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For Immediate Release Monday, April 13, 2009 Bill cuts number of required signatures in half CHARLESTON, W.V. — With less than an hour to its midnight deadline, the West Virginia General Assembly passed legislation April 11 reducing the number of valid signatures needed on a candidate’s ballot access petition by half. The bill now awaits […]

For Immediate Release Monday, April 13, 2009 America’s third largest party wants government out of marriage entirely WASHINGTON – America’s third largest party Monday praised officials in Iowa, Vermont and the District of Columbia for taking recent steps toward marriage equality, and urged legislators in all states to scrap government licensing, taxation and regulation of […]

For Immediate Release Thursday, April 9, 2009 Libertarians, 74% of union workers, oppose job-killing ‘card check’ bill WASHINGTON — America’s third largest party warns concerned citizens that plans to scrap the right of workers to a secret ballot in union elections are far from dead. Libertarians also warn that such “card check” legislation also destroys […]

For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Anti-tax rallies “the kind of ‘community organizing’ Obama should have been doing” WASHINGTON — America’s third largest party is urging Americans to join millions of libertarians and other advocates of economic freedom at one of thousands of ‘Tea Parties’ being held on April 15. The “tea party” concept […]

For Immediate Release Friday, April 3, 2009 WASHINGTON – Libertarian National Committee (LNC) Chair William Redpath released the following statement Friday concerning the passage of a $3.5 trillion budget by Congress last night: ‘Yesterday’s passage of a $3.5 trillion budget, stuffed full of wasteful and unconstitutional spending and funded by prosperity-killing tax hikes and deficits, […]

For Immediate Release Thursday, April 2, 2009 INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Senator Luke Kenley (R) and Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard (R) presented the State’s plan to bail out the Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board (CIB) today. Instead of asking the users of CIB properties in Indianapolis to step up and pay their fair share first, lawmakers will […]

For Immediate Release Monday, March 30, 2009 Rasmussen poll finds highest-ever number believe tax cuts spur growth WASHINGTON – A record number of voters agree with the Libertarian Party that tax cuts would help spur economic growth, America’s third-largest party notes Monday. A Rasmussen Reports poll released March 26 finds 63 percent of all voters […]

For Immediate Release Wednesday, March 25, 2009 ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Board of Elections voted Wednesday to remove Libertarian congressional candidate Eric Sundwall from the ballot in the March 31 special election to fill the vacant 20th congressional district seat, citing a technicality that voided many of Sundwall’s ballot access petition signatures. […]

For Immediate Release Tuesday, March 24, 2009 Earned 1 million votes in 2008 Public Service Commission race ATLANTA — John Monds will be announcing his intention to seek the Libertarian Party of Georgia’s nomination for Governor with a press conference at the Capitol in Atlanta with family, close friends and supporters by his side Wednesday, […]

For Immediate Release Monday, March 23, 2009 Libertarian Eric Sundwall and Democrat Scott Murphy, running in the special election for New York’s 20th congressional district seat, met Thursday, March 19 in a candidate forum televised live by WMHT. Republican Jim Tesdisco refused to participate. The forum was moderated by Susan Arbetter, host of WMHT’s award-winning […]

For Immediate Release Monday, March 23, 2009 ALBANY, NY — Albany attorney Warren Redlich endorsed Libertarian special election congressional candidate Eric Sundwall, although he is a Republican officeholder (Town of Guilderland board) and was a GOP congressional candidate in the adjoining 21st congressional district. The special election to replace Kirsten Gillibrand will be held March […]

For Immediate Release Thursday, March 19, 2009 NIVERVILLE, NY — Libertarian congressional candidate Eric Sundwall said today that if he had been in Congress he would have voted against Obama’s economic stimulus plan but would have introduced amendments to make a bad bill somewhat better. “My position on the Obama plan is no with amendments. […]