number of votes in a party’s primary, for that party to nominate candidates in a legislative election, violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments. A similar requirement had been struck down in Minnesota and the party hoped that the court would invalidate this law as well. However, in Libertarian Party of North Dakota v. Jaeger (2011) the Federal Court of Appeals upheld the District court's ruling that the regulation did not impose any unconstitutional burden on the political party. Unorganized political parties In 2009, the democratic socialist Liberty Union Party came into existence, although it has not yet run candidates. See also Political party strength in North Dakota References State government, elections, news resources and political parties Politics of North Dakota Political parties in North Dakota Political parties