On March 13, attorneys for the Tennessee Secretary of State asked the U.S. District Court to stay parts of its February 3, 2012 order in Green Party of Tennessee v Hargett. Specifically, the Secretary of State wants the court to stay the parts of the decision that put the Green Party and the Constitution Party on the 2012 ballot. Also, the Secretary of State wants to stay the part of the U.S. District Court order that says Tennessee must use a random method to determine the order of parties on the ballot. Here is the state’s brief.

The state argues that the Constitution Party and the Green Party have not shown a modicum of voter support.