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Bob Bridges Kevin Knedler Libertarians Kevin Knedler, the Secretary of State candidate, and Bob Bridges, candidate for Auditor, will be on the ballot in November, having qualified as write-in candidates in the primary election on Tuesday. Each needed at least 500 votes. Knedler received 716, and Bridges received 731, according to the Ohio secretary of […]

Tyler Brown Tyler Brown was elected to the Occoquan, VA Town Council on Tuesday. Mr. Brown finished 5th out of 6 candidates, with 74 votes (13.6%). The top 5 were elected to the council. Tyler went door-to-door to get votes, and said he was the only candidate at his polling place specifically asking voters to […]

In response to an article in The Hill on President Obama’s low poll ratings, Libertarian Party Political Director Carla Howell made this statement on Press TV May 1, 2014: Americans, especially among the emerging young generation, have become jaded and disapproving of both Democrats and Republicans. Reports of Obama’s low poll ratings cite the botched rollout […]

The Ohio Libertarian Party lost its ballot access lawsuit yesterday, as the 6th Circuit Court refused to enjoin an Ohio law that requires petitioners to fill out a blank on each petition sheet showing the employer of the circulator. As a result, gubernatorial candidate Charlie Earl, lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Sherri Clark, and candidate for attorney […]

From a Gov. Gary Johnson column in the Washington Times: “How would consumers like it if, when they go to buy a new car, they were led to believe that the only real choice they have is to buy either a Ford or a Chevy? What if, after they looked at the Ford and the Chevy, half of all […]

Dr. Andrew Hunt Georgia LP gubernatorial candidate Dr. Andrew Hunt is polling at 9 percent, according to Survey USA in a poll released today. Republican incumbent Nathan Deal is at 41 percent, Democrat Jason Carter 37 percent, and 13 percent are undecided. You can read the full article on Ballot Access News here.

Here are the key findings from a survey of 1,000 likely U.S. voters conducted on April 19–20, 2014, by Rasmussen Reports and other recent surveys: 53 percent of likely U.S. voters think it is fair to say that neither party in Congress is the party of the American people. That’s up six points from 47 […]

In response to a Washington Post story about an army general’s mishandling of a sexual-assault case in Japan, Libertarian Party Political Director Carla Howell made the following statement on Press TV: U.S. military personnel, especially those in leadership positions, must be held to high standards. Refusing to investigate allegations of sexual assault or to prosecute […]

Dear LP supporter, We’re finally scheduled to close on a new office tomorrow. (That’s good news!) But our operations director, Robert Kraus, just told me how low we are on funds for everything else. In particular, I really hope you’ll contribute toward ballot access right away. We’re in the middle of petition drives in Alabama […]

On April 23, the Oklahoma Senate passed H.B. 2134 by a vote of 28-16. The bill had already passed the House, but because the Senate added some additional provisions, it must return to the House. The bill lowers the number of signatures for a newly-qualifying party from 5 percent of the last vote cast, to […]

[provided by the Travis County Libertarian Party] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Libertarians to run record 37 candidates in Travis County AUSTIN — The Libertarian Party has nominated 37 candidates for the November 2014 general election ballot in Travis County. Travis County Libertarian Party (TCLP) treasurer Arthur DiBianca said, “I think 37 candidates is a record for […]