Jill Kennedy, an Individual and Qualified Elector, Plaintiff/appellant v. Joseph Lodge, an Individual, Real Parties…

Summary

The court held that a candidate whose nomination petitions were invalid in their entirety for failing to comply with statutory requirements had failed to provide a sufficient number of valid petition signatures and therefore was barred from running as a write-in candidate. Because all of Joseph Lodge’s petitions omitted the required judicial division number, his signatures were invalid and the statutory bar applied. The court reversed the superior court and disqualified Lodge from the primary and general elections.