On March 20, the California Secretary of State asked the Ninth Circuit to reconsider whether the Libertarian Party has standing to challenge the California residency requirements for petitioners. The case is Libertarian Party of Los Angeles County v Bowen, 11-55316. Here is the state’s 23-page brief. On March 6, a 3-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit had ruled that the party does have standing to challenge the residency requirement, and had sent the case back to the U.S. District Court to decide the issue.