Washington State Republican Party V. State
Case 2:05-cv-00927-JCC Document 273 Filed 09/13/10 Page 1 of 69 The Honorable John C. Coughenour UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY, et al., No. CV 05-0927JCC Plaintiffs WASHINGTON DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE, et al., Plaintiff Intervenors, LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF WASHINGTON STATE, et al., Plaintiff Intervenors, v. STATE OF WASHINGTON, et al.,, Defendant Intervenors, WASHINGTON STATE GRANGE, Defendant Intervenors. EXPERT DECLARATION OF RICHARD WINGER IN SUPPORT OF OPPOSITION TO WASHINGTON STATE AND STATE GRANGE MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Case 2:05-cv-00927-JCC Document 273 Filed 09/13/10 Page 2 of 69 1. My name is Richard Winger. I am the publisher and editor of Ballot Access News, a 25-year-old print publication. I have been the publisher and editor of Ballot Access News since the publication was founded in 1985. 2. I am a member of the editorial board of the Election Law Journal. I have previously been accepted as an expert on election law in federal courts in nine states, including California. Through the Ballot Access News, I am responsible for the publication and analysis of statistics and legal information regarding ballot access, voter and candidate access issues, and election litigation throughout the United States. 3, I am the published author of articles in the Journal of Election Law, the Fordham Urban Law Review, and other publications. Since 1985 he has published Ballot Access News, a monthly newsletter covering developments in ballot access law and among the minor parties generally. 4. I graduated from University California at Berkeley with a Bachelors’ degree in Political Science.
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