Siddhanth Sharma v. Damon Circosta, Chair, North Carolina State Board of Elections, et al.
DueProcess FirstAmendment FourthAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether state ballot access requirements—including voter registration, political party affiliation for a specified period, and felon disqualification—violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments and the Elections Clause when applied to prevent a candidate from appearing on the ballot for federal office
1.) Does Appellee’s (NC Board of Elections) extra requirements of 3 additional requisites of 1.) Being a Registered Voter 2.) Being part of a Political Party for 90 days and 3.) Not being a Felon violate Appellant Sharma’s (Applicant) 1st, 14*r Amendment Rights, Article I Section 2 Clause 2, Article I Section 4 Clause 1, Article I Section 5 Clause 1, Article VI Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution to seek BallotAccess for the 2022 Midterms for U.S. House of Representatives in District 13 of North Carolina to serve in (now currently the remainder of) the 118‘ Congress, provided he got elected? 2.) Whether the District. Court erred in refusing to hold a Special Election for Appellant for U.S. House of Representatives in District 13 of North Carolina for the 2022 Midterms for Appellant to serve in the remainder of the 118» Congress, provided he got elected, by Denying Appellant’s Motion for Reconsideration and Preliminary Injunction? 3.) Can a Special Election Still be granted?