By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Service/Arizona Daily Sun]
A federal judge on Friday refused to block a 2015 Arizona law that its legislative proponents admit was designed to try to keep minor party candidates off the ballot.
Judge David Campbell said the Arizona Libertarian Party, in waiting until last month to challenge the statute, did not leave enough time for him to consider the merits of their claims or for Secretary of State Michele Reagan to defend the law. That’s because the deadline for candidates to file their nominating petitions is June 1.