New Jersey Elections Department has Hidden Requirements for Minor Party and Independent Presidential Petitions
Ballot Access News:
New Jersey only requires 800 signatures for a minor party or independent presidential candidate to get on the November ballot. It has long been... Read more.
North Carolina LP will have 18 candidates on the 2016 ballot
LP.org blog:The North Carolina Libertarian Party will have 18 candidates on the 2016 general election ballot. The filing period closed December 21.
The LPNC will... Read more.
Connecticut Libertarian Party Files Lawsuit Against Restriction on Out-of-State Circulators
By Richard Winger at Ballot Access News:
On December 22, the Libertarian Party of Connecticut filed a federal lawsuit against the law banning out-of-state circulators.…... Read more.
Franklin Graham Leaves Republican Party, Becomes an Independent
Ballot Access News:Recently, Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham and head of the Billy Graham organization, said he has left the Republican Party and re-registered... Read more.
Stein appears on “The Young Turks”, launches campaign store
PJO at GPW:
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein appeared on The Young Turks with Cenk Uygur for a full hour on December 21, discussing student loans, banks,... Read more.
LNC chair Nick Sarwark on CBC radio show on guns and gun control
From the LP.org blog:
Libertarian National Committee chair Nicholas Sarwark appeared on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation show “The Current” (12/8/15),... Read more.
LP News December 2015 issue is now online
From the LP.org blog:The December issue of LP News is ready to view online.
Click here to read about Libertarian campaigns, national and affiliate party news,... Read more.
News and Observer covers the North Carolina LP
From the LP.org blog:
The News and Observer, a daily newspaper in Raleigh, NC, ran an article yesterday (12/16/15) on the North Carolina Libertarian Party and its... Read more.
Darryl W. Perry: Omnibus spending bill violates your privacy
2016 candidate for the Libertarian Presidential nomination Darryl W. Perry at fpp.cc:Many headlines recently proclaimed that Congress averted another government... Read more.
Texas Democrats Likely to Run Full Slate of Statewide Nominees in 2016, Lessening Chances that Libertarian and Green Parties Will Remain on Ballot After November 2016
From Ballot Access News:
The Texas Democratic Party has recruited a full slate of candidates for the 2016 statewide offices. Although there is no certainly that... Read more.