Oklahoma Brief Argues that State’s Interest in Requiring Newly-Qualifying Parties to Nominate by Primary Trumps Parties’ Right to a Reasonable Petition Deadline

On July 2, the Oklahoma State Election Board filed this brief in Libertarian Party of Oklahoma v Ziriax, the pending ballot access case filed in January 2012 by the Libertarian Party and the Green Party. In June the parties requested … Continue reading

North Carolina Attempts to Defeat Ballot Access DeadlineLawsuit on Grounds that Green Party, Constitution Party Have Only Made Feeble Petitioning Attempts

On May 28, the North Carolina State Board of Elections filed this brief in Pisano v Bartlett, the lawsuit challenging the May petition deadline for petitions for newly-qualifying parties. The brief argues that because the two plaintiff parties, the Constitution … Continue reading