From Arkansas News:
On behalf of the Green Party, the ACLU has been contesting Arkansas election laws that requires three times as many signatures for a third party to get on the ballot as for an independent candidate. The judge ruled in favor of lowering the sigs:
"Arkansas' 3 percent requirement in its party-recognition scheme is not narrowly drawn to serve a compelling state interest," Howard said in the ruling. "The 10,000-signature threshold is a sufficient modicum of support to serve the state's interest in avoid cluttered ballots."....[more]
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