103212P.pdf   10/17/2011  Libertarian Party of ND  v.  Alvin Jaeger
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  10-3212
   U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota - Fargo   
   [PUBLISHED] [Bye, Author, with Wollman and Shepherd, Circuit Judges]
   Civil case - election law. In a suit by Libertarian candidates challenging
   the constitutionality of North Dakota Century Code Section 16.1-11-36,
   which imposes a minimum vote requirement before a candidate may
   appear on the general election ballot, the district court did not err in
   concluding that the burden the statute placed on plaintiffs was not undue
   or excessive; the burden, while substantial, was justified by the state's
   interest in preventing ballot overcrowding and voter confusion and in
   promoting an efficient election process; equal protection challenge to
   statute rejected as the statute applies equally to all candidates and does
   not result in unequal treatment.