As already reported, a U.S. District Court Judge this year invalidated the Georgia’s 5% petition requirement for non-Republican, non-Democratic candidates for U.S. House. Later in the year, the judge then ruled that until the legislature fixes the law, she would impose a 1% petition requirement for U.S. House, legislature and partisan county office. Afterwards, the state appealed the decision that strikes down the 5% petition.

On September 29, the Georgia Libertarian Party cross-filed and said it intends to ask the Eleventh Circuit to revise the interim 1% petition requirement. Even a 1% petition (of the number of registered voters) exceeds 5,000 signatures in the average district. Furthermore, the U.S. District Court also imposed the filing fee, which is approximately $5,200. The party will be arguing that it has already showed a modicum of voter support and that its 2022 nominees should not be required to collect so many signatures and pay such a high fee.