On August 13, the Arkansas Libertarian Party responded to the Secretary of State’s letter that asks the Eighth Circuit to temporarily remove the party from the 2020 ballot. The Secretary of State had told the Eighth Circuit that the U.S. District Court decision putting the party on the ballot is mistaken. The Secretary of State letter had said the overwhelming weight of authority shows that the new ballot access law that was enjoined should have been upheld (it almost tripled the number of signatures needed for new parties).

The Arkansas Libertarian Party letter, like the Secretary of State’s letter, was sharply limited in length by court rules.