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SWANSON v. BENNETT

Civil Action No. 2:02CV644-T.

340 F.Supp.2d 1295 (2004)

Johnny SWANSON III, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Jim BENNETT, etc., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division.

August 24, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arlene M. Richardson, T. Allen French, Richardson & French, Hayneville, AL, David Schoen, Montgomery, AL, for Plaintiffs.

John J. Park, Jr., Charles E. Grainger, Jr., Asst. Atty. General, Alabama Secretary of State's Office, Don Seigelman, Montgomery, AL, for Defendants.

OPINION

MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.

In this lawsuit, plaintiffs Johnny Swanson III, Joseph Grimsley, and Frank Cobb challenge two election requirements: (1) a change in the deadline for independentcandidate registration effected by a new Alabama statute; and (2) Alabama's requirement that independent candidates running for a non-Presidential office collect signatures in an amount equal to 3% of the qualified electors who voted for governor in the...

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