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Ballot Filing Fee

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
April 29, 2023

Belitskus v. Pizzingrilli (A. Richard Caputo, M.D. Pa. 3:00-cv-1300)
Eight days before a filing deadline, a federal complaint objected to a ballot filing fee. The district judge denied immediate relief on the following day and set the matter for hearing two days after that. After the hearing, the judge ordered the commonwealth to provide an alternative to the fee for those unable to pay. The court of appeals affirmed the order.
Subject: Getting on the ballot. Topics: Getting on the ballot; equal protection; attorney fees.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Attorney Fees | Election Litigation | Equal Protection | Getting on the Ballot | Emergency Proceedings | U.S. District Courts | M.D. Pa.