On January 13, 2015, our firm filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari seeking U.S. Supreme Court Review of two decisions of the California Courts which held that the California Secretary of State had no duty to determine whether a candidate for President of the United States is eligible to serve, if elected, before placing his name on the official state election ballot.

The Petition explains that Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution vests in state legislatures the responsibility to determine how electors are selected and who is eligible to serve as president. In the early days of our Republic, as permitted by the U.S. Constitution, state legislatures in several states simply chose the electors directly without any popular vote. Now that electors are selected in every state by popular vote, state legislatures have the duty to ensure that voters are given a choice only among persons eligible to serve.

The Petition was filed on behalf of John Dummett and Edward Noonan, who were candidates for President of the United States in 2012. Our Firm (http://lawandfreedom.com) is representing Mssrs. Dummett and Noonan with the support of the U.S. Justice Foundation (https://www.usjf.net).

The documents filed in the U.S. Supreme court are available here:
Petition for Certiorari
Appendix to Petition for Certiorari

Supreme Court Docket Sheet

Amicus briefs in support of the Petition are due by February 12, 2015.