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Robert Sarvis, LP Virginia Candidate for U.S. Senate The Roanoke Times has called for Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Robert Sarvis to appear in the upcoming candidate debates in Virginia. Currently, only the Republican and Democratic candidates will be allowed to participate. The newspaper writes: Just how much power should the federal government have to sweep […]

From an Aug. 26 press release by the Libertarian Party of Louisiana: Last week was candidate registration for the Louisiana fall elections and we are pleased to announce that Libertarians qualified to run for office across the state in record-breaking numbers! There were six federal candidates and thirteen local candidates, a total of nineteen Libertarians. […]

From an Aug. 22 press release by the Libertarian Party of Illinois: Chicago IL — Libertarians across Illinois are celebrating victory today as the State Board of Elections ruled to keep their candidates Chad Grimm for Governor, Alexander Cummings for Lieutenant Governor, Ben Koyl for Attorney General, Julie Fox for Comptroller, Christopher Michel for Secretary […]

Dan Feliciano Libertarian for Governor In a rare display of principle on the part of GOP operatives, an impressive lineup of Republican party leaders and lawmakers in Vermont have endorsed Libertarian Dan Feliciano for governor as a write-in candidate for the GOP primary. Their endorsements stem from disapproval of Republican Scott Milne’s weak stance on […]

Tennessee Libertarian candidates are trying to make sure they get listed on this November’s ballot as “Libertarian,” not “independent.” Historically, Libertarian candidates in Tennessee have been listed as independents on the ballot. A recent article in the Tennessee Daily News Journal talks about how hard it is to get listed with your party label in […]

The Chicago Sun-Times has recently provided some coverage of Libertarian ballot access efforts in Illinois. On July 29, the Sun-Times published an article, “Libertarians work to stay on Illinois ballot.” Here is a quote: Brian S. Lambrecht knew the signatures he collected to get the Libertarian Party on the Illinois ballot this fall would be […]

From the New York LP: Albany, NY — The Libertarian Party of New York submitted over 30,000 signatures Tuesday to afford New Yorkers an alternative to the failed policies of the two major parties.  Libertarian Party State Chair Mark Axinn commented, “Once again, the Libertarian Party has amassed enough signatures so that voters can choose […]

Keen Umbehr Libertarian for Governor A Public Policy Polling survey shows Kansas Libertarian for governor Keen Umbehr polling at 9 percent in a tight race where both Democrat Paul Davis and Republican Sam Brownback are failing to gain traction with voters. Davis and Brownback polled at 39 and 37 percent, respectively, with 15 percent undecided. […]

Patrick McKnight,LP New Jersey Chair The New Jersey Libertarian Party is considering legal action after the New Jersey Division of Elections declared that the Democrats and Republicans had met the voter threshold to get advantageous positions on the general election ballot. Usually, the Democrats and Republicans get the preferred far-left positions on the ballot. Then […]

Dear Libertarian, Just in time for election season, we’re getting a great deal on some yard signs, and we’re offering them to you for $19.99 each! (Donate more and get huge discounts — 6 for $59.99, or 20 for $149.99!) Free shipping, and wire stands are included. The signs are bright blue, gold and white, […]

Michael Pickens LPWA Chair Eight Washington state Libertarian Party candidates finished in the top two in the primary elections on Tuesday, and will appear on the general election ballot in November. Washington has a top-two primary, similar to California, in which all candidates running for a specific seat must face each other in the primary, […]