Libertarian Party v. Davis

SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:

Under Virginia election laws, a political organization not qualifying as a “political party” must petition to secure a place on the Virginia ballot for its presidential and vice-presidential nominees. The petition must be signed by one-half of one percent of all registered voters, including at least two hundred voters from each congressional district, and each signature must be witnessed and attested by a qualified voter from the same congressional district as the petition signer.1 The Libertarian Party of Virginia appeals from the district court’s Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6)…