ANDERSON v. STATE

No. 12-272.

82 A.3d 577 (2013)

2013 VT 73

Ross "Rocky" ANDERSON, Benjamin Eastwood, Daniel Albert and Nicole Killoran v. STATE of Vermont, Secretary of State James Condos.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

September 6, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Merriman , and Emily Flewelling and Alexandrea Castino , Law Clerks (on the Brief) of Tarrant, Gillies, Merriman & Richardson, Montpelier, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

William H. Sorrell , Attorney General, and Keith Aten and Bridget Asay , Assistant Attorneys General, Montpelier, for Defendants-Appellants.

Present: REIBER, C.J., SKOGLUND, BURGESS and ROBINSON, JJ., and EATON, Supr. J., Specially Assigned.


ROBINSON, J.

¶ 1. This case requires us to consider whether Vermont's nominating petition process for independent candidates for President of the United States, as interpreted and applied by the Secretary of State, unduly burdens the rights of such candidates and their supporters under the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. We conclude that the trial court correctly held that it does and affirm...

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