On May 5, a lower state court in North Carolina ruled against the State Board of Elections’ motion in the ballot access case. The State Board of Elections had tried to persuade the judge to dismiss the case filed by the Libertarian Party against the state’s 2% petition requirement for a party to get on the ballot, and the 10% vote test for it to remain on. However, the judge ruled that the case is weighty enough to require a trial. Recently, the Green Party intervened in the case on the side of the Libertarian Party. Libt Pty v State Bd. of Elections, Wake Co. superior court 05-cvs-13073.