Independence-Alliance Party of Minnesota v. Steve Simon, Minnesota Secretary of State
Whether an unnecessarily confusing oath requirement in a minor political party candidate's nominating petition to gain access to the ballot is subject to strict scrutiny analysis under the First Amendment despite the Anderson-Burdick framework because the State's interest is only in the requisite number of petition signatories and because the unnecessarily confusing oath has limited political participation.
Whether an unnecessarily confusing oath requirement in a minor political party candidate's nominating petition to gain access to the ballot is subject to strict scrutiny analysis under the First Amendment despite the Anderson-Burdick framework because the State's interest is only in the requisite number of petition signatories and because the unnecessarily confusing oath has limited political participation