Legal Opinion
Libertarian Party New Hampshire v. State
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided November 21, 2006No. 2005-606PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBroderick, C.J.
The plaintiffs, Libertarian Party New Hampshire, Constitution Party New Hampshire and Coalition for Free and Open Elections, appeal an order of the Superior Court (McGuire, J.) dismissing their petition for a declaration that certain state election laws are unconstitutional. We affirm.
I
The challenged statutes provide three avenues to nominating a candidate for a place on the general election ballot. The first is nomination by party primary. RSA 652:11 (Supp. 2005) defines “party” as “any political organization which at the preceding state general election received at least 4 percent of the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Burdick v. TakushiSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Jenness v. FortsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- American Party of Texas v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Bleiler v. Chief, Dover Police DepartmentSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2007
- Libertarian Party of New Hampshire v. GardnerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
- Annemarie Guare & a. v. State of New HampshireSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2015
- LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. GardnerDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2010
- Petition of New Hampshire Secretary of State and New Hampshire Attorney GeneralSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2019
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