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Posts published in July 2012

Latest Oregon LP Development

By Jill Pyeatt on July 27, 2012 12:12 AM

Here’s the latest in the ongoing dispute in the Oregon Libertarian Party. The Reeves group has filed a motion to expedite the trial.

This is at least the fortieth article about this situation.…

CPD Format: Sufficient Time For Third Party Candidates?

By Joe Buchman on July 25, 2012 6:37 PM

The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced the format and time allocations for the one Vice-Presidential and three Presidential debates. The first and fourth debates will be:

divided into six time segments of approximately 15 minutes each .

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Rob Sherman Explains Inability to Withdraw Ballot Access Challenges

By William Saturn on July 25, 2012 1:41 PM
In the following, Cook County Green Party chairman Rob Sherman explains why he could not withdraw his challenge to the Illinois presidential ballot petitions of the Constitution, Justice, Socialist, and Together Enhancing America parties:

 

On Sunday, at about 9 p.m.,

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Marc Montoni: Why The Libertarian Party Must Return to a Unified Membership Plan (UMP)

By Jill Pyeatt on July 25, 2012 12:27 AM

Submitted by Marc Montoni:

The Unified Membership Plan was a construct that the Libertarian Party implemented in the late 1990’s. It was designed to increase the funding available to state affiliates, and to make those state affiliates partners in membership growth for the Libertarian Party as a whole.…