Rainbow Coalition of Oklahoma v. Oklahoma State Election Board

SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

The Rainbow Coalition, Libertarian, and Populist Parties of Oklahoma brought this action against the Oklahoma State Election Board pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982), asserting that Oklahoma’s ballot access and voter registration laws violate their rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Both sides filed motions for summary judgment. The district court ruled in favor of the Board and denied plaintiffs’ requested declaratory and in-junctive relief. Plaintiffs Libertarian and Populist Parties appeal and we affirm.1

Plaintiffs contend that they are denied equal…