tallahassee Democrat gets all their state government news from the wire services csziggy Nov 2019 #5