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AMERICAN PARTY v. JERNIGAN

No. LR-76-C-277.

424 F.Supp. 943 (1977)

The AMERICAN PARTY et al., Plaintiffs, v. George O. JERNIGAN, Jr., as Secretary of State of the State of Arkansas, Defendant.

United States District Court, E. D. Arkansas, W. D.

January 7, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Art Givens, Givens & Buzbee, Little Rock, Ark., for plaintiffs.

Jim Guy Tucker, Atty. Gen., Lewis D. Smith, Deputy Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Ark., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

EISELE, Chief Judge.

The complaint herein was filed on August 23, 1976. It challenges the constitutionality of sections 3-101(a) and 3-113(l), Ark. Stats.1974 Ann., which relate to the petition requirements and filing deadlines for establishing new "political parties" in Arkansas. The prayer in the complaint seeks a declaration that said provisions are unconstitutional. It also sought a permanent injunction restricting the enforcement...

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