July 30, 2026
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Libertarian Bill Gelineau, 2018 candidate for governor of Michigan
Michigan Libertarian Bill Gelineau has become the first candidate for governor from a non-establishment party to qualify under “major party” status to appear on a primary ballot there in nearly a half-century, and only the second since 1932.…
Dear Libertarian,
As you can tell from recent emails and events, our party is in a period of growth. Our voter registrations are soaring, our candidate recruitment is booming, and we have great prospects for 2018 and beyond.…
Dear Libertarian,
2017 was a year of investment and building towards 2018.
We updated IT systems and other infrastructure, expanded our team at headquarters to better serve our members and candidates, aggressively pursued ballot access, and more.…
The number of U.S. voters registered as Libertarian has surged by 92 percent since 2008, reports Ballot Access News in its March 2018 edition.…
Dear Libertarian,
We work so hard achieving ballot access so that candidates can be on ballots.
So, it is particularly thrilling when, within a period of several months, we both achieve ballot access and get a slew of candidates lined up to run.…
From a media release by the Libertarian Party:
What do gun rights and gay marriage have in common among millennials? Surging support. A recent NPR article notes that people younger than 30 in the United States “are no more liberal on gun control” than earlier generations, “despite diverging from their elders on the legalization of marijuana, same-sex marriage and other social issues.”…
Original editorial submitted by Marc Montoni:
I think I’ve made a mistake. I think I continued to make it for almost two decades.
I used to be that guy who showed up at every LP meeting and invited everyone who was in attendance to make that next step, and to join the LP. …
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