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Dear Libertarian, Some folks have asked me why the Libertarian Party is not participating in Jill Stein's recount efforts. My answer is that Libertarians don't have a preferred flavor of statism. We know that there is no significant difference between the oppressively...

SOS Kim Wyman From a Dec 8 statement issued by the Libertarian Party of Washington: Today the Washington Secretary of State, Kim Wyman, and Governor Jay Inslee signed off and certified the 2016 General Election. 3,209,214 valid votes were cast for president; with...

The December issue of LP News is ready to view online. Click here to read coverage of our record-breaking election results, campaign activities, candidate endorsements, national and affiliate party accomplishments, ballot access for 2018, and more.   Note: This...

Click here to see the updated Libertarian vote totals for the November 2016 election.

Many of us are haunted by chilling photos of death and destruction in Syria. We desperately want for that war to end and we feel helpless that it continues. War is an abomination, horrific beyond words. But, sadly, no matter how much we want to end all wars, it is not...

Breaking through an invisible barrier for Libertarian presidential candidates, Gov. Gary Johnson in 2016 won the party its first-ever endorsement from a newspaper of record. But this wasn’t just one editorial board flouting tradition. Across the country, nine major...

Jim McDermott received 10.4 percent of the vote in his race for the U.S. House in Alaska in a four-way race, one of the highest results ever for a Libertarian federal candidate running against a Democrat and a Republican. This was McDermott’s third time running for...

From an editorial in the Toledo Blade on December 14: "In the wake of former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson’s presidential run, the Ohio Libertarian Party is seeking state recognition and ballot access to make it easier to run candidates. The Libertarians seek to join...

From an article by Lauren Daugherty published in the National Interest on December 12: "This year, record numbers of Americans voted for Libertarian candidates. The Libertarian presidential nominee, Gov. Gary Johnson, received over four million votes [4.5 million...

  Dear Libertarian, Yesterday was the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Libertarian Party! Despite all the hurdles the Rs and Ds and their cronies have thrown against us, we have survived and grown for 45 years, and are now thriving like never before. There...

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch on December 6: "Libertarian activist Corey Fauconier filed paperwork with the Virginia Department of Elections by Monday’s 5 p.m. filing deadline, according to state officials. The filing is under review to ensure Fauconier met all...

The Libertarian National Committee will meet the weekend of December 10-11 in Alexandria, Virginia. Meeting details, including the agenda and committee reports are posted here: https://www.lp.org/event/lnc-meeting-alexandria/ The LNC will attempt to stream the meeting...

From a press release issued by the Illinois Libertarian Party on December 7:  Kankakee County Board Representative Jim Byrne, R-Bradley, announced today he has officially joined the Libertarian Party of Illinois. Byrne will serve as the Vice-Chairman of the new...

From a press release by the Ohio Libertarian Party: COLUMBUS—December 5, 2016—The five-person committee that filed petitions to place the Libertarian presidential ticket of Gary Johnson and William Weld on the November ballot in Ohio filed paperwork Friday afternoon...

Ed Zielinski, an elected councilman of Elsmere, Delaware, recently switched over to the Libertarian Party. Mr. Zielinksi, a former Republican, was elected to the nonpartisan town council seat in April 2015. He switched his party registration to the Libertarian Party...

Eight Libertarian candidates were elected to office on Nov. 8, and seven Libertarian officials were re-elected. Below is the list of elected and re-elected officials from election day: AZ Ruth Bennett Continental Elementary School District Board (re-elected) CA...

Gary St. Fleur doesn’t buy the idea that “you can’t fight city hall.” He’s taking on the powers that be in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, a small, depressed city that is wracked with high debt, high unemployment, and government profiteers who plunder...

From Ballot Access News on November 30: "On November 30, the Washington Secretary of State said the Libertarian Party is not a ballot-qualified party, even though 5% for president gains that status and even though her web page says Gary Johnson got 5.01%. Even though...

From an op-ed piece by John Pickerill, a former Indiana GOP county chair who joined the Libertarian Party earlier this year, in the Lafayette (Indiana) Journal and Courier online on November 27: "Drug abuse in our community and in Indiana is worse than ever. Some...

I thought I'd share this recent commentary from Vice Chair, Arvin Vohra: The latest hypocritical argument from American media: Russia "interfered with" the 2016 elections by leaking facts about the Clinton campaign. At the same time, the press appears entirely...

From an article by Peter Gemma posted at Independent Political Report on November 22: “The Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson’s share of the national vote is approaching 3.3 percent, better than any other presidential result in the party’s 45-year history. Arvin...

From Jennifer Harper of the Washington Times on November 21: "Republicans and Democrats may be a little worse for wear following the 2016 election, but the Libertarian Party has never been better. The nation’s third party is basking in respectable showings at the...

From the Arizona Capitol Times on November 21: Most Arizonans probably don’t know that their state is home to the chairman of a national political party. Since 2014, Nicholas Sarwark has chaired the Libertarian National Committee. An Arizona native, Sarwark returned...

You are invited to an end of the year CELEBRATION! 2016 has been a record-breaking year for the Libertarian Party! Celebrate with fellow-Libertarians at Libertarian Party Headquarters 1444 Duke Street Alexandria, VA December 10 7 PM to 10 PM Barbecue, wine, beer, and...

From the Smart Politics blog on November 20: The nation’s third largest political party notched by far its most successful election cycle in races to the nation’s upper legislative chamber. "While Alaska’s Joe Miller came up short for a third time in his bid for a...

The Libertarian National Committee is seeking volunteers to serve on its Convention Oversight Committee. Additionally, volunteers are needed to assist with the 2018 Libertarian National Convention. There will be three non-LNC members that will be selected by the LNC...

Dear friend, Generations of Libertarians have dreamt of what we saw this year: major leaps in Libertarian votes, major coverage by news outlets nationwide, and major strides for the LP. Please pause with me to thank and acknowledge all that have come before us. Our...

Dear Libertarian, As I shared with you on Monday, we made tremendous progress on Election Day when we retained or gained ballot access in 37 states plus D.C., the highest ever after an election in the party's history. The previous best was 31, after the November 2012...

Dear Libertarian, We are still collecting election results for our six hundred Libertarian candidates and will have detailed reports to share with you in the coming days. Some highlights follow, but, first, a couple of announcements. Party at Headquarters! The...

From The Daily Beast on November 11: "On the day before the 2016 election, Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson sent a note to his supporters. 'Whatever happens tomorrow, understand we won,' he said. "But on the day after the election, with Hillary Clinton...