Ballot Access News: New voter registration data for the 29 states (plus D.C.) that have registration by party shows that Libertarian registration has risen 11% since October 2008. All other nationally-organized parties lost registrants. The number of registered voters in the 29 states (plus D.C.) that have registration by party declined since October 2008, because [...]

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For Immediate Release Independence, Ky. – The Libertarian Party of Kentucky strongly condemns the hurtful comments of Republican senate candidate Rand Paul. Rand Paul belongs to the Republican Party of Kentucky, an association which he makes of his own free will. Dr. Paul’s sole libertarian credentials come from Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, former [...]

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Steven Elliott reports in Toke of the Town ​​Washington drug agents have illegally seized signed petitions for marijuana legalization, according to organizers of ballot initiative I-1068. Marijuana advocacy group Sensible Washington says it has learned that a dozen signed copies of the marijuana legalization initiative for Washington State of which it is the sponsor, were [...]

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On The Wilder Side: Howie Hawkins, the Green Party of New York State candidate for Governor, said today he opposed Governor Paterson’s proposal to raid more than $100 million from the Environmental Protection Fund under the guise of raising $6 million to keep state parks and historic sites open. Hawkins noted: When the state is [...]

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Jillian Rayfield at Talking Points Memo: The state chairman of the Libertarians of Kentucky has disavowed statements by the party’s vice chair, that suggest the group is considering running a real Libertarian candidate against Kentucky Republican Senate nominee Rand Paul. Chairman Ken Moellman told TPM that those statements were “not an official communication or an [...]

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Email from Wayne Root to contact.ipr@gmail.com: For Immediate Release: My Entertainment Productions Announces Filming of Reality Show About Libertarian Party and Bigger-Than-Life TV Personality Wayne Allyn Root New York-based My Entertainment Productions announced today that they are sending a film crew this weekend to St Louis, Missouri to the site of the Libertarian National Convention. [...]

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We have previously reported on Mary Starrett’s run for a seat on the Yamhill County Commission. Starrett is the former Communications Director of the national Constitution Party. In the on-going counting of that race, Mary Starrett has gained 10 votes and is now only 3 votes behind her competitor, Mary Stern. Barring a massive swing [...]

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Art Olivier, the former Mayor of Bellflower, California, and Libertarian Party gubernatorial candidate for California in 2006, is currently running for the California state assembly as a Democrat. Popular former Bellflower Mayor Art Olivier  has thrown a wrench into the Democratic June Primary by declaring his candidacy. Olivier is a former councilman and ex-Libertarian candidate for Vice President in 2000 election. [...]

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Posted by Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch: Peace movement site After Downing Street, newly christened War Is A Crime, has put out a transpartisan call to stop funding war and occupation. So far, 14 Green candidates for Congress have signed on. Send this petition to your Green candidates for Congress to show the peace [...]

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Contact: Christina Tobin (415) 599-5222 christina@freeandequal.org Cres Velucci (916) 996-9170 greenparty-press@comcast.net MEDIA ADVISORY StopTopTwo.Org Announces Two Events for Wednesday: San Francisco Labor Council Press Conference and Marin Libertarian Party’s Pre-Primary Event WHAT StopTopTwo.Org announces two events for Wednesday: * The San Francisco Labor Council will hold a press conference at noon. The anti-Proposition 14 press [...]

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Posted by Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch: A recent poll from Suffolk University shows Massachusetts Green-Rainbow party candidate Jill Stein at 8% in the race for MA governor against 3 better-known and better-funded opponents: In the poll of registered voters, 42 percent say they would vote for [incumbent governor Deval] Patrick, compared to 29 [...]

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Ballot Access News: The Kentucky Libertarian Party has never placed a statewide nominee on the ballot in any year, except in presidential years. To do so requires 5,000 signatures, due in early August. The only Libertarian Party nominees for U.S. Senate in Kentucky history have been in presidential years, when the presidential petition can include [...]

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From the Guardian by way of TPID: David Byrne is suing the governor of Florida, accusing the state leader of using a Talking Heads song without permission. The 1985 single Road to Nowhere was allegedly part of Charlie Crist’s senatorial campaign, used on a website and in YouTube ads. Byrne is seeking $1m (£700,000) in [...]

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Email from George Phillies: Here are the New Path and Phillies mailers [sent to delegates for the upcoming Libertarian national convention in St. Louis this weekend]. Some people got Liberty for America instead of the delegateLNCletter. Slateletter3 will be arriving today or tomorrow for most delegates. The two delegate letters had in mixed combinations any [...]

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Posted by Tom Knapp at St. Louis on the Cheap (for maps see original): “Cheap” is certainly a relative term when it comes to alcoholic beverages. To some it means a bottle of MD 20/20. To others it means mass market “beer.” And so on and so forth. In any case, popular demand (yes, really) [...]

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Email from Pat Dixon: Guy Mclendon has been added to the ACHIEVE slate of candidates for the Libertarian Party National Committee. Guy will be running for a region 4 alternate position on the committee. Guy has served as chair of the Harris County Libertarian Party and as vice chair of the Texas state party. He [...]

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Posted by Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch: The Boston Globe has an article entitled “The Battle for State Auditor” profiling this year’s candidates for Massachusetts State Auditor, including Nat Fortune of the Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party: An especially interesting political profile in the auditor’s race belongs to Green-Rainbow Party candidate Nathanael Fortune. He’s a Smith [...]

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Posted at Poli-Tea and TPID: I have just uploaded my first Poli-Tea video to Youtube: “Declare your Independence.” Last month, the California Independent Voter Network put out a call for video declarations of independence, which got me thinking, and, well, you can see the first results for yourself below. The video is a minute long [...]

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Posted by Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch: Channel 34 in Binghamton has a detailed profile of candidates nominated for statewide office at the New York Green Party’s convention, including Colia Clark and Cecile Lawrence for US Senate, Gloria Mattera for Lt. Governor as Howie Hawkins‘ running mate, and Julia Willebrand for Comptroller: The Green [...]

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News from the Libertarian Party of Michigan For Immediate Release Contact Bill Hall, Political Director, politics@mi.lp.org 616-460-9516 Emily Salvette, State Chair, chair@mi.lp.org 734-645-5809 The Libertarian Party is fielding 83 candidates for office on Michigan’s November 2, 2010 ballot (list attached). This is a 46% increase over the number of candidates it placed on the 2006 [...]

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