Louisiana State Court Removes Two Congressional Candidates for Unpaid Fines

By Richard Winger On September 2, a lower state court in New Orleans removed two Democrats from the November 2014 ballot for U.S. House, 2nd district. See this story. They were removed because they owe unpaid fines from the past to a state campaign finance agency. The removal of these candidates clearly violates the U.S. Constitution. For almost(More)… …read more

Source:: http://www.ballot-access.org/2014/09/louisiana-state-court-removes-two-congressional-candidates-for-unpaid-fines/