On April 29, the Maine Libertarian Party filed this request for reconsideration of the April 25 denial of injunctive relief. The party had asked the judge to put the party on the ballot, or at least to restore its registrants and allow time for newly-registered party members to be tallied. The basis for the request is that the overwhelming weight of authority says that a December 1, 2015 deadline for a new party to qualify is far too early.

The April 25 order seemed to reflect the judge’s belief that the party wanted to participate in the June 14, 2016 primary, but the party does not wish to do so. The April 25 order had said there would be “chaos” if the party were ordered onto the ballot now, but did not decide the constitutional issue of the early deadline.