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The Libertarian Party of Illinois submitted 53,000 signatures on June 27, to get statewide candidates on the general election ballot. 25,000 valid signatures are required. LNC chair Nicholas Sarwark said: "The state of Illinois makes it incredibly difficult for anyone...

Excerpt: “The year is 2016, and a third party is going to prime time. “The Libertarian presidential candidate, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, and his running mate, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, will face voters Wednesday evening [tonight] in a town hall...

Excerpt: “The year is 2016, and a third party is going to prime time. “The Libertarian presidential candidate, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, and his running mate, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, will face voters Wednesday evening [tonight] in a town hall...

From Orlando News 13 on June 23: "In an election year noted for political upheaval and disappointment, it should not be surprising that a third party candidate is enjoying more of the spotlight. Libertarian Party says it's primed to make big inroads in American...

Arvin Vohra, Libertarian Party Vice Chair, was interviewed on WHDT channel 9 in Boston on June 23. He laid out the enormous benefits of a Gov. Gary Johnson presidency over that of either Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton. Click here to watch the full...

Libertarian Party Vice-Presidential nominee Bill Weld was interviewed on MSNBC on June 26. Click here to watch the interview.

Bill Weld Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee Bill Weld was interviewed on MSNBC on June 26. Click here to watch the interview.

Arvin Vohra, Libertarian Party Vice Chair, was interviewed on WHDT channel 9 in Boston on June 23. He laid out the enormous benefits of a Gov. Gary Johnson presidency over that of either Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton. Click here to...

From Orlando News 13 on June 23: "In an election year noted for political upheaval and disappointment, it should not be surprising that a third party candidate is enjoying more of the spotlight. Libertarian Party says it's primed to make big inroads in American...

Marc Feldman, 2016 candidate for the Libertarian Party's nomination for president, and member of the Libertarian National Committee passed away on Tuesday. The cause of death is not known at the time of this writing. Nicholas Sarwark, LP Chair, released the following...

From CNN on June 22: “The year is 2016, and a third party is going to prime time. “The Libertarian presidential candidate, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, and his running mate, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, will face voters Wednesday evening [tonight] in a...

From the Daily Caller on June 15, and also picked up by Cleveland.com: “The nation’s largest organization in favor of marijuana legalization is formally endorsing the Libertarian Party’s nominee for president — Gary Johnson.” The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), whose...

From CBS News on June 15: “Could the Libertarian Party emerge as a real force in the presidential election this fall? “The latest CBS News poll of the 2016 general election finds Hillary Clinton maintaining steady lead over Donald Trump in a head-to-head matchup, 43...

The Libertarian Party is back on the ballot in South Dakota, as the Secretary of State confirmed on June 17 that more than enough valid signatures had been submitted. To retain party status, the 2018 gubernatorial candidate must get at least 2.5 percent of the...

An article and video interview from USA Today on June 16: “‘The two parties are the minority party currently to independents,’ Johnson tells USA TODAY’s weekly video newsmaker series. He says he disagrees with Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, on...

From CNN on June 15: “CNN announced today that Chris Cuomo will moderate a Town Hall with Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson and vice presidential candidate William Weld at 9pmET on Wednesday, June 22. “Both Johnson and Weld will field questions...

Thomas Simmons Libertarian for U.S. House Thomas Simmons, the openly gay Libertarian candidate for Congress in Massachusetts’s First District, issued the following statement today in response to the Orlando shooting. “Words can not convey the depth of heartache that...

From Jim Harper of the Cato Institute on May 23: “Voting does more than elect candidates. “Votes are a dazzling roman candle of information supplied to elected officials, their staffs, political parties, journalists, opinion leaders, and future candidates, to name a...

From U.S. News & World Report online on June 10: “Earlier this year ABC News found that nearly 40 percent of likely GOP voters said they would be willing to consider a third-party candidate. One appealing third-party option has already emerged — Libertarian Party...

"US Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson has said people should not politicize the Orlando nightclub mass shooting that left at least 50 people dead and 53 others injured on Sunday. "'Thoughts are with the #Orlando victims & a community who has been...

Scott Wooden Scott Wooden, who was elected to the Del Mar Unified District School Board in California in 2014, chaged his registration from Republican to Libertarian on June 8. California Libertarian Party chair Ted Brown welcomed Wooden aboard and is very happy to...

From the Washington Times on June 8: “With an electorate totally disenchanted with the two major parties’ offerings, Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson has a unique chance to make a splash this year — and he’s determined to do things differently than...

Libertarian Party 2016 presidential and vice-presidential nominees Gary Johnson and Bill Weld will appear on the “Late Show” with Stephen Colbert on CBS television, Thursday evening, June 9 at 11:30 ET. Click here for more information.  

John Pickerill From WTHR-TV in Indiana: “Montgomery County Republicans will have to look for a new party chairman. “John Pickerill stepped down from his position Thursday to join the Libertarian Party. “You have conservatives like myself saying, ‘I don’t see the...

John Stossel had an opinion piece on Fox News on June 8: “Finally! Voters have another choice. The Libertarian Party nominated two socially tolerant but fiscally conservative former governors, Gary Johnson and Bill Weld.... “Do Libertarians have a chance? Early polls...

Joel Davis Joel Davis, a member of the Paden City Council in West Virginia, was elected Mayor on June 2. Mr. Davis received over 70 percent of the votes, with 225 votes to his competitor's 96. The seat carries a term of two years. “Councilman Joel Davis’s election as...