Libertarian Party v. Judd

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOHN A. GIBNEY, JR., District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. In this case, the Libertarian Party of Virginia, a third-party political organiza*721tion, and Darryl Bonner (collectively, “the plaintiffs”), a paid professional petition circulator and resident of Pennsylvania, seek to place a Libertarian presidential candidate on the Virginia ballot. To appear on the ballot, Virginia law requires candidates or the political parties to submit a petition -with certain minimum signature requirements. These petitions may only be…