Bradley in DC
01-30-2008, 11:20 AM
http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/01/30/north-carolina-ballot-access-hearing-goes-well/
North Carolina Ballot Access Hearing Goes Well
January 30th, 2008
On January 30, a state court in North Carolina heard oral arguments in the ballot access case filed in 2005 by the Libertarian Party (the Green Party joined into this case in 2007).
The judge said there is need for a trial, to obtain more facts.
That trial will probably be in March. It is encouraging that the judge wants a trial, because it indicates he is the type of judge who will be influenced by actual evidence. Furthermore, he seemed to be leaning toward the view that there is no state interest in requiring more than 10,000 or so signatures for a new party to get on the ballot. Thanks to Sean Haugh for this report.
North Carolina Ballot Access Hearing Goes Well
January 30th, 2008
On January 30, a state court in North Carolina heard oral arguments in the ballot access case filed in 2005 by the Libertarian Party (the Green Party joined into this case in 2007).
The judge said there is need for a trial, to obtain more facts.
That trial will probably be in March. It is encouraging that the judge wants a trial, because it indicates he is the type of judge who will be influenced by actual evidence. Furthermore, he seemed to be leaning toward the view that there is no state interest in requiring more than 10,000 or so signatures for a new party to get on the ballot. Thanks to Sean Haugh for this report.