FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT SOUTHWEST VOTER REGISTRATION EDUCATION PROJECT; SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE OF GREATER LOS ANGELES; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE; CALIFORNIA STATE CONFERENCE OF BRANCHES,                Plaintiffs - Appellants,    v. KEVIN SHELLEY, in his official capacity as California Secretary of State,                Defendant - Appellee, TED COSTA,                 Intervenor-Appellee. No. 03-56498 D.C. No. CV-03-05715-SVW OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Stephen V. Wilson, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted September 11, 2003 Pasadena, California Filed September 15, 2003 FILED SEP 15  2003 CATHY A. CATTERSON U.S. COURT OF APPEALS