BUSCEMI v. BELL

No. 19-2355.

964 F.3d 252 (2020)

Gregory BUSCEMI; Kyle Kopitke; William Clark, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Karen Brinson BELL, in her official capacity as Executive Director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 6, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan P. Woodruff , LAW OFFICES OF ALAN WOODRUFF, Southport, North Carolina, for Appellant. Joshua H. Stein , Attorney General, Paul M. Cox , Special Deputy Attorney General, Nicholas S. Brod , Assistant Solicitor General, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed as modified by published opinion. Judge Keenan wrote the opinion, in which Judge Motz and Judge Harris joined.


To regulate its elections and the placement of candidates' names on election ballots, North Carolina has established certain qualification requirements for candidates not affiliated with a political party (unaffiliated candidates) and for candidates whose names are not printed on the ballot (write-in candidates...

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