Washington’s Initiative 872 Effect on the Right to Free Association
Poster Number
14
Format
Poster Presentation
Faculty Mentor Name
Keith Smith
Faculty Mentor Department
Political Science
Abstract/Artist Statement
My research used the legal discussions about Washington’s Initiative 872 to examine the courts’ attitude towards the interaction of political parties and elections. In this case I specifically focus on the strength of the parties’ the right to free association. There is a plethora of legal precedent that strengthens this right for private organizations, allowing them to disavow individuals on the basis of anything from gender to sexual preference. However, the court demonstrated in this case that the strength of this right does not extend to parties, ruling that candidates were permitted to report any party as their preference, whether the party wished to be associated with them or not.
Location
DeRosa University Center, Ballroom
Start Date
25-4-2015 10:00 AM
End Date
25-4-2015 12:00 PM
Washington’s Initiative 872 Effect on the Right to Free Association
DeRosa University Center, Ballroom
My research used the legal discussions about Washington’s Initiative 872 to examine the courts’ attitude towards the interaction of political parties and elections. In this case I specifically focus on the strength of the parties’ the right to free association. There is a plethora of legal precedent that strengthens this right for private organizations, allowing them to disavow individuals on the basis of anything from gender to sexual preference. However, the court demonstrated in this case that the strength of this right does not extend to parties, ruling that candidates were permitted to report any party as their preference, whether the party wished to be associated with them or not.