Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 19:28:42 EDT
From: RegistrLBT@aol.com
Subject: [lpaz-discuss] My interpretation -- FWIW
To: lpaz-discuss@yahoogroups.com
Reply-To: lpaz-discuss@yahoogroups.com


Dear Friends:

      I've just completed reading the partial decision by the Court of 
Appeals. My conclusion is -- it's not that bad. The only place where the COP 
decision went beyond the Superior Court decision was in the finding that we 
were required at all times after ballot status to comply with the law. On 
this count, the only possible remedy I see for the Court is to deny us access 
to the two-year old voter disk that the State and Maricopa County deposited 
with the court (big deal) because that is all that the suit was originally 
about.

       In the mean time, we LOST ballot status and are no longer required to 
even have a State Committee until we regain it. Even if we do getit back for 
2002, we will not fall under the requirements until after next year's 
elections.

       The only worrisome aspects of this case are
1)    The court did not specify a remedy. This could mean either that it will 
all be spelled out when the minute entry on Count One comes back, or 
2)    that they've already decided in favor of Inc. and remedy is a moot 
point.

                   Tim