RALEIGH
The Libertarians and Greens want North Carolina's highest court to strike down a law they say makes it too laborious and expensive a task to get on election ballots.
The state Supreme Court scheduled arguments Thursday in a case involving small political groups that contend the requirement to become official parties is unconstitutional because it restricts the speech of its members.
A group must collect tens of thousands of signatures to get on the ballot. The group must start over if neither its candidate for governor nor president receive 2 percent of the vote.
The Court of Appeals ruled last year the requirements weren't unlawful because the state has an interest to ensure a political party has some small level of support. The third parties appealed.
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