Libertarian Party of Maine
Libertarian Party of Maine | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Jorge Maderal |
| Ideology | Libertarianism |
| National affiliation | Libertarian Party (United States) |
| Colors | a shade of Blue; Yellow |
| Website | |
| www.lpme.org | |
The Libertarian Party of Maine (LPME) is the Maine affiliate of the Libertarian Party.
The LPME was granted status as an affiliate of the Libertarian party in 1975 and ran its first candidate for elective office in municipal elections in Portland, Maine in 1979. The LPME has had a repeating cycle of activity and hiatus since its founding. As of the 2012 election cycle, it is active with a fully constituted State committee, securing the placement of 2012 Libertarian Party Presidential Nominee Gary Johnson onto the Maine general election ballot for the 2012 election and the endorsement of Andrew Ian Dodge the United States Senate election in Maine, 2012.
In 2015, the LPME sought to become a ballot-qualified political party by registering 5,000 or more voters into the party by December of that year. The party submitted over 6,400 registration forms to the Secretary of State. However, approximately 2,000 were found to be invalid.[1] The party sued and, in May 2016, a judge in U.S. District Court allowed the Libertarian Party to register more voters into the party to obtain the 5,000 registrant minimum needed to receive a spot on the 2016 ballot for their presidential nominee.[2] It was announced that they met the threshold on July 13, 2016, allowing their candidates to appear on the ballot. To maintain their status, they will need 10,000 registered Libertarians to vote in November. [3]
LPME executive committee
- Chairman: Jorge Maderal, of Brunswick
- Vice Chairman: Sue Poulin, of Casco
- Treasurer: Shawn Levasseur, of Rockland
- Secretary: Aaron Quinn, of Brunswick
- At-Large Rep.: Donn Chamberlain, of Skowhegan
- 1st Dist. Rep.: Dmitry Opolinsky
- 2nd Dist. Rep.: Charles Jacques, of West Gardiner
References
- ^ Cousins, Christopher (January 7, 2016). "Libertarian Mainers sue state over rejection of bid to create party". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Judge reverses ruling on Libertarians' bid to become Maine political party". Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ http://stateandcapitol.bangordailynews.com/2016/07/13/libertarians-become-maines-fourth-political-party/
External links
- Libertarian Party of Maine – official website
