Libertarian Party of Tennessee

{{Infobox political party

| name = Libertarian Party of Tennessee

| logo = File:Libertarian Party of Tennessee logo.jpg

| chairperson = Josiah Baker

| foundation = 1971

| colors = a shade of Gray; Yellow

| ideology = Libertarianism

| national = Libertarian Party (United States)

| seats1_title = Tennessee Senate

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|33|hex=yellow}}

| seats2_title = Tennessee House of Representatives

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|99|hex=yellow}}

| seats3_title = U.S. Senate (Tennessee)

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|0|2|hex=yellow}}

| seats4_title = U.S. House of Representatives (Tennessee)

| seats4 = {{Composition bar|0|9|hex=yellow}}

| seats5_title = Other elected officials

| seats5 = 2 {{As of|2024|06|alt=(June 2024)}}{{cite web|url=https://my.lp.org/elected-officials/|access-date=June 1, 2024|title= Elected Officials}}

| website = [http://www.lptn.org/ www.lptn.org]

| country = the United States

| colorcode = {{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}

}}

The Libertarian Party of Tennessee (LPTN) is a political party in the United States that operates in the state of Tennessee. It is a recognized affiliate of the national Libertarian Party of the United States. On September 20, 2010, the party gained the legal right to ballot access after a restrictive Tennessee law was struck down in the case Libertarian Party of Tennessee v. Goins.[http://www.ballot-access.org/2010/09/21/minor-parties-win-tennessee-ballot-access-lawsuit/], "Minor Parties Win Tennessee Ballot Access Lawsuit" Ballot Access News Retrieved 2011-09-21. The party's annual convention is held in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.{{cite web|url=http://lptn.org/2014-state-convention/|title=2013 Libertarian Party Tennessee State Convention|publisher=LPTN|accessdate=March 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113191521/http://lptn.org/2014-state-convention/|archive-date=January 13, 2014|url-status=dead}}

History

=2024=

{{main|2024 Libertarian National Convention|2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries}}

Following the 2024 Libertarian National Convention and the subsequent naming of Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat to be the libertarian nominees, the Libertarian Party of Tennessee protested, stating that Oliver was too divisive within the party, and opposed to Libertarian orthodoxy, with state chairman Josiah Baker announcing that the Tennessee party would nominate an alternate ticket of Clint Russell and Josie Glabach.{{cite web |last1=Evans |first1=Jordan Willow |title=Tennessee Libertarian Chair Voices Opposition to National Ticket, Will Support Alternate Ticket |url=https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2024/07/tennessee-libertarian-chair-voices-opposition-to-national-ticket-will-support-alternate-ticket/ |website=Independent Political Report |access-date=3 August 2024}}

=Ballot access=

In a joint lawsuit filed on January 23, 2008, by the Libertarian, Green and Constitution Parties of Tennessee against the State of Tennessee, a 1972 state law that limited state ballot access was challenged and overturned. The law had required a petition with signatures amounting to 2.5% of the most recent gubernatorial votes be submitted to the State Board of Elections 120 days before the election in which parties wished to have their party listed on the state ballot.[http://www.lpmndc.org/images/M_images/memorandum.pdf]{{dead link|date=December 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} Plaintiff Memorandum: Libertarian Party v. Goins United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division. Prior to the lawsuit, the LPTN had never applied for ballot access in Tennessee, though the Populist Party, the Reform Party, the Constitution Party and the Green Party had unsuccessfully applied.[http://www.lpmndc.org/images/M_images/memorandum.pdf]{{dead link|date=December 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} Plaintiff Memorandum: Libertarian Party v. Goins United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division. p. 6 para 2.

In the September 20, 2010 ruling, U.S. District Court Judge William Joseph Haynes struck down the petition deadline, the precise wording of the petition requirements and the volume of signatures required.[http://www.lpmndc.org/images/M_images/order.pdf]{{dead link|date=December 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} Haynes, Judge William Ruling Order: Libertarian Party v. Goins United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division. Retrieved 2011-09-20.

Current leadership

Josiah Baker, Chair {{cite web |title=State Leadership |url=https://lptn.org/leadership/ |website=Libertarian Party of Tennessee |access-date=16 July 2023}}
Chris Darnell, Vice Chair
Keith McQuarrie, Secretary
Zachary Houk, Treasurer

Elected officials

Joshua Beal -- Montgomery County Commissioner
Erika Ebel -- Smith County Commissioner
Cole Ebel -- Carthage City Council
Stephen Chambers -- Trousdale County Mayor

College Libertarian Chapters

College Libertarians of UT-Martin (University of Tennessee – Martin){{Cite web|url=http://www.lp.org/states/Tennessee|title = State Affiliates|date = 21 March 2017}}

Notable Tennessee Libertarians

References

External links

[http://www.lptn.org Libertarian Party of Tennessee Website]
[http://www.lp.org Libertarian Party of the United States Website]
[http://www.facebook.com/LPofTN LPTN Facebook Page]
[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=56471652657&ref=ts LPTN Facebook Group Page]
[http://www.campaignforliberty.com/usa/TN/ Tennessee Campaign for Liberty]
[http://www.tnliberty.org Tennessee Liberty Alliance]

Tennessee

Category:Political parties in Tennessee