The Libertarian Party of Ohio is pushing back against legislation passed by the Ohio Senate that would bar the use of ranked-choice voting and impose funding penalties on local governments that implement it, calling the proposal “a penalty on democratic choice.”…
Independent Political Report
The Prohibition Party has qualified for political group recognition in Alaska, allowing state voters to register as members of the party and requiring the Alaska Division of Elections to track its total registrations.…
The United States House of Representatives voted last week to approve a non-binding resolution broadly condemning the “horrors of socialism,” declaring the ideology incompatible with the country’s founding principles.…
The United States Pirate Party is conducting a multi-round tournament to determine the host city for its 2026 national conference. The organization says the event will be held on a boat regardless of which city ultimately wins.…
The Libertarian Party of Illinois has come out against the state’s new digital identification system, arguing that the program threatens privacy rights and expands state authority without reducing the existing reliance on physical identification cards.…
The Libertarian National Committee will meet Friday evening to appoint several of its members to the party’s Credentials Committee, with the understanding that they will be replaced at the organization’s next in-person meeting.…
The Vermont Progressive Party made significant changes to its leadership this month at its annual convention, calling it “the beginning of a new era” for the organization.…
The Libertarian Party of Maine elected new leadership and approved several bylaws changes this month at its state convention, including amendments establishing a contingency process to ensure members may continue serving as national delegates if Maine ever discontinues tracking Libertarian enrollment.…
The North Carolina Forward Party is hosting a virtual town hall event next month featuring two local Forward-aligned officials elected in November from the city of Concord.…