Green Party of Tennessee v. Hargett

MEMORANDUM

WILLIAM J. HAYNES, JR., Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs, Green Party of Tennessee and Constitution Party of Tennessee, filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Defendants: Tre Hargett, in his official capacity as Tennessee’s Secretary of State and Mark Goins, in his official capacity as Coordinator of Elections for the State of Tennessee. Plaintiffs assert several claims: (1) that Tenn.Code Ann. § 2-1-104(a)(31) and § 2-13-107(f), alone and in combination, impose an unconstitutional burden on Plaintiffs’ First and Fourteenth Amendment rights as minor parties seeking status as a…