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Scotty Boman, LP Michigan Candidate for Detroit City Clerk Detroit, Mich., has been a city in decline for years, but Libertarian Scotty Boman is ready to help turn that around in his campaign for city clerk. In this position, Boman would oversee city records and elections, and his plans to increase government transparency would allow […]

Libertarians from around the world will gather at FreedomFest in Las Vegas next month, and Libertarian Party Chair Geoffrey Neale and Executive Director Carla Howell will be there to challenge participants to “Be Dangerous to Big Government.” FreedomFest, an annual festival where free minds meet to talk, strategize, socialize, and celebrate liberty, will be held […]

Richard Winger Guest entry byRichard Winger,publisher of Ballot Access News The Libertarian Party has been forced to fight for fairer ballot access laws for more than four decades, and has successfully done so in many states, playing a key role in improving their ballot access laws. Many detrimental laws still exist, though, and some states […]

From a June 11 Newsmax article which features the reactions of 2012 LP Presidential Nominee Gov. Gary Johnson and LP Executive Director Carla Howell to news of the NSA leak: “Hopefully, what Edward Snowden will bring about will be very healthy,” Johnson said, referring to the intelligence contractor who leaked details of the program to […]

A lawsuit challenging the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) limits on how much people can contribute to political campaigns is on its way to the Supreme Court, and the Libertarian National Committee is supporting that challenge. The LNC has joined a coalition of other political groups in signing on to an amicus brief in the McCutcheon […]

Bill Slantz,LP MissouriCandidate forCongress Bill Slantz is ready to cut the size and scope of government drastically, and he’s taking that message to the people of Missouri in his Libertarian Party campaign for a congressional seat representing the state’s Eighth District. His first step: Abolishing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Transportation Security Administration […]

Republican and Democratic politicians support virtually identical policies designed to constantly escalate the scope and size of government, Libertarian Party Executive Director Carla Howell said in an interview featured Tuesday on the PressTV website. This stands in sharp contrast to the wishes of the vast majority of the American people. “The Democrat and Republican politicians […]

Levi Tappan,LP ArizonaElected in May 2013to Page City Council The city council of Page, Ariz., has a new member fighting to cut millions of dollars in spending and decrease taxes, thereby promoting new economic growth. Libertarian Levi Tappan, a lifelong resident of the city, received 816 votes (23.3 percent), the highest vote total among six […]

John Wayne Smith,LP Florida2014 Candidatefor Governor John Wayne Smith has ambitious plans for the office of governor of Florida: cutting taxes to the bone, eliminating dozens of agencies and offices, rescinding laws that allow the use of eminent domain to take property for private gain, and getting rid of occupational licensing schemes that prevent so […]