By Richard Winger On July 9, the Secretary of State of South Dakota asked a U.S. District Court to dismiss the ballot access case that had been filed by the Libertarian and Constitution Parties on June 15. The case is Libertarian Party of S.D. v Krebs, 4:15cv-4111. The lawsuit challenges the March 1 petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties. The state says that because the voters will be voting on whether to repeal that deadline, and the other parts of SB 69, the case should be dismissed, because no one can predict whether the law will be repealed.
The response of the …read more