The Libertarian Party of Maine (LPME) is the Maine

Maine

Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

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Libertarian Party (United States)

The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

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On May 15, 2010, the LPME executive committee voted 6-1 to pursue ballot access as a recognized political party in Maine. To qualify as an official Party via the petitioning process, the LPME will need to collect 27,543 signatures (equal to 5 percent of the total vote in Maine's 2008 gubernatorial election) and submit them to Maine's Secretary of State 180 days before the 2012 primaries.

The LPME executive committee includes:

• Chairman: Shawn Levasseur, of Rockland
  Rockland, Maine
  Rockland is a city in Knox County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,297. It is the county seat of Knox County. The city is a popular tourist destination...
  
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• Vice Chairman: James Oaksun, of South Portland
  South Portland, Maine
  South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-largest city in the state. Founded in 1895, as of the 2010 census, the city population was 25,002. Known for its working waterfront, South Portland is situated on Portland Harbor and overlooks the skyline of...
  
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• Treasurer: Jorge Maderal, of Brunswick
  Brunswick, Maine
  Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,278 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Brunswick is home to Bowdoin College, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, , and the...
  
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• Secretary:.
• 1st Dist. Rep.: Sue Poulin, of Casco
  Casco, Maine
  Farmers found the surface of the town uneven, its hard and rocky soil "tolerably productive." Outlets of ponds, however, provided Casco with good sites for water powered mills. The town had four sawmills, four gristmills, a shook mill, a barrel stave mill, four shingle factories, a carriage factory...
  
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• 2nd Dist. Rep.: Chris Miller, of Poland
  Poland, Maine
  Poland is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,866 at the 2000 census. Home to Range Ponds State Park, Poland is a historic resort area...
  
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• At-Large Rep.: Brett Tweed, of North Berwick.

External links

• Libertarian Party of Maine