NEWS ARTICLES

From Ballot Access News on January 22, 2020: On January 22, U.S. District Court William O. Bertelsman, a Carter appointee, struck down a Kentucky ballot access law. Sweeney v Crigler, e.d., 2:19cv-46. The law, passed last year, requires independent candidates, and the...

From Spectrum News on January 21, 2020: Third-party candidates in Texas allege a new state law makes it harder for them to get a spot on the general election ballot, so they sued. Ted Brown is running for Congress as a Libertarian. He recently paid his filing fee of...

Iowa Libertarian and former Cedar Falls Councilmember Nick Taiber was appointed on January 20, 2020 to fill a vacancy on the city council. Mr. Taiber held one of the at-large seats on the council from 2009 to 2017, when he decided not to run for reelection. He ran...

The North Dakota Libertarian Party regained party status, and will appear on the ballot for the 2020 elections. North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger on Wednesday said the party had filed petitions on October 16 that resulted in enough qualified signatures to...

From Ballot Access News on December 9, 2019: Four states hold their legislative elections in the odd year before presidential election years. The Libertarian Party had legislative candidates in all four of these states in 2019 (Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and...

Below is a graphic with the delegation count for each state for the 2020 Libertarian National Committee convention, being held in Austin, Texas from May 21 through May 25, 2020:   How the delegate allocation is determined (from the LP Bylaws and Convention Rules,...

Check here for the results for the 2019 elections. We also have live coverage of the November 5th election from 8pm eastern until Midnight on our Facebook page, complete with interviews with candidates and election night winners.

Below is a press release from the Harris County, Texas Libertarian Party on December 2, 2019: On Monday, December 2, 2019, Judge Kristen Hawkins, Judge in Harris County’s 11th Judicial District, signed a temporary injunction order barring the Secretary of State and...

New York Libertarian Michael Korchak was elected District Attorney of Broome County, defeating a Democrat and Republican. Mr. Korchak finished with 14,882 votes, beating the Republican challenger F. Paul Battisti by 122 votes. Democrat Debra Gelson finished third with...

Michigan Libertarian Andy LeCureaux was elected to his tenth consecutive term on the Hazel Park City Council on November 5. He has been on the council since 2001. Terms on the city council are for two years. Mr. LeCureaux finished first in a 3-way race, with the top...

The Maine Libertarian Party filed a federal lawsuit on Monday, November 5, alleging registered voter minimum is unconstitutional. From WMTW-TV, the ABC affiliate in Portland, Maine, on November 7: The Libertarian Party is suing the state of Maine in an attempt to get...

A meeting of the Libertarian National Committee will take place on Saturday, November 16 and Sunday, November 17 in Miami, Florida. The meeting will start at 9 am ET on Saturday. The LNC will attempt to stream on the Internet. Be advised that broadcast quality has...

From the Martinsville Bulletin on November 2, 2019: With only a couple of days left before Tuesday’s election, the Martinsville Libertarians are especially hard at work. Not an official affiliate of the Libertarian Party, the Martinsville group still shares the same...

CATO Unbound invited LNC Chair Nicholas Sarwark, chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus Matt Nye, and journalist Graham Vyse to write essays on whether Libertarians should work through the Libertarian, Republican, or Democratic Parties to achieve freedom. Mr....

Jay Jacobs, the chairman of the New York State Democratic Party, has proposed raising the number of votes that a political party needs to guarantee a spot on the ballot in the next election, from 50,000 to roughly 250,000, according to the New York Times on October...

WLWT-TV, the NBC affiliate in Cincinnati, Ohio,  interviewed Kentucky Libertarian Party candidate for Governor John Hicks on October 29: When Kentuckians head to the polls on Nov. 5, most of them will be deciding between Republican Gov. Matt Bevin and Democratic...

An article on Talk Business and Politics, a daily news site in Arkansas, on October 27, 2019, discussed the Libertarian Party of Arkansas nomination of candidates for the 2020 election. The article also discusses why the party had to nominate the candidates so early....

The Libertarian Party will be hosting a pool side dinner and discussion with elected Libertarian officials in Florida. We'd love for you to join us. The panel will be moderated by former LNC Chair and current the elected Commissioner of Altamonte Springs, Florida. Jim...

From MyRecordJournal.com on October 14, 2019: Libertarian candidates Roger and Ellen Misbach settled a lawsuit against the Secretary of the State and their names will appear on the [Meriden] November mayoral and City Council ballot. Roger Misbach sued the Secretary of...

Below is a press release, issued on October 1, 2019, from long-time Libertarian Party activist and candidate Scotty Boman. At first glance it may seem ironic that a Libertarian would create a governing body of any kind, but this one receives no tax revenue and makes...

Great news! The Libertarian Party picked up some media coverage! As the Libertarian Pary's Membership Manager, I am always looking for issues and communities that coincide with the Libertarian Party's message of non-aggression. When President Trump announced that his...

Rufus Craig, chair of the Libertarian Party of Louisiana, was featured in an article in The Advocate, Louisiana's largest daily newspaper, on September 27, 2019. He is running for the state Senate sixth district seat on October 12. Mack “Bodi” White looked like he...

Scotusblog, the blog of the United States Supreme Court, has highlighted the petition pending before the court regarding the case of the Libertarian Party's lawsuit against the Federal Elections Commission as one of its "Petitions of the Week". Below is the text of...

Republicans and Democrats don’t seem to agree on much… … except that they can run your life better than you can. Day by day, your rights are being eroded under the careful watch of the two old parties. Unfortunately, that includes your Constitutionally guaranteed...

Below is an opinion piece by Randall Holcombe at TheHill.com on September 25, 2019: As they look ahead to the 2020 election, few political pundits have considered the possibility that a Libertarian Party candidate could be elected president. Yes, I know it's a long...

From WRFA-FM in Jamestown, New York on September 23, 2019: Jamestown City Councilman At Large and 2019 mayoral candidate Andrew Liuzzo has left the Republican Party to join the Libertarian Party. The announcement was made during a press conference Sunday morning with...

From WRFA-FM in Jamestown, New York on September 23, 2019: Jamestown City Councilman At Large and 2019 mayoral candidate Andrew Liuzzo has left the Republican Party to join the Libertarian Party. The announcement was made during a press conference Sunday morning with...

The Libertarian National Committee (LNC) is seeking applicants to serve on the Credentials Committee for the May 21-25, 2020 national convention in Austin, Texas. The LNC expects to make these appointments at its November meeting. The LNC appoints 5 out of the 10...