The Arkansas Libertarian Party expects to file a lawsuit against the new law (passed in 2015) that says it must choose all its nominees by November 2015 for the election that is a year away. The Libertarian Party nominates by convention for the 2016 election. The two major parties nominate for all office in March 2016, in a primary, so the law’s timing is highly discriminatory. No state in U.S. history, until now, has ever required any type of party to choose all its nominees in the odd year before the election year. It is difficult to imagine how Arkansas will defend the law.
The new lawsuit will probably be filed September 30, 2015.
Is this suit in federal court? Or in state court? I am wondering if it would effect the new NC law which will require filing for 2016 before Christmas of this year. Of course, there is a big difference, since the NC law effects the Dems and Reps, as well.
It will be in federal court. But as you say, the Arkansas law treats different parties very differently, whereas the new North Carolina law doesn’t.