Help Stop Rigged Elections: File an Amicus curiae brief!

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Thank you for considering filing an amicus curiae ("friend of the court") brief/letter in support of the appeal!  

Help stop the widespread practice of local governments using public money to put their local measure campaigns, literally, on the ballot by filing an amicus brief in this appeal. It's is a very impactful way to help all of us stop the rigging of elections and theft of billions of dollars at every election!

And if you don't know how the money is stolen, you may want to read the opening brief I filed with the Appellate Court on Aug 21, 2023:

Opening Brief

Rules Regarding Amicus Curiae Briefs:


As you can see, Amicus briefs are due 14 days after the reply brief. 
So the due date for filing a brief is January 15, 2024. 


Template to Help Get You Started:

Here is a template pre-populated with basic case information about these election contests to help you get started (it is google docs and can be downloaded into MS Word, RTF, etc.):



Sample Amicus Briefs from Other Cases:

1) Cory Briggs (who represented CABOC) wrote the amicus brief against the lease leaseback financing practice used by schools:


(Note the application to file and the amicus are all together and submitted as one document).

2) Here is a “call to action” from CASH (the organization that supports schools' desires for more funding/taxes for more buildings) requesting school districts to file an Amicus brief in support of the lease leaseback case:

Current Firms/Organizations Who Have Agreed to Write Amicus Curiae Briefs for this Election Contest:

Judge Quentin Kopp /  SF Taxpayers Association

Adrian Malagon / California Libertarian Party

Anna Kramer / San Mateo County GOP

Will Swaim / California Policy Center

Mark Hinkle / Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association

Stay tuned for more updates!

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