The D.C. city council Committee on Government Operations will be holding a hearing on Monday, on the “Omnibus Election Reform Act of 2009,” which strengthens ballot access laws. Libertarian Party national chair Bill Redpath and Green Party Political Director Brent McMillan expect to testify. The District of Columbia requires more signatures, as a percentage of [...]

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Libertarian Party activists throughout the country will be working through this difficult summer and fall to persuade their local governments to use the budget crunch to make government smaller and less intrusive.

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The Libertarian Party Anarchist Caucus has been formed by Libertarian Party of West Virginia chair Matt Harris. “We support state-neutral platform language and a big tent Libertarian Party which welcomes anarchists and other radical activists. As the party of principle, we should always stay true to the principles of less government until there is none [...]

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Article at Ballot Access News: July 7 was the first day in which it was possible to circulate petitions for minor party and independent candidates for New York city office. The Green Party is running Rev. Billy Talen for Mayor; the Party for Socialism and Liberation is running Frances Villar for Mayor; and the Socialist [...]

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from a June 30 bulletin from the Australian Sex Party Same-sex couples will be allowed to marry if a Bill introduced in the Federal Parliament is passed. Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young introduced her private member’s Bill, proposing to grant gay couples equal marriage rights, into the Upper House on Wednesday. The Bill seeks to remove [...]

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Timothy Lutts, a well-known name in the world of investment advisory services, writes commentary on the history of third parties, the weakened condition of the Republican Party, and the possibility that the Libertarian Party could grow in coming years.

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The State of Massachusetts has a new, independent elected official. State Treasurer Tim Cahill has changed his registration from “Democrat” to “Independent”. Cahill says he may run for Governor in 2010 as an independent.

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