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Cl ay to n G. W al ke r at te m pt ed to ru n as an in de pe nd en t can di da te fo r Uni te d St at es Sen at e in 20 14

. He ap pe al s th e di st ric t co ur t’s di sm is sa l of hi s co m pl ai nt , in 1

The Hon or ab le Lawren ce L. Pi ers ol , Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Ju dg e fo r th e 1 Dis tri ct of S ou th Dako ta

.whi ch he al le ge d th at So ut h Dak ot a’s ba ll ot -acc es s res tri ct io ns vi ol at ed hi s Fi rs t an d

Fo ur te en th Am en dm en t ri gh ts to ass oc ia ti on an d e qu al pro te ct io n.

Afte r de no vo rev ie w, se e Li be rt ar ia n Par ty of N.D. v. Ja eg er , 65 9 F.3d 68 7, 69 2- 93 (8 th Ci r. 20 11 ), th is co ur t co nc lu de s th at t h e st at e’s no m in at in g- pe ti ti on de ad li ne an d si gn atur e req ui rem en t di d no t se ve rel y bu rd en Wa l k e r ’s a ss oc ia ti on al rig ht s, an d were reas on ab le res tri ct io ns t h at ad va nc ed im po rta nt st at e in te res ts , se e S.D. C od ifi ed Laws § 12 -7 -1 ; Gre en Par ty of Ark. v. Ma rt in , 64 9 F .3d67 5, 6 80 -8 1 & n.8 (8 th Ci r. 20 11 ) (o ut li ni ng ap pl ic ab le te st fo r as so ci at io na l ch al le ng e to ba ll ot

acce ss res tri ct io ns ); se e al so Li be rt ar ia n Par ty of N.D. , 65 9 F

. 3 d at 69 4 (cru x of

an al y si s i s wh et he r m in or it y po li ti cal pa rti es are affo rd ed real an d es se nt ia ll y eq ua l op po rtu ni ty fo r ba ll ot qu al ifi cat io n)

. The ch al le ng ed res tri ct io ns al so sa ti sf ie d eq ua l pr ot ect io n, as th e st at e id en ti fie d co m pe l l i n g in te res ts jus ti fy in g th e di ffer en ces be twee n th e ba ll ot -acc es s req ui rem en ts fo r in de pe n d e nt an d pa rty can di da te s. Se e S.D. Co dif

ie d Laws §§ 12 -6 -4 , 12 -6 -7 , 12 -6 -5 0, 12 -6 -5 1.1 ; Li be rt ar ia n Par ty of N.D. , 65 9 F.3 d at 70 2 (u nd er eq ua l pr ot ect io n an al y si s, co ur t co nsi de rs whe th er an y un eq ua l tre at m en t is jus ti fie d by co m pe ll in g in te res t ; li st in g co m pe ll in g st at e in te res ts ); se e al so Ander so n v. Cel eb re

zz e , 46 0 U.S. 78 0, 78 8 n.9 (1 98 3) (s ta te ha s un do ub te d rig ht to req ui re cand id at es to m ak e pr el im in ary sh owi ng of su bs ta nt ia l s up po rt to qu al ify fo r pl ace on ba ll ot ); cf

. Jen ne ss v. For ts on , 40 3 U.S. 43 1, 44 1- 42 (1 97 1) (s ta te is no t gu il ty of in vi di ou s di sc riminat io n in reco gn iz in g di ffer en ces be twee n n e e ds an d po te nt ia ls of es ta bl is he d po li ti cal pa rty an d ne w or sm al l po li ti cal or ga ni zat io n, an d pr ov id in g d iff

eren t ro ut es to ba ll ot foreach ).

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