On December 1, the Tennessee Libertarian Party filed a federal lawsuit against the Tennessee law that requires 56,083 valid signatures for a party to appear on the ballot. Darnell v Hargett, m.d., 3:23cv-1266. It is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Aleta A. Trauger, a Clinton appointee.
The Tennessee petition is so difficult, it has existed since 1961 and has not ever been used, except by the American Party in 1968. It requires a petition of 2.5% of the last gubernatorial vote. Before 1961, any party could get on the ballot just by holding a convention, with no petition required. Yet Tennessee never had more than six parties on the ballot.
UPDATE: here is the Complaint.
Wasn’t it 25 signatures for independents?
Yes, although independent presidential candidates need 275 signatures.
This lawsuit is about the party petition. It has nothing to do with independent candidates. In Tennessee, independent candidates can only have the label “independent” on the ballot; they can’t choose any other word or set of words. So in Tennessee, there are always at least six or seven “independent” presidential candidates that are really minor party nominees, but the voter is kept in the dark by the ballot label.
AS. USUAL —
1. CANDIDATES ON BALLOTS — NOT POLITICAL PARTIES
2. EQUAL IN 14-1 AMDT
3. SEPARATE IS NOT EQUAL — 1954 BROWN V BD OF ED
YET ANOTHER CHANCE TO END THE BRAIN ROT SINCE 1968- WILLIAMS V RHODES
EQUAL BALLOT ACCESS >>> QUICKLY TO APPV / RCV / PERHAPS EVEN CONDORCET ???
Parties on ballots, not candidates. Repeal 14th amendment. Brown not applicable. AZ ate Brown acid in 1968. AZ epitomizes brain rot.Approval by commies voting and rotten commie voting = crap.
EASY TO BE A TROLL MORON –
PAROTT STUFF IN REVERSE.
AZ is a troll moron, so he would know.