Virginia Public Radio

The ACLU and the Libertarian Party have teamed up against Virginia to block a state law that requires candidate-petition circulators to be residents of the Commonwealth.  A federal judge has already ruled in favor of the ACLU-Libertarian position.  But as Virginia Public Radio’s Tommie McNeil reports, ACLU attorneys believe if the state wins this appeal, it could prevent third-parties from gaining ground in the Commonwealth.