Press release from LPHQ. Reposted to IPR by Paulie. RALEIGH, N.C. — A State Court of Appeals panel on Monday heard oral arguments in the Libertarian Party of North Carolina’s legal challenge to the state’s election laws Monday. The panel included Chief Judge John C. Martin and Judges Sanford L. Steelman and Ann Maria Calabria. [...]

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Benzie Johnson, a former write-in candidate for mayor of Albany, has announced his candidacy for mayor, and intends on running as an independent or third-party candidate. He said, “The residents need more choice than just two parties.” You can read the full article here. Source: Albany Times-Union.

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Posted at Green Party Watch by Gregg Jocoy. Reposted to IPR by Paulie. In an article at American Chronicle titled The Preacher and the Billionaire – the Battle for New York’s soul, the author argues that Rev. Billy Talen will use the freedom that comes from perceived weakness to reach out one-on-one and one neighborhood [...]

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In Springfield, Missouri, the Greene County Libertarian Party is questioning Springfield City Utillities’ possible use of eminent domain laws, to aquire land for a new bus transfer station. Keith Rodgers, the party chairman, said that there are proper times for eminent domain to be used, but the situation at hand is not one of them. [...]

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Ballot Access News reports: The Libertarian Party of New Jersey intends to nominate a candidate for Governor at a meeting of the executive committee, to be held on April 26. The party will then need 800 valid signatures to get that nominee on the November 2009 ballot.

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Press release from LPHQ. Reposted to IPR by Paulie. Government control of health care leads to higher death rates, research finds WASHINGTON — America’s third largest party Tuesday blasted comments by White House chief economic advisor Lawrence Summers that Americans are getting too much health care and the government should begin rationing access to medical [...]

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According to an article on TalkBusiness.net, there is a chance that after the next race for governor in Arkanas, the only ballot qualified parties in the state will be the Green Party and the majority Democratic Party.  There is currently an extremely popular Democratic governor who will be up for reelection, and the Arkansas Republicans [...]

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Posted in Ballot Access News. Reposted to IPR by Paulie. On April 22, Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner released a 36-page set of recommendations for changes in Ohio election laws. Included in the set of recommendations is a two-page chapter on ballot access laws for minor political parties. The report recommends a petition of [...]

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On Thursday, April 23rd an event will be held in Long Island, NY: “Do we need a national third party?” with a video screening and a debate between David Sprintzen of Long Island Progressive Coalition (arguing against a national third party) and Kimberly Wilder a writer for Independent Political Report (arguing for a national third party.)

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Libertarian Party Treasurer Aaron Starr today reportedly sent a memo to the Libertarian National Committee which “raises doubts as to whether Mr. Wrights was even eligible to serve at the time of his election to the LNC”.

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In Arizona, voting registration from the November 2008 election until April 1, 2009 reveals: Libertarians with the greatest increase at plus 11.6 percent, Green Party with a 5 percent increase, Democrats at plus 2.3 percent. Republicans remain the largest party in Arizona, though they had the smallest percentage gain of just 1.7 percent. The Constitution Party is beginning its own petition drive to try to become a ballot qualified party in Arizona for 2010.

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A round-up of some New York political news, including polling for Senator Gillibrand, and a story about Gillibrand meeting with leaders of the NY Working Families Party. Also, poll numbers for the 2010 NY Governor’s race (which have a great impact on third parties in NY.)

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An article published on news-record.com, the website for the Greensboro, North Carolina News & Record, discusses the struggles third party candidates face, namely North Carolina’s ballot access laws. Here’s an excerpt: Smaller political parties face too many obstacles if they want candidates listed on North Carolina ballots, lawyers for the Libertarian and Green parties told [...]

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The UNK American Democracy Project will be hosting an open forum at the University of Nebraska, Kearny tomorrow. The subject of this will be third party perspectives on the economic crisis. Panelists will include Libertarian Donald Sluti, Green Steve Larrick, and Andrew Damon of the Socialist Equality Party. The event is free and open to [...]

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Cynthia McKinney, traveling in Haiti, releases a message titled, “The Economy, From Soros and Greenspan to Napoleon’s Waterloo, And a Tip of the Hat to Haiti, Too”

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Matt Reichel, the Green Party candidate in the special congressional election in Illinois on April 7th, published a diary on OpEdNews.com in which he reviews his experience during the brief special election season and the outcome.  Reichel was a Democrat until he had to qualify for the ballot, when he was “recruited” by the Green [...]

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Ballot Access News reports: The Constitution Party is petitioning for status as a qualified party for 2010 in both Wyoming and Arizona. The Wyoming drive, which could not legally start until April 1, 2009, already has 250 volunteer signatures.

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Posted at http://www.mngreens.org/node/224. H/T Green Party Watch; reposted to IPR by Paulie. The Green Party of Minnesota is outraged at the sudden vote on April 2 by which the state Senate seeks to bypass public debate and end the ban on licensing new nuclear reactors. The measure, already defeated in one House committee, was attached [...]

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Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) was the presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party in 1988, and appeared on the 2008 general election presidential ballot as a Taxpayers and Constitution Party in Louisiana and Montana, in addition to running in the Republican primary. He is a life member of the Libertarian Party, and has spoken at numerous [...]

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Cindy Sheehan, a peace activist who ran for Congress against Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in 2008, is publishing an eBooklet next week which will either call for a new, third party and/or reject or our current system entirely. The eBooklet is titled, “Myth America: 10 Greatest Myths of the Robber Class and the Case for Revolution.”

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