Legal Opinion
Libertarian Party v. State
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided March 11, 2011No. 479A09PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMMONS-GOODSON, Justice.
This is a case of first impression that requires us to decide whether the ballot access requirements of N.C.G.S. § 163-96(a)(2) violate Article I, Section 12, 14, or 19 of the Constitution of North Carolina. We hold that N.C.G.S. § 163-96(a)(2) is constitutional with respect to Article I, Sections 12, 14, and 19 and adopt the United States Supreme Court’s analysis for determining the constitutionality of ballot access provisions. Accordingly, we modify and affirm the opinion of the Court of Appeals.
BACKGROUND
On 21 September 2005, the Libertarian Party of North…
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