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From Ballot Access News: "The Libertarian Party now has approximately 500,000 registrants. It is the first nationally-organized party, other than the Democratic and Republican Parties, to have that many. The Libertarian Party had 411,250 registrants in February 2016,...

The Libertarian National Committee is seeking three to five volunteers to serve on its IT Committee. Additionally, even if you are not interested in serving directly on the committee, if you are an IT practitioner and are willing to volunteer your services...

In a major victory for third parties, voters in Maine approved a statewide ballot initiative on November 8 establishing Ranked Choice Voting (sometimes called “Instant Runoff Voting” when used for single winner elections) in the state. Passage of the measure makes...

Yesterday Libertarian for president Gov. Gary Johnson won 4,013,780 votes, the highest vote total for an alternative party presidential candidate since Ross Perot in 1996. Perot, whose net worth was over $3 billion in 1992 dollars, became a household name that year...

Last night the Libertarian Party achieved a number of critically-important ballot access victories, making the LP a recognized party in 38 states, the highest ever after an election in the party's history. The Texas LP retained ballot access with Railroad Commission...

Dan Delaney, running for the 8th congressional district as a Libertarian in New Jersey, was recently interviewed by the Huffington Post. "Before 1913 we didn’t have an income tax, we didn’t have the IRS and we still had roads and infrastructure and a standing...

Libertarian Gov. Johnson's daughter, Seah Johnson, has a suggestion for voters still undecided and looking to cast votes they can feel good about: Make Election Day a “Giant crazy rocking joyful” dance party. Click here to watch the video.

Brian Doherty of Reason Magazine covers three down-ticket Libertarian Party races: Lily Tang Williams (CO - US Senate), Thomas Simmons (MA - US House 1st), and Mark Miller (TX: Railroad Commission). Click here to read the full article.

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch, hometown newspaper of Hillary Clinton's Democratic VP running mate, Tim Kaine: "In three previous editorials we have explained why Gary Johnson remains the only sensible choice for president. From his business and executive experience...

South Carolina’s most-circulated newspaper, The Post and Courier of Charleston, has endorsed Gov. Gary Johnson for President. In an editorial published in this Sunday’s edition, The Post and Courier made its case for Gov. Johnson by stating that “it’s grimly obvious...

Brian Doherty of Reason magazine wrote an article on November 5 about the Libertarian Party 2016 candidate pledges to shrink government. "Creating a meaningful distinction between their candidates and those of the Republicans and Democrats is important to the L.P. The...

The Daily Sun of Washington State's Lower Yakima Valley has endorsed Gov. Gary Johnson for President. Full text of the Sunnyside, WA-published Daily Sun's endorsement here.

I wanted to pause for a moment to thank Governors Gary Johnson and Bill Weld for running for President and Vice President. Running for office as a Libertarian can be a very rewarding activity, but it's also very challenging. I am so glad to have two such highly...

Libertarian National Committee Chair Nicholas Sarwark is scheduled to appear on the Stossel Show on Fox Business Network (FBN) airing 10:00-11:00pm ET on Friday, November 4. If you have a DVR, it is recommended that you record the show because it will not be available...

From the Tennessean on October 21: “'If you always do what you’ve always done, what makes you think that you are going to get something different from what you’ve always gotten?' "The 2016 presidential election is the ultimate posing of this rhetorical question....

For Immediate Release | Tuesday, September 27, 2016 | Click here to compare and contrast the presidential candidates who are on all the ballot in all 50 states, plus D.C.: Libertarian Gov. Gary Johnson, Democrat Sec. Hillary Clinton, and Republican Donald Trump.

Tom Howell, running for the North Carolina House of Representatives in the 46th district, was interviewed on the North Carolina Channel. "Any legislation we look at, any regulation we look at, we're going to look at from [the] point of view: How does this promote an...

Libertarian Robert Marquette participated in a debate among North Dakota US Senate candidates on October 14. "I have the courage of conviction to do what it takes to make the changes that will end the destructive economic, monetary, and foreign policies, end Wall...

Mark West, running for the 1st congressional district in Arkansas, gave a strong performance in his recent debate with incumbent Republican Rick Crawford on AETN, the Arkansas Educational Television Network. "We need to fight together for the minority of the...

Ben Backus, who is running for the Gering, Nebraska City Council in Ward 3, will be elected to office on November 8, as his competitor, Jeffrey Allen, recently withdrew from the race. "He said he wouldn't have the time to run an effective campaign against me," said...

  Dear fellow Libertarian, There may never be another election in our lifetime when so many voters have remained undecided this late in the election. There may never be so many people showing up at the polls on Election Day who are still undecided. The sample...

"For the Libertarian Party of Minnesota, election victory does not rest on their presidential candidate actually winning. "If the Libertarian Party’s Gary Johnson receives 5 percent of the vote in Minnesota, his minor party would gain major party status in the state."...

Indiana Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate Lucy Brenton was assertive and bold in a 3-way televised debate with the Democratic and Republican challengers on October 18, which was broadcast on Indianapolis station WFYI-TV. "Stop bailing out businesses. Stop bailing...

Libertarian David Afton, running for Prosecutor in Wayne County, Michigan, got a boost from Deadline Detroit columnist Allan Lengel. Lengel cites statements from the Informant America blog, which advocates for the release of Rick Wershe. Sentenced for life, Wershe was...

From the New Mexico Political Report on October 26: "New Mexico could see a Libertarian primary election on the same day as the Democratic and Republican primaries in 2018. "That will depend on the outcome of this year’s presidential election and if the state’s...

"Do not cast your vote in 2016 until you see this film!" Overstock.com founder Patrick Byrne, with acclaimed Hollywood producer of Farenhype 9/11, Jeff Hays, and filmmaker James Greenwood, created the new documentary Rigged 2016: Silencing Outside Voices. It explores...

Watch the "Rigged" movie trailer here.

Jon Bombach It’s an uphill battle. But Libertarian Jon Bombach is determined to take on the crony capitalism he believes is plaguing Baltimore. “In every neighborhood I lived in — from Seton Hill to Little Italy — people shared the same stories,” he recalls.  ...

Allen Buckley, the Georgia Libertarian Party candidate for US Senate, is polling at 11%, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on October 21. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes, then the race moves to a runoff election between the top two...

Mark Miller, the Libertarian candidate for the Railroad Commission in Texas, was endorsed by the Star-Telegram on October 20. Mr. Miller has been endorsed by the major daily newspapers in the state. "Texans should buck two-party tradition and elect Libertarian Mark...