On February 13, the Tennessee Libertarian Party filed this brief in Darnell v Hargett, m.d., 3:23cv-1266. This is the lawsuit filed to overturn the requirements for a group to get on the ballot as a party. The brief emphasizes that the Sixth Circuit struck down Michigan’s statewide independent petition of 30,000 signatures in 2021, in Graveline v Benson. Both Michigan and Tennessee are in the Sixth Circuit, so the Graveline decision is precedent for this lawsuit. The Tennessee party petition is 43,498 signatures this year (2.5% of the last gubernatorial vote).