The lawsuit Libertarian Party of North Carolina v State Board of Elections is now docketed in the State Court of Appeals in Raleigh. It is case number 08-1413. The Green Party is a co-plaintiff. The case was filed in 2003 and challenges all the North Carolina election laws that make life difficult for minor parties in that state. The main thrust of the lawsuit attacks the ballot access laws, but many other issues exist as well, including the ability of voters to register as members of parties that are not currently qualified. Although the Libertarian Party is now back on the ballot through the 2012 election, the Green Party is not, so the case is not moot in any sense.
I hope the LP and Greens win this one. While I was glad to see that LP made it here, I would love to see more choices on the ballot (I live in NC). BTW, does anyone know if the LP in NC had a primary this year?
Any genius lawyers bringing up —
SEPARATE IS NOT EQUAL (for public schools, public ballot access, public etc.) ???
Brown v. Bd of Ed 1954
Shameless plug for help with paying for the suit:
http://lpnc.org/lawsuit.php
This page also has lots of background info on the suit. Lawyers ain’t cheap!
Hoshie,
There was no LP primary in NC this year because we only regained ballot status and were able to start registering voters after the regular primaries.
Have you re-registered yet? Are you a member of the Party? I’d love to talk with you about the LPNC – please feel free to email me at hogarth@gmail.com or call me at 919-906-2106. Thanks!