Lucas Overby
On March 11th, a special congressional election was held for the 13th district previously occupied by C.W. “Bill” Young for 43 years prior to his death in October 2013.…
Posts published in March 2014
Registration is now open for the 2014 Annual Convention of the Libertarian Party of North Carolina Join us in Durham April 4-5 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 4620 S.…
March 9, 2014
The Libertarian Party of Ohio filed a federal lawsuit on March 8, 2014 regarding the rejection of Charlie Earl as the Libertarian Party’s candidate for governor.…
Some people have expressed appreciation for the liveblogging I did at Virginia and Arkansas LP conventions, Bylaws and LNC.
I would like to do some more of this but as of right now can not afford any more trips.…
From Ballot Access News, March 7th:
Ohio Secretary of State Removes Libertarian Party Statewide Candidates from the Libertarian Primary Ballot
On March 7, at the end of the business day, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted revealed that he has removed the Libertarian Party statewide candidates from the party’s primary ballot, including the gubernatorial candidate, Charlie Earl.…
GA, MO, NH, OH, OK, and WV LPs are having their state conventions this weekend. If anyone in any of these states is able to provide live updates please do so in the comments here.…
Republican Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signs law to preempt voter referendum.
On February 27, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed a bill, HB 2196, to repeal a highly restrictive ballot access law passed in 2013.…
Via Ballot Access News:
The Maryland Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs will hear SB 1032 on March 13 at 1 p.m. This is the bill that lowers the number of registered voters a party must have to retain its place on the ballot, from 1% of the state total, to exactly 10,000.…
By Micaiah Dutt
On February 22, 2014, members of Socialist Alternative Seattle visited Portland, Oregon with the intention of establishing a new branch of Socialist Alternative and beginning the fight for a $15/hour minimum wage in Portland.…