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Louisiana Congressional Districts 2 and 4 vote tomorrow (December 6)

December 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

According to the Louisiana Secretary of State,

Voting Hours Are From 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Louisiana’s elections laws provide for voting on election day at designated polling places from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
A Reminder to Voters – Take Picture ID to Polls
When you go to the polls to cast your vote in an election, [...]

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Tags: Green Party · Independents · Libertarian Party

LPNY Chair Sundwall to national LP: if Keaton is suspended, potential secession of affiliates may be ‘reasonable and with proper cause’

December 5th, 2008 · 27 Comments

In an open letter to the LNC, LPNY chair Eric Sundwall says
In my estimation this is an internal political pogrom whose results may render the very fabric of our enterprise inoperable or at the very least permanently unpalatable to a large segment of membership. If we cannot function with a general transparency and proceed to [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Court cases address where and when ballot access petitions can be circulated

December 5th, 2008 · No Comments

One of the big hurdles alternative parties and independent candidates face in trying to get on the ballot are state rules about where and when ballot access petitions can be circulated. A couple of court cases are currently addressing these issues, discussed at Ballot Access News. The first story is about a petitioners rights victory [...]

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Tags: Independents · Third parties, general

Massachusetts LP passes resolution supporting Keaton

December 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments

H/T George Phillies, in IPR comments:

MASSACHUSETTS PASSES RESOLUTION SUPPORTING KEATON
Whereas, Angela Keaton was elected with the strong support of the delegates at the 2008 Libertarian National Convention, and
Whereas furthermore, the lack of performance of the Libertarian Party this past election cycle, under what should have been ideal electoral circumstances, should be cause for serious reflection, [...]

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Christina Tobin thanks candidates and others for helping make alternative debates possible

December 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Sent from Christina Tobin to contact.ipr@gmail.com
Third party debates: a thank you
In my previous e-mail, I sent to you the details of how events surrounding the debates transpired. Now, I would like to send a quick thank you to several people who made the debates possible.
As mentioned before, Allon Bran, the publisher of the Columbia [...]

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Tags: Independents · Third parties, general

Florida LP passes resolution to LNC to remove Keaton discipline discussion from meeting agenda

December 5th, 2008 · 5 Comments

H/T George Donnelly

Libertarian Party of Florida
PO BOX 3012, Winter Park, Florida 32790
800.478.0555
www.lpf.org
Resolution by the Libertarian Party of Florida Executive Committee
Adopted December 5, 2008
WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party of Florida does not condone certain actions by Angela Keaton in how they relate to the Libertarian National Committee;
WHEREAS, the actions by Angela Keaton have not had a materially [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

LNC Live Video

December 5th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Michael Seebeck will be broadcasting the show at http://muddythoughts.blogspot.com/2008/12/test.html and http://www.justin.tv/tannim123. If he agrees, and if we solve requisite technical issues, it will be simulcast on IPR, and we will also provide liveblogging whether or not we have video.
The meeting will also be videotaped by one or more people, and IPR will make the [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Bob Barr campaign debt

December 5th, 2008 · 65 Comments

From the Barr campaign’s post-election filing,
SUMMARY
5. Covering Period 10/16/2008 Through 11/24/2008
6. Cash on Hand at BEGINNING of the Reporting Period 77022.47
7. Total Receipts This Period 143416.54
8. Subtotal (6 + 7) 220439.01
9. Total Disbursements This Period 181960.22
10. Cash on Hand at CLOSE of the Reporting Period 38478.79
11. Debts and Obligations Owed TO the Committee 0.00
Itemize all on [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Christina Tobin: ‘Third Party debates: what happened’

December 5th, 2008 · 19 Comments

THIRD PARTY DEBATES: WHAT HAPPENED
an editorial by Christina Tobin
Throughout the 2008 Presidential Campaign, the four major independent and third-party candidates called for the Commission on Presidential Debates to include on stage all candidates who appeared on enough state ballots to at least theoretically attain the 270 electoral votes required to become president. As expected, their [...]

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Tags: Independents · Third parties, general

Pennsylvania court rejects Nader bid to set aside judgment

December 5th, 2008 · 7 Comments

From the Associated Press:
HARRISBURG, Pa.—A Pennsylvania court is rejecting former presidential candidate Ralph Nader’s attempt to set aside a judgment against him for the cost of reviewing his 2004 nominating papers.
Commonwealth Court on Thursday ruled that opening or vacating the judgment isn’t justified by newly discovered evidence that employees of the House Democratic caucus may [...]

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Tags: Independents

Ralph Nader and Medea Benjamin on Obama’s Cabinet and grassroots organizing under the next administration

December 5th, 2008 · No Comments

From Democracy Now!:
We speak with longtime consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader and with activist Medea Benjamin, founder of CodePink, about President-Elect Barack Obama’s cabinet selections and how the antiwar and social justice movements will organize under an Obama administration.
The program is streamed here.

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Tags: Independents

Chuck Baldwin asks: What change?

December 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Posted at Chuck Baldwin Live
“Change you can believe in.” This was Barack Obama’s campaign slogan. There is no doubt that the American people were fed up with George W. Bush and his fellow Republicans. Who can blame them?
After campaigning for change back in 1999 (What political challenger doesn’t campaign for change?), President Bush and his [...]

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Tags: Constitution Party

Carlson mentions his ‘Senate campaign’

December 5th, 2008 · 3 Comments

This morning on MSNBC, commentator Tucker Carlson, who considered a late entry into the 2008 Libertarian presidential race this past May, made a passing reference to “my Senate campaign.” Asked if he had more to say about that, Carlson said, “At a future time. I’m just toying with it right now.” It [...]

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Stewart Flood: Supporting evidence for LNC resolution of discipline for Angela Keaton

December 5th, 2008 · 56 Comments

Emailed by Stewart Flood.
—– Original Message —– From: “Stewart Flood”
To: “‘LNC Discussion’”
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 11:49 PM
Subject: Revised Resolution of Discipline
Attached you will find a revised resolution of discipline, along with a companion document containing evidence to support the resolution. It will be further supported by the presentation on Saturday. [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Malik Rahim campaign fights local media blackout in New Orleans

December 5th, 2008 · No Comments

By Jason Neville in The Indypendent
In the years following the collapse of the federal levees after Hurricane Katrina, activist Malik Rahim was busy organizing one of the most influential recovery organizations in the Gulf South. The organization he founded and currently leads, Common Ground Collective, was gutting houses and providing medical and legal services [...]

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