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Monday, December 11, 2023

Libertarian Party Sues Tennessee over Ballot Access Issues

The Libertarian Party of Tennessee sued the state, claiming that a law requiring its candidates to get more than 40,000 signatures in order to be listed on general election ballots is “unduly burdensome.”

A lawsuit filed at the end of last week in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee names Secretary of State Tre Hargett and Elections Coordinator Mark Goins.

Per state law, third-party candidates seeking to be listed on general election ballots as members of their party (rather than being listed as Independents) must capture signatures equal to 2.5 percent of the number of votes cast for all gubernatorial candidates in the most recent election for governor.

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