May 29, 2023
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Posted on Chris Spangle’s blog:
Hoosier Mark Rutherford sought the Chairmanship on the Libertarian National Committee over the past weekend. He was anywhere from 1 to 7 votes shy on 6 ballots of getting 50% plus 1… Eventually, Texan Geoff Neale, who was only a declared candidate for the position starting Sunday morning when nominations re-opened, won the spot over NOTA (none of the above).
Excerpt from an article by Christopher Peleo-Lazar in the National Journal:
Indiana’s laws for independent candidates are some of the toughest in the nation. In 2000, Ralph Nader did not reach the two percent threshold to get on the ballot, though Pat Buchanan did (Nader, running as a write-in, actually won more votes than Buchanan won for being on the ballot).
Libertarian Party of Indiana Press release sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com:
Despite the Governor’s call to avoid wading in to divisive issues, The Indiana Republican Party has ignored the head of their party by trying to make discrimination a permanent part of the Indiana Constitution.… Read more ...
Press release from LPIN HQ emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com:
The Libertarian Party of Indiana Maintains Ballot Access for Four More Years
The Libertarian Party of Indiana will maintain ballot access for four more years because of their achievement of six percent in the Secretary of State race.… Read more ...
Carrie Ritchie at the Indianapolis Star:
As the polls close today, Libertarians are hoping that their secretary of state candidate might have garnered a big enough portion of the vote to turn them into a major political party.… Read more ...