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Libertarians confront adverse election code

Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/20/2010

"Texas Election Code puts constraints on what people could do," said Harris County's Libertarian Party chairman.

Census Stalkers

Atlas Shrugs (Free subscription) | 03/18/2010

Overreaching and out of bounds. Intrusive. Harassment. The above is the tenth or eleventh notice I have had from the census bureau. For the past month I have been called, harassed and visited by a Pamela Childs of the Census Bureau, who was pursing me for an interview. Knowing my rights under the law, even under the current coup, I did not respond. Calls, visits, notes. Daily. At one point, I left...

News coverage of Libertarian position on census

Libertarian Party (Free subscription) | 03/17/2010

The Chicago Tribune writes : read more

Filing Closes for Montana Primary

Ballot Access News (Free subscription) | 03/16/2010

Montana has four ballot-qualified parties: Constitution, Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican. All four nominate by primary. Filing for the June 2010 primaries closed on March 15. The Libertarian Party has a candidate for the only statewide office on the ballot, U.S. House. The Libertarians also have one candidate for State Senate, five for [...]

LP Monday Message: Join our growing list of 263 candidates

Libertarian Party (Free subscription) | 03/15/2010

March 15, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, I gave a speech to the Libertarian Party of Maryland state convention on Saturday about how "Libertarians Candidates Make a Difference." Maryland has a nice slate of Libertarian candidates for the 2010 elections. See our entire list of candidates sorted by state. read more

Travis County, Texas Libertarians nominate 18 candidates

Libertarian Party (Free subscription) | 03/15/2010

From the Austin American-Statesman : The Travis County Libertarian Party nominated 18 candidates for the November general election. read more

• Travis County, Texas Libertarians nominate 18 candidates - American Election 2008

Rand Paul Leading in Kentucky Republican Primary

Ballot Access News (Free subscription) | 03/14/2010

Rand Paul, son of Congressman Ron Paul, is leading in polls for the Kentucky Republican Senate nomination, according to this story. Rand Paul, like his father, is a friend of the ballot access reform movement. He was active in 1988 when his father was the Libertarian Party nominee, and he is well-informed about [...]

Brendan Kelly re-elected in New Hampshire

Libertarian Party (Free subscription) | 03/12/2010

On Tuesday, March 9, Brendan Kelly, former state chair of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, was re-elected as a selectman of the town of Seabrook. He faced three opponents in the election. The Libertarian Party congratulates Mr. Kelly on his re-election. Read the announcement from the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire.

Don't Steal: Brooklyn LP Rallies Against Eminent Domain Abuse

Libertarian Party (Free subscription) | 03/12/2010

On March 11, 2010, a large protest took place in front of Freddy's Bar in Brooklyn, New York. The gathering occured because of a blatant case of eminent domain abuse that would require a large land grab to build a new basketball arena and other residential buildings. read more

Please help us get ballot access!

Libertarian Party (Free subscription) | 03/12/2010

Dear Friend of Liberty, I need your help to get the Libertarian Party on the ballot in Illinois. The Illinois LP has developed a great slate of candidates this year. But Illinois voters won't get the chance to vote for them unless the Illinois LP gets ballot access. To do that, the state party needs our financial help, and that's why I'm sending you this email. Please make a contribution today. read...

New Cheapskate Goodness for LP National Convention Attendees

KN@PPSTER (Free subscription) | 03/11/2010

I've been slacking over at St. Louis on the Cheap lately, but yesterday I got downtown (to scout a venue for an LP Radicals event), and while I was there I grabbed menus from, photos of, etc., a number of restaurants convenient to the convention hotel. So far, I've blogged four sub sandwich joints and an inexpensive/open-early diner , all within a very easy walk of the Renaissance Grand and Suites....

2010 Libertarian conventions around the country

Libertarian Party (Free subscription) | 03/10/2010

Below is a schedule of Libertarian national and state conventions occurring in 2010 (including some that have already taken place). Click on the links to get more information. Friday, February 12 - Sunday, February 14 LP California Convention Saturday, February 20 LP Nevada State Convention Friday, February 26 - Sunday, February 28 LP Kentucky State Convention Saturday, March 6 read more

Candidate Burwell in Fort Worth paper - opposes census questionnaire

Libertarian Party (Free subscription) | 03/09/2010

Robyn Burwell, an English professor at Abilene Christian University and Libertarian candidate for Texas State Representative, District 85, is quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: read more

LP Monday Message: 2010 St. Louis Convention Early Bird Deadline March 31

Libertarian Party (Free subscription) | 03/08/2010

March 8, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, The Early Bird registration deadline for the 2010 Libertarian National Convention in St. Louis has been extended to March 31 . I hope you'll visit the registration page and purchase a discounted convention package today. read more

Missouri is the Show-Me State ...

KN@PPSTER (Free subscription) | 03/08/2010

... but there are some things I'm not sure I'd like to see: Hat tip -- John Schultz. Not really sure what that was all about. I wasn't able to attend the Missouri Libertarian Party's 2010 convention, as Tamara was out of town and I had the kids all to myself, so I missed what was apparently a spirited forum featuring three candidates for chair of the Libertarian National Committee: Ernie Hancock, John...