On March 16th, early voting started for the special congressional election in Illinois’ fifth district. Election day is on April 7th. There is a heavily favored Democrat, a Republican, and a Green candidate in the race. …
Independent Political Report
The LP’s Monday Message (email to activists)
By Susan Hogarth on March 17, 2009 9:40 AM
Your Monday Message from the Libertarian Party:
Dear Susan,
One of the realities of an economic downturn is declining government revenue – and how elected officials nearly always fail to properly address it.…
PA Supreme Court revisits fees imposed on candidate
By Kimberly Wilder on March 17, 2009 7:51 AM
from Ballot Access News
Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Look Again at $80,000 Fees Imposed on Greens in 2006
March 16th, 2009
According to Pennsylvania attorney Larry Otter, on March 16 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to rehear the matter of whether the Green Party’s 2006 U.S.…
Maine legislature to demand full count of write-in votes?
By Gregg Jocoy on March 17, 2009 1:22 AM
That is exactly what former independent write-in candidate for US Senate from Maine Herb Hoffman hopes will be the outcome of LD 547. As proposed by his state senator Peter Bowman (D-Kittery), write-in votes in Maine will be counted and reported to the Secretary of State.…
Green elections fail on quorum issue?
By Gregg Jocoy on March 17, 2009 12:46 AM
The Green National Committee has finished voting on Proposal 379, which elects members of the Green Party’s Senate Campaign Committee, and Proposal 378, which elects members of the Green House Campaign Committee.…
Working Families Party Jumps Into Citywide Race
By Morgan Brykein on March 17, 2009 12:21 AM
The Working Families Party has endorsed Councilman Bill de Blasio, in his run for public advocate. De Blasio is a Democrat, and most of the WFP’s members are registered with the party.…
Independent Party Surpasses 45,000 in February 2009
By Morgan Brykein on March 16, 2009 11:39 PM
The Independent Party of Oregon saw a surge in voter registration in February of this year, adding more than any other party in the state, including the Republicans and Democrats.…
Green Party: Obama Should Reject Bush-Cheney Policies
By Morgan Brykein on March 16, 2009 10:39 PM
The Green Party has posted an article on it’s website, calling for President Obama to reverse Bush Administration policies on drugs, surveillance, executive power, and cuts to Social Security.…
LP Missouri Condemns Missouri Highway Patrol Training Document as Political Profiling
By Susan Hogarth on March 16, 2009 2:18 PM
republished from the LPMO website.
For Immediate Release
March 15, 2009
Contact: Mike Ferguson, Missouri Libertarian Party Spokesperson at 816.695.1425 or [email protected].
Missouri Libertarian Party Condemns Missouri Highway Patrol Training Document as Political Profiling
Internal MIAC “Strategic Report” implies Libertarian Party members and other political activists could be members of “the militia movement”
Columbia, MO Mar.…