On October 24, the Arkansas Libertarian Party, the only ballot-qualified party other than the Democratic and Republican Parties, held a nominating convention in North Little Rock. The party nominated candidates for U.S. Senate, all four U.S. House seats, ten legislative seats, and eight county offices.

A law passed this year says that parties that nominate by convention must choose all their 2016 nominees (except presidential elector, president and vice-president) by November 2, 2015. No state has ever before required any type of political party to choose its nominees for a November even-year election in the odd year before that election. The party filed a lawsuit against the deadline on October 14, 2015. The state hasn’t responded to the lawsuit yet. Arkansas parties that nominate by primary don’t choose their nominees until March 2016.

If the lawsuit wins, the party will hold a second nominating convention and nominate for more offices.