*** Register by December 31 for an earlybird discount! *** Announcing the next session of… Following the success of the first training weekend in October 2015 in the Washington, D.C. area, we’re pleased to announce the next session will be held Feb. 12–14 on the shores of San Francisco Bay, California. We’ve booked training facilities […]
Author Archive | Staff
Open Letter to Muslim Republicans
For Immediate Release Monday, December 14, 2015 Dear Muslim Republicans, I share your outrage and hurt at Donald Trump’s recent comments and policy suggestions aboutMuslims.Ishare your outrage and hurt that he still is polling well among Republicans. I share youroutrage and hurtthat we should even have to discuss such matters. But obviously we do. Freedom […]
LNC Political Director interviewed on Liberty Talk Radio
Carla Howell Libertarian National Committee Political Director Carla Howell was interviewed recently on the Liberty Talk Radio Show. Click here to listen. Under 2015, scroll to “Carla Howell of the National Libertarian Party Speaks out…”
Libertarians Working For You show, on foreign policy
The 12/9/15 episode of Libertarians Working For You hosted by Arvin Vohra is now available online, with guests Shane Landry, of the Plaquemine Parish, Louisiana LP, Marty Swinney, chair of the New Mexico LP, Dr. George Phillies, chair of the Massachusetts LP, and Lily Tang Williams, chair of the Colorado LP. Click here to listen.
Ds and Rs cement No Child Left Behind while claiming eased regulations
For Immediate Release Thursday, December 10, 2015 U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R) Today President Barack Obama signed into law the latest in the federal government’s long string of education mandates, this time a bill dubbed the ‘Every Student Succeeds Act.’ The Democrat- and Republican-supported bill is 1,061 pages long and was finalized only two days […]
Florida Libertarian success! Major deregulation of vehicles for hire industry
Jared Grifoni, LPCC Chairman, speaks at the Collier Board of County Commissioners on Dec. 8 Collier County Libertarians did much more than just say “no” to more Big Government. They responded to threats of regulating Uber and other ride-sharing services with a bold proposal to deregulate the entire taxi industry—and won! They sealed their victory […]
LNC chair on CBC radio show on guns and gun control
Nicholas Sarwark Libertarian National Committee chair Nicholas Sarwark appeared on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation show “The Current” (12/8/15), to discuss guns and gun control. Click here to listen.
Stripping Rights Away with the Terror Watch List
Mark Anderson The below press release was issued by Mark Anderson, chairman of the Frederick County, Virginia Libertarians, and a 2015 candidate for the Virginia General Assembly: If you have been even marginally scrolling through Facebook or online news sources, you’ve seen plenty of articles stating the NRA wants terrorists to be able to legally […]
Kentucky LP files lawsuit over definition of a political party
The Libertarian Party of Kentucky, along with the Kentucky Constitution Party, has filed suit in federal court against the state of Kentucky over ballot access. Kentucky law mandates that the only way a political party can become recognized is by polling 2% in the most recent Presidential election. Kentucky is the only state in which it […]
Maine LP has full ballot access
Jorge Maderal The Maine Libertarian Party was notified by the Secretary of State that it is officially recognized, and has full political party status. The ballot access laws in Maine were changed in 2013 to allow a group that has at least 5,000 registered voters after filing a Declaration of Intent to become a political […]
2015 election results and 2016 Presidential ballot access map
The 2015 final election results are now posted on LP.org. Click here to view the results. There is also a map showing the current ballot access for the 2016 Presidential election. It will be updated as soon as each state obtains ballot access for next year’s elections. Click here to view the map.
Libertarians Working For You show, with Carla Howell and Adam Hutchinson
The 12/2/15 episode of Libertarians Working For You hosted by Arvin Vohra is now available online, with guests Carla Howell, Political Director for the Libertarian National Committee, on how to keep bad money out of politics, and Adam Hutchinson on his 2015 Indiana LP campaign for the Crawfordsville City Council. Click here to listen.