2016 Libertarian vice-presidential nominee Gov. William Weld of Massachusetts is part of a coalition suing to overturn four states’ winner-take-all (WTA) presidential-election systems. The lawsuits were filed in federal courts in Weld’s own state of Massachusetts, as well as California, South Carolina, and Texas, claiming that these states’ nonproportional method of selecting electors is unconstitutional. […]
On May 14, the U.S. Supreme Court considered the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA), which prohibited states from legalizing or regulating sports betting — apart from Nevada and some limited betting grandfathered into three other states. Six of the highest court’s justices ruled that provisions of PASPA were unconstitutional, and in […]
Dear Libertarian, Do you remember the shooting at the Twin Peaks in Waco that happened a few years ago? It made national news. Basically a bunch of bikers were having lunch and there was a shooting in the parking lot. In response, the District Attorney (DA) had all the bikers on the premises rounded up and […]
Rob Hodgkinson, former chair of the Kansas Libertarian Party, was featured on WIBW radio’s News Now program, discussing his 2018 candidacy for Kansas secretary of state. From the written synopsis of the March 27 interview, “Minor party status gives Secretary of State candidate unique perspective,” by WIBW news director Nick Gosnell: Libertarian Kansas Secretary of State […]
Businessman and former LNC member Jake Porter was interviewed for the Times-Republican about his race for governor of Iowa and his plans should he be elected. From the May 8 article, “Porter: Restoring personal, economic freedoms,” by Jeff Hutton: For Jake Porter, actually having major party status in the state to hold a primary election is […]
The May 2018 issue of LP News is now ready to view on our website. Inside, you can read coverage of the Libertarian Party of South Dakota’s ballot access victory, elected Libertarian Sen. Laura Ebke’s successful occupational licensing reform in Nebraska, Brandon Kneeld’s election to the Davenport City Council in Florida, why the United States […]
Do you want Larry Sharpe to be on ballots in New York this year? If you do, we need your help to make it happen. We are working hard to get ballot access for Larry, and countless other Libertarian candidates, in New York and elsewhere. Every state has different legal hurdles we have to jump […]
Dear Libertarian, I’m very happy to share that last night, one of our highest ranking elected Libertarians, Nebraska state senator Laura Ebke, decisively defeated the Republican governor’s hand-picked candidate in the primary to advance to the general election in November. This was a “jungle primary”, where the two candidates who receive the most votes advance […]
The Libertarian National Committee’s Platform Committee will meet in person this weekend, May 13–14, at Staybridge Suites, located at 3121 Olentangy River Rd. in Columbus. The purpose of this meeting is to consider proposals to be presented at the 2018 Libertarian National Convention in New Orleans. The meeting begins at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May […]
On March 13, President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Gina Haspel to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Haspel is an especially controversial choice because she used torturous “enhanced interrogation techniques” when she managed a secret CIA prison in Thailand during the early 2000s, and allegedly destroyed evidence of torture after the fact. […]
The March 2018 issue of LP News is now ready to view on our website. Inside, you can read coverage of the Libertarian Party’s first statewide elected official, another elected Libertarian spurring firefighting reform in California, Ohio voter purging, why you should run for office, the Senate budget deal, national convention registration and sponsorship info, […]
Please help the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania get ballot access petition signatures on Tuesday, May 15 — Primary Day in Pennsylvania. There are many Libertarian candidates around the state who are attempting to achieve ballot access for the 2018 campaign cycle, and we all need your help! Primary day is the ONE day when it’s […]
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