Excerpts from and links to other news sources and articles discussing the Libertarian Party. 2nd-tier stories.
From JonathanTurley.org on November 25, 2020: The Third Circuit has issued an opinion that has received little attention over the right to bear arms, but it should. The decision in Folajtar v. The Attorney General of the United States may be one of the most perfectly tailored case for major Supreme Court decision. Indeed, the only thing lacking from […]
Marshall Burt’s historic statehouse win is first since 2002, fifth in party history From LP News | Vol. 50, Issue 3 | Quarter 3, 2020 By Andy Craig • Maryland For the first time in a generation, a Libertarian has been elected to a state legislature. Marshall Burt, a track inspector for the Union Pacific […]
From LP News | Vol. 50, Issue 3 | Quarter 3, 2020 By Chris Clemence • LPHQ Stewardship Associate The Libertarian Party of Texas bore witness to profound change this convention season. After a 103-day delay, the state convention moved 500 miles across the state to host both in-person and online delegates as they elected […]
From LP News | Vol. 50, Issue 3 | Quarter 3, 2020 By Chris Powell • Oklahoma LP On Aug. 31, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in McCraw et al v. City of Oklahoma City, upholding free speech by overturning a city ordinance banning people from standing in […]
From Ballot Access News on November 23, 2020: William J. Hunt, Libertarian nominee for Rhode Island State House, district 68, polled 40.53% earlier this month. The vote was 2,995 for Hunt and 4,394 for his Democratic opponent. Hunt has good name recognition in the district, because this is the fourth time in a row he […]
The quarterly meeting of the Libertarian National Committee will take place online via zoom on December 5-6, 2020. The proposed agenda is located here: https://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/LNC-Meeting-2020-12-05-06-Chair-Proposed-Agenda.pdf You can view the One Note notebook with the reports and items of business to be considered here: https://tinyurl.com/LNCOneNoteDec2020 In addition to attending via zoom, you can view on the […]
The Party Bylaws require draft convention minutes to be posted to the Party website prior to presentation for approval by the LNC as follows: ARTICLE 10: CONVENTIONS 9. The Convention Secretary shall produce draft convention minutes within 60 days of the adjournment of the Convention and present them to the National Committee. Draft convention minutes […]
Marshall Burt was elected to the Wyoming house 39th district seat, defeating Democrat incumbent Stan Blake 1,696 to 1,420. This is only the fifth time in Libertarian Party history a candidate running only on the LP label has been elected to a state legislature, and the first time in 20 years. Bethany Baldes, who lost […]
★ Starred = Winner Note: These results are neither certified as final nor official. We apologize for any typographical, transpositional or mathematical errors that are nearly inevitable in a list of more than 500 races. Alabama Frank Dillman, Macon Co. Comm. Chair, 14.0%, 2-Way Alaska Scott Kohlhaas, State House 16, 7.9%, 3-Way Carolyn Clift, State […]
The Libertarian Party did not have a good night for ballot access this election, as it is now on the ballot in 30 states plus DC for the 2022 election. The LP was on in 37 states plus DC after the 2016 election, and 31 states plus DC after 2018. Significantly, the party lost ballot […]
Welcome to the Libertarian Party Live Blog of election 2020. We will be posting election updates as we know them here, so keep coming back for more news. November 04, 2020 12:00pm (EST): In Kansas, James Doyle has been elected to the Belleville City Council. 11:15am (EST): In California, Wendy Hewitt has been elected to […]
There will be a meeeting of the Libertarian National Committee on November 8, 2020 beginning at 8:00 p.m. You can find the log-in information below. The agenda is due out in a few days and will be updated here once it is available. If you have any questions or comments, please contact the LNC Secretary […]
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