From Ballot Access News on June 10, 2020: On June 9, North Dakota held open primaries for the Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian Parties. North Dakota is the only state which requires primary candidates to poll a specified minimum number of votes in the primary in order to be on the November ballot. Statewide candidates need […]
Press Releases and Party News
Notice of National Bylaws Committee Meeting June 14, 2020 3-6pm Eastern
This meeting is open to all members. Topic to be addressed: Proposals to be submitted for consideration by the delegates at the second sitting of the 2020 National Convention. Please contact committee chair Joe Bishop-Henchman with any questions at joe.bishop.henchman@lp.org Topic: Bylaws Committee Meeting Time: Jun 14, 2020 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) […]
Maryland City Council Member Returns to Libertarian Party
Muir Boda, a member of the Salisbury, Maryland City Council, has returned to the Libertarian Party. Boda resigned from the Maryland Republican Party and the Wicomico County Republican Central Committee on May 17, and renewed his memberships in the state and national Libertarian Parties a week later. Boda has been on the city council since […]
Libertarian Party Press release on recent unrest
Posse Comitatus by Executive Director on Scribd June 2, 2020 For Immediate Release: President Trump’s implication that he will deploy the American military on American soil to battle Americans is yet another failure in leadership. Given the opportunity to act as peacemaker, the president chose instead to escalate the division across the country, […]
LP presidential nominee interviewed on NPR
Libertarian Party 2020 presidential nominee Dr. Jo Jorgensen was interviewed on the NPR show Weekend Edition on May 30, 2020. Click here to listen to the interview.
Notice of LNC Executive Committee Meeting June 1 2020 at 8pm Eastern
There will be an Executive Committee Meeting to discuss ballot access encumbrance. Date: Monday June 1, 2020 Time: 8::00pm Eastern Libertarian Party is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Executive Committee Meeting Time: Jun 1, 2020 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84356617570 Meeting ID: 843 5661 7570 One […]
LP calls for charges in Minneapolis
Minneapolis Murder by Executive Director on Scribd May 27th, 2020 For Immediate Release: The Libertarian Party calls for murder and accessory to murder charges to be filed against the officers present at the time of the killing of George Floyd. Libertarian Party of Minnesota chair Chris Holbrook issued the following statement: “Justice is due. […]
2019 Annual Report
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John Stossel: Jo Jorgensen Is A Different Presidential Candidate
From John Stossel of Reason Magazine on May 26, 2020: We have a choice! Next presidential election, we don’t have to decide between two big-spending candidates, neither of whom has expressed much interest in limited government. Now, we have a third serious choice. This week, Dr. Jo Jorgensen, a psychology lecturer at Clemson University, won […]
Libertarians Nominate Jo Jorgensen for President!
In a historic virtual presidential nominating convention Libertarian Party delegates from 50 states and the District of Columbia nominated Dr. Jo Jorgensen for President of the United States Saturday evening. The party, which achieved 50-state ballot access in 2016, is working diligently to do so again in 2020. With the nomination, Americans will have an […]
Presidential and Vice-Presidential Debates May 21
The Libertarian Party presidential and vice-presidential candidate debates will take place this evening, May 21, starting at 8:00 pm ET. The presidential candidate debate will take place first, followed by the vice-presidential debate. Each debate will last an hour. Reason magazine columnist John Stossel will serve as the moderator. Participation in the debates will be […]
AJC: Libertarians to be first to nominate a presidential candidate via virtual convention
Jim Galloway, political reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the 19th most popular news website in the country, wrote the following opinion piece on the upcoming Libertarian Party national convention on May 19, 2020: Over the weekend, U.S. Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan decided that he wouldn’t make a run for president under the Libertarian Party […]