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MANIFOLD v. BLUNT

No. 88-2394.

863 F.2d 1368 (1988)

Jay MANIFOLD, Judy Roberts, Tom Hanna, Michael D. Lewis, Roy G. Lieberman, Marshall E. Cobb, James Carter, John Gieringer, Theresa Worley, Greta S. Buzzard, Peter M. Kerr, Carol Jean Tucker, Thomas Martin Edelman, Franklin M. Nugent, Mike Hurley, Gerald Geier, Michael J. D'Hooge, Mike Roberts a/k/a Warren A. Roberts, III, and The Libertarian Party of Missouri, Appellants, v. Roy D. BLUNT, Secretary of State for the State of Missouri, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 14, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Linger, Tulsa, Okl. & Mark W. Comley, Jefferson City, Mo., for appellants.

Deborah L. Ground, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo. & William Newcombe, Jefferson City, Mo., for appellees.

Before HEANEY, BOWMAN and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case involves an equal protection challenge to Missouri's "new party" ballot access statute. The Libertarian Party of Missouri and several of its members (Libertarians) challenged the constitutionality of Missouri's statutory requirement that new political parties certify their presidential electors earlier than established parties. The district court1 denied the Libertarians' motion...

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