Libertarian Party of Washington
Respondent
Richard Shepard, Counsel of Record The Libertarian Party of Washington intervened as a co-plaintiff in this case after the Washington State Republican Party filed suit challenging the constitutionality of Initiative 872. Richard Shepard has a private practice specializing in business, commercial, and election law. He received his law degree from the University of Puget Sound in 1986. The following is excerpted from the Brief for the Respondent as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on August 6, 2007. WashingtonState’s partisan top-two primary election system imposes overly restrictiverequirements for access to the general election ballot. It is not the primaryat…
