Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: November 18, 2025
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a decision on November 18, 2025 in Martin Cowen, et al. v. Secretary of State for the State of Georgia, a voting-rights suit challenging Georgia's petition and qualifying requirements for third-party and independent candidates seeking U.S. House ballot placement. The case reached the circuit on appeal from the federal district court.
Constitutional basis: Routine Article III appellate review of state ballot-access rules under the long-settled Anderson-Burdick balancing framework.