United States Eighth Circuit

North Dakota residency requirement for petition circulators is constitutional, as state has compelling interest in preventing fraud and regulation does not unduly restrict speech, and prohibition on paying petition circulators on a per signature basis is also constitutional in light of state's interest in preventing signature fraud.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/15/2001
• Published 02/15/2001

Judges

• HEANEY, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, HEANEY and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rodney E. Pagel, argued, Bismarck, ND, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Tag C. Anderson, Asst. Atty. General, Bismarck, ND, for appellee.