Legal Opinion
Libertarian Party of Va. v. Davis
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 6, 1984No. Civ. A. 84-0437-RPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WARRINER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief advancing the view that the application of Va.Code § 24.1-159 to their attempt to list Libertarian Party electors on the November presidential ballot violates plaintiffs’ rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.
Plaintiffs consist of the Libertarian Party of Virginia and certain of its officers and adherents. They complain that the cited Code section violates their rights insofar as it requires at least 200 qualified voters from each congressional…
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