Gail Lightfoot v. March Fong Eu

964 F.2d 865 Gail LIGHTFOOT; Steve Alexander; Pat McHargue; Eric Garris; Ann Justi; George O'Brien; Wayne Nygren; Ronald Rubidoux; and Libertarian Party of California, Plaintiffs- Appellants, v. March Fong EU, Secretary of State of California, Defendant-Appellee. No. 90-16680. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 11, 1992. Decided May 18, 1992. As Amended July 6, 1992. Arlo Hale Smith, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Thomas P. Reilly, Deputy Atty. Gen., Oakland, Cal., for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before: HALL and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges and BURNS, District Judge. * CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge: 1 The Libertarian Party of California ("the Party"), its Chairman Gail Lightfoot, and several of its members sought an injunction ordering Secretary of State March Fong Eu to place Pat McHargue, George O'Brien, Ronald Rubidoux, and Eric Garris on the ballot for the November 1990 California general election as the Libertarian candidates for various state and federal offices. They also sought a declaratory judgment that California Elections Code sections…