For Immediate Release Monday, June 1, 2015 Today Libertarian National Committee Chair Nicholas Sarwark released the following statement: I woke up this morning to the news that the government no longer has the legal authority to spy on the phone records of every American. Those most egregious provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act expired last […]
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LPEX this weekend
The Libertarian Party Expo (LPEX) is underway, and continues through Sunday, May 31. The event is taking place at the Tropicana Hotel, 3801 S. Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV. Click here to see the LPEX website. In addition, the Libertarian Parties of California and Nevada are conducting their state conventions during LPEX.
Libertarians Working For You show, with Michael Pakko and G. Todd Rice
Yesterday’s episode (5/28/2015) of Libertarians Working For You hosted by Arvin Vohra is now available online, featuring guests Dr. Michael Pakko, chair of the Arkansas LP, and G. Todd Rice, candidate for the Powhatan, VA Board of Supervisors. Click here to listen.
Orange County Register: Trying to break through the political glass ceiling
LNC CHair Nicholas Sarwark As we ramp up to the 2016 election season, it is a safe bet that there will be even greater than usual acrimony between the political parties, but now there is a rare display of bipartisanship – between the Libertarian and Green parties. The two are putting aside ideological differences and […]
Campaign filing suggests GOP chairman lied in court about involvement in challenge that knocked Libertarian off Ohio ballot
Charlie Earl The Ohio Republican Party paid $300,000 in legal bills to keep Libertarian gubernatorial nominee Charlie Earl off the Libertarian primary ballot in 2014. But that’s not what Ohio GOP chair Matt Borges testified in court last year when he denied the GOP funded or played a role in challenging the Libertarians. An ex-staffer […]
Libertarians Working For You Show, with Chris Dock and Joe Hauptmann
Yesterday’s episode (5/20/2015) of Libertarians Working For You hosted by Arvin Vohra is now available online, featuring guests Chris Dock, chair of the Minnesota LP, and Joe Hauptmann, chair of the Indiana LP. Click here to listen.
LP: Republican-controlled U.S. House votes to jack up military spending, skirt the sequester
For Immediate Release Wednesday, May 20, 2015 228 Republicans and 41 Democrats in the U.S. House voted for a $612 billion defense authorization bill on May 15 . They maneuvered the increase in military spending, which should have been prohibited by ‘sequester’ spending caps established by the Budget Control Act of 2011, by putting some […]
Libertarians helping libertarians
“Libertarians helping libertarians”, by Thomas Maloy, a member of the Libertarian Party from Louisiana. It was a busy Saturday at work when the phone call came in. As I sprinted to my vehicle in a panic all that was crossing my mind was the 30 minutes till I would reach home. My wife and children […]
2015 State Conventions (updated)
Below is a schedule of Libertarian state conventions in 2015. Click on the state to get more information. Not all states have conventions every year. Some states have not scheduled their conventions yet. Updates will be posted as they become available. Recent additions and updates: Massachusetts & Mississippi Saturday, January 24 Arizona Saturday, February 28 […]
Libertarians Working For You show features Joseph Kexel and J. J. Summerell
Yesterday’s episode (5/13/2015) of Libertarians Working For You hosted by Arvin Vohra is now available online, featuring guests Joseph Kexel, chair of the Wisconsin LP, and J. J. Summerell, chair of the North Carolina LP. Click here to listen.
OK lowers signature requirement by tens of thousands to become a recognized party
Governor Fallin of Oklahoma yesterday (5/12/16) signed bill HB 2181, which lowers the number of signatures required to become a recognized state party from 5% of the those who voted in the previous general election to 3%. To get on the ballot in 2016 in Oklahoma, 24,712 valid signatures will be needed. Under the old […]
Important Google Hangout May 13 on Presidential Debate Lawsuit
A message from Our America Initiative: In 2012, four candidates for U.S. President qualified for enough states’ ballots to potentially achieve a majority in the Electoral College. Only four. One of those candidates was Gov. Gary Johnson, nominee of the Libertarian Party. The others were Dr. Jill Stein, nominee of the Green Party, and […]