![]() “The Second Circuit Court of Appeals carefully examined the record and reached the conclusion that the Citizens’ Election Program’s qualifying criteria do not present unreasonable barriers to minor-party success, and in fact have permitted a significant number of non-major-party candidates to qualify for funding,” said Karen Hobert Flynn, vice president of state operations for Common Cause. “This is a victory for the state of Connecticut and public financing reform across the country,” said Bob Edgar, President of Common Cause. ![]() Lenge, the Green Party had argued that Connecticut’s Citizens’ Election Program unconstitutionally discriminated against minor party candidates by imposing different qualifying requirements than major party candidates.Ĭonnecticut Common Cause, Connecticut Citizen Action Group and two other intervening defendants had urged the Supreme Court not to review a decision by the U.S Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld the constitutionality of Connecticut’s public financing system for state elections. The Supreme Court has declined to review a complaint brought by the Green Party against Connecticut’s public financing law. Supreme Court declines Green Party complaint Ĭonnecticut Citizens’ Election Program is intact
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