Eighth Circuit Sides With Arkansas Libertarians in Ballot-Access Suit
Arkansas’ stringent election requirements to get on the ballot as a third party are likely unconstitutional, the Eighth Circuit ruled Thursday.
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Court Rejects Push to Have Debates Welcome 3rd-Party Candidates
Declining to futz with rules that determine who makes the coveted presidential debate stage, the D.C. Circuit sank a challenge Friday from the Libertarian and Green parties.
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The Eleventh Circuit remanded the Libertarian Party of Georgia’s suit over the state’s ballot-access requirements for third-party and independent candidates, finding the lower court improperly failed to conduct an Anderson test — the Supreme Court’s test for the constitutionality of such requirements — when it ruled in favor of the Secretary of State.
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Fight Over Ballot Access in Georgia Hits 11th Circuit
eorgia’s election laws unfairly restrict third-party candidates from running for Congress, an attorney for the state’s Libertarian Party told an 11th Circuit panel Friday.
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Justin Amash Says Voters Want Political Alternative
Congressman Justin Amash of Michigan said Wednesday he is seeking the Libertarian nomination for president because millions of Americans do not feel well represented by either major political party and their standard-bearers.
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Libertarians Challenge Arkansas Ballot Rules at 8th Circuit
The Libertarian Party of Arkansas argued before an Eighth Circuit panel Wednesday that the state’s new election law requiring more than double the signatures within a 90-day timeframe to get on the ballot is unconstitutional.
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A federal judge enjoined the Arkansas secretary of state from failing to recognize the Libertarian Party of Arkansas and restricting its access to the ballot, so long as it collects signatures of 10,000 registered Arkansas voters — not 3% of the total votes cast in the previous gubernatorial election (26,726).
Read moreNinth Circuit Puts Kibosh on Libertarian Fight of Arizona Election Rules
While Arizona’s election requirements may force Libertarians to work harder to put candidates on the primary ballot, the rules passed constitutional muster Friday with a Ninth Circuit panel.
Read moreLibertarians Sue Arkansas
The Libertarian Party of Arkansas claims in a federal complaint that ballot restrictions “unduly burden [its] fundamental right to political association,” and violate the equal-protection clause
Read moreLibertarians Take Arizona Signature Fight to 9th Circuit
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – The Ninth Circuit heard arguments Tuesday morning that an Arizona law requiring a certain number of
Read moreFormer Libertarian VP Candidate Challenges Electoral College in Massachusetts
Former governor and Libertarian vice presidential candidate William Weld is asking the federal court to toss a Massachusetts law awarding all 11 of the state’s presidential electors to the candidate who wins the popular vote.
Read moreNew York Gun Laws Safe From Libertarian Lawsuit
Dismissing a Libertarian group’s lawsuit, a federal judge found that New York gun-control laws strike an acceptable balance between constitutional rights and the public safety.
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Georgia Libertarians Claim State Voting Laws Block Their Candidates
The Libertarian Party of Georgia claims in court the state’s ballot-access laws are unlawfully cumbersome and were intentionally designed to prevent third-party candidates from successfully running for federal office.
Read moreSeventh Circuit Eases Third Party Ballot Access in Illinois
The Seventh Circuit handed a victory to the Libertarian Party on Friday, declaring an Illinois requirement that third parties run a full slate of candidates to get on the ballot unconstitutional.
Read moreJudge OKs Arizona Signature Requirement to Make Ballot
Arizona did not discriminate against the Libertarian Party by changing the formula by which its candidates qualify for the ballot, a federal judge ruled, finding it “difficult to conclude that Arizona’s requirement is unconstitutionally burdensome.”
Read moreSeventh Circuit Poised to Knock Down Hurdle for Illinois Third Parties
The Seventh Circuit lent a sympathetic ear Friday to the Libertarian Party’s challenge to an Illinois requirement that third parties run a full slate of candidates to get on the ballot.
Read moreFEC Loses Court Battle With Election-Reform Groups
A federal judge upbraided the Federal Election Commission for mishandling complaints by a group that wants to see third-party candidates in the presidential debates.
Read moreLibertarians Lose Battle Over Party Status in Ohio
Ohio can refuse to recognize Libertarians as a political party because their candidates appeared on the 2016 election ballot as independents, the state’s highest court ruled.
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