Legal Opinion
Libertarian Party of Maines. v. G. William Diamond, Etc., (Two Cases)
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 30, 1993No. 92-2026, 92-2061PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
The Libertarian Party of Maine (“Party”) and seventeen of its candidates for elective office (“appellant candidates”) challenge a district court ruling upholding the constitutionality of Maine’s ballot-access requirements, 21-A M.R.S.A. § 301 et seq. We affirm.
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Under Maine law, a group of voters seeking recognition as a new political party may “qualify” in either of two ways. First, the voter group may petition the Secretary of State to participate as a political party in the primary election; the petition must be signed by voters numbering at least 5% of the votes cast in…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Roberts v. United States JayceesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Schulz v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
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- Paula Werme v. Stephen Merrill, Governor of New HampshireCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- Barr v. GalvinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
- Perez-Guzman v. Commonwealth of PRCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
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