Jason Bateman, Libertarian candidate for Mecklenburg (N.C.) county commissioner has picked up two major endorsement. Creative Loafing Charlotte an alternative newspaper, and MeckPAC, a non-partisan lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender political action committee are both backing him.
Bateman received MeckPAC’s highest level of recommendation for his support and dedication to achieving equality and promoting liberty for the citizens of Mecklenburg County.… Read more ...
by J.J. Summerell
Chair, Libertarian Party of North Carolina
“Don’t waste your vote” is a refrain which independent, third party voters hear frequently, and the impact it has on those considering a third party vote is interesting. It demonstrates the dichotomy which frequently occurs between logic and ethics. Logically, given a close election, one would not vote third party for the “lesser of two evils” argument.… Read more ...
by Brian Irving
Raleigh (NC) Libertarian Examiner
Constitution Party presidential candidate Virgil Goode submitted 541 signatures to the state Board of Elections yesterday, qualifying him as write-in candidate in North Carolina.
Goode, 66, of Richmond, Virgina, served 16 years in Congress as a Democrat, Republican and independent. He said he petitioned to be certified as a write-in because “North Carolina’s harsh ballot access laws made it nearly impossible to get my name on the ballot.”
“If you want to really make a difference this year to really impact the executive branch, if you want a balance budget now, you’ll vote for Virgil Goode for president,” he said.… Read more ...
by R. Lee Wrights
BURNET, Texas (Nov. 24) – Once again, we’re entering a season of thanksgiving and joy, when Americans gather with their friends and families to give thanks for their blessings and prosperity, enjoy the camaraderie and warmth of being with those they love, and pray for peace and a better world.… Read more ...
All three candidates participating in the candidate debate at the South Carolina Libertarian Party State Convention agreed that building the Libertarian Party would be a primary goal of their presidential campaign if they won the nomination.
In the two-hour event, Lee Wrights, Roger Gary and Carl Person outlined how they would use their campaigns to deliver the Libertarian message to all 50 states, recruit new members to the party, and help state and local candidates.… Read more ...
BURNET, Texas (Nov. 8 ) – Continuing to fulfill a campaign pledge to visit as many Libertarian state conventions as possible, R. Lee Wrights will be in South Carolina Nov. 12 meeting with Palmetto State libertarians.The convention will be held at the Hampton Inn I-20 and Clemson Rd. in Columbia.… Read more ...
By Brian Irving at Liberty Point:
Gov. Beverly Perdue’s comment about suspending elections was completely out of place and indefensible and she should apologize, said Jordon M. Greene, an independent candidate for the state House district 87. “Whether or not she was joking or using a hyperbole matters little in this case,” he said.… Read more ...
Source: Ballot Access News
At the end of May 2011, the Socialist Party launched a petition drive to get itself on the Michigan ballot. Probably 2,000 signatures have been collected so far. The law requires 32,261 valid signatures. However, the law also required already-qualified parties to poll only 16,083 votes in November 2010 in order to stay on the ballot.… Read more ...
BURNET, Texas (June 17) – Lee Wrights will participate in the first Libertarian presidential debate scheduled during the Future of the Libertarian Movement Conference in Manchester, N.H. June 19.
The one-day conference is sponsored by the Libertarian Parties of New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Three candidates will participate in the debate, Wrights, Roger Gary of Texas and Carl Person of New York.… Read more ...
From a media release on Mon, May 16, 2011, by the Roger Gary 2012 campaign:
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For confirmation, contact:
Jake Porter, 515-783-0729 or jake@jakeporter.org
Jeff Daiell, (713) 777-1776 or JeffDaiell@Yahoo.com
Texas Libertarian Roger Gary [Formally] Announces Presidential Campaign
Promises Restoration of Civil Liberties, Free Markets, and a Non-Interventionist Foreign Policy
(SAN ANTONIO) Roger V.… Read more ...
HICKORY, N.C. (April 16) – R. Lee Wrights, a longtime libertarian writer and activist, announced today at the N.C. Libertarian Party State Convention that he will be seeking the Libertarian nomination for President of the United States. Here is his statement:
“I’m returning to the place where this campaign began … ten years ago.… Read more ...
Via Punk Patriot: Ralph Nader on CSPAN:
In regards to a possible 2012 presidential run, Nader says he is looking for another progressive candidate to get behind, but has not yet decided whether he will run himself again if he can’t find one that is willing and suitable. He brings up the unfairness of debate exclusion and ballot access barriers, and says he has a new “debate strategy” which he does not elaborate on.… Read more ...