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Libertarian Party campaign resources

By on November 9, 2010 12:33 PM

This is on the LP.org site, although it was added only fairly recently and this is the first time I remember noticing it. You can get to it from the main page by going to “Campaign Resources” from the drop-down menu under “Action” at the top of the page.…

Libertarian Party Monday Message: Election Results

By on November 9, 2010 11:59 AM

Libertarian Party HQ Monday Message:

Dear Friend of Liberty,

First of all I want to thank our over 800 candidates again for taking the time to run for office.…

Preliminary Libertarian Party election results

By on November 9, 2010 11:40 AM

Posted by staff at LP blog:

These are preliminary results for Libertarians running for Governor, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House. Vote counts and percentages are not final, but percentages probably will not change much.…

More states elected independents to state legislatures this year than in any previous year in at least sixty years

By IPR Contributor on November 9, 2010 11:27 AM

Ballot Access News reports:

Thanks very much to Morgan Daybell for helping me find instances at which independent legislators were elected or re-elected last week. It appears that independents were elected to state legislators in 2010 in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Vermont.

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The Psychology of Libertarianism

By RedPhillips on November 8, 2010 8:05 PM

This was post #125 by “Gains” in the Oregon Convention thread. It was interesting and thought provoking enough that I thought it deserved its own thread.…

Capital New York features Howie Hawkins’ succesful effort to garner 50,000 votes and ‘save the Greens’

By Ross Levin on November 8, 2010 4:10 PM

An interesting article on CapitalNewYork.com examines the personal and Green Party history of Howie Hawkins, the Greens’ 2010 gubernatorial nominee in New York who was successful in getting the 50,000 votes necessary for ballot access, as well as the history of the Greens in New York and their plans for the future, among other subjects. …

Green Party of PA and Philadelphia holding 3 events in the city this weekend

By Ross Levin on November 8, 2010 4:02 PM

There will be a meeting of the state party’s committee, a fundraiser dinner featuring Green Party activist Mike Nance answering the question, “Was Hericletus right?” and a pancake breakfast the next morning at the house of Green Party activist Hillary Kane, which is part of an effort to form a new West Philadelphia Greens group. …

More on “Non-Partisanship”

By RedPhillips on November 7, 2010 4:47 PM

Sean Scallon, who has written a book on third party politics, expands on his argument for non-partisan elections in this article at EtherZone:

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Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party state convention Sun 11/14

By IPR Contributor on November 7, 2010 3:17 PM

Via Green Party Watch:

From the Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party:

Event Date:

Sunday, November 14, 2010 – 9:00am – 6:00pm

No matter what your current party affiliation — and especially if you aren’t enrolled in any party — we’d like to invite you to our annual State Convention to hear us out, and to find out if the party behind the candidates you support this fall could be your home.…

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