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The judge ruled against Beau Woodward. Woodward says he's leaning against an appeal, and hasn't decided to run as a write-in. The judge names 2107b in her decision, but I think she meant 2102b. Woodward's attorney, Eric Bradshaw, pushed section 2100, arguing that the court has the ability to order registration. But the judge apparently agreed that the legislature intended that to mean to let people vote, not for nomination papers.  Here's 2100: 2100.  No person shall be registered except as provided in thischapter except upon the production and filing of a certified copy ofa judgment of the superior court directing registration to be made. This seems like kind of a weak argument — yes, the court can order registration, but that in itself is not reason to — and apparently the judge thought so too. Here's some more details of the arguments, culled from my notes: That jurisdictional issue was disposed of pretty quickly. Bradshaw said it was a leftover from...
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