Legal Opinion
Libertarian Party of New Hampshire v. Gardner
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 2, 2016No. 15-2068PPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.
Like most states, the State of New Hampshire has long required that political parties seeking to have their nominees listed on statewide election ballots first demonstrate a sufficient modicum of support among registered voters. New Hampshire law deems that a party has made such a demonstration if, in the most recent prior statewide election, one of its candidates received at least four percent of the statewide vote for Governor or United States Senator. N.H. Rev. Stat, Ann, § 652:11. Otherwise a party need submit nomination papers signed by a number of registered…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, et al. v. Christopher T. Sununu, Governor of the State of New Hampshire, in his official capacity, and William M. Gardner, Secretary of State of the State of New Hampshire, in his official capacity.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 2020
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