Mark Axinn, who is currently Chairman of the Libertarian Party of New York, is interviewed by Debora Vincent D’Souza, a Columbia Journalism School student.
Posted to USNews
December 31, 2014
Written by Steven Nelson
In an apparent response to large anti-police protests and the shooting deaths of two patrolmen, New York City cops are making fewer arrests and writing fewer citations.
The steep drops are fantastic news in the eyes of local libertarians, who believe police should seldom hassle citizens over minor offenses.… Read more ...
Mark Axinn, the chairman of the Libertarian Party of New York, had this to say in a comment on IPR’s October Open Thread October 2:
… Read more ...The New York Board of Elections has certified the ballot. The statewide (non-federal offices) candidates are listed here .
We are listed for the four statewide races and the 5th SD (Gigi Bowman) and 37th (John Kevin Wilson) and 139th (Mark Glogowski) ADs.
Taking lessons apparently from Republicans in Illinois , Ohio , and Oregon , several Republicans in New York have filed challenges to some of the candidates’ petitions in order to keep Libertarians off the ballot.
… Read more ...Date: Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 9:12 AM
Subject: New Yorkers file 35,000 signatures for fourteen Libertarian candidates–Too Much for the Republicans
To: LP-State Chairs
, LP_8new
Cc: Wes Benedict, Carla Howell , Bob Johnston , Eric Dixon The Republican lobbyist who filed a general challenge to the New York Libertarian Party statewide slate has failed to perfect his challenge, meaning that Michael McDermott, Chris Edes, John Clifton and Carl Person are on the ballot for Governor, Lt.
LPNY Governor Candidate Mike McDermott with 3200 pages of petition
Libertarian Party of New York
P.O. Box 728, Bellport, NY 11713
30,000 New Yorkers Support Libertarians on the Ballot
Media Contact: Mark N. Axinn
212.753.5599, markaxinn@hotmail.com
Albany, NY (August 20, 2014)—The Libertarian Party of New York submitted over 30,000 signaturesTuesday to afford New Yorkers an alternative to the failed policies of the two major parties.… Read more ...
The Libertarian Party of New York will have its convention tomorrow. Following is a notice and a schedule for the event.
Also, this article can be used as an open thread for reports of how the convention is going. Thanks to Mark Axinn for providing this information to IPR.… Read more ...
This video was sent to IPR by Mark Axinn, State Chair of the Libertarian Party of New York. The video was made by Alex Merced.
… Read more ...The New York Libertarian Party must get 50,000 votes or more for Gubernatorial candidate in 2014, if it does it will have statewide ballot access. This will allow the Libertarian Party to hold Democrats and Republicans allowable in every race around the state while providing New Yorkers an alternative.
From Mark Axinn, Libertarian Party of New York chair, August 26, 2013:
The Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island LP chapters pulled together to get a record eight candidates on the ballot as Libertarians for various local offices throughout the nation’s largest city this November.
As the LP does not have ballot status in New York, it was necessary for every candidate to submit independent petition signatures, ranging from 3750 signatures to run for the Mayor, Comptroller and Public Advocate (a real do-nothing job), to 450 in a local city council district to run for its councilmember.… Read more ...
From: Mark Axinn
Date: Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 5:08 PM
Subject: Deision in Credico v. NY State Board of Elections
To: Paulie Frankel and others
Joanne Naughton is a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP). (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_Enforcement_Against_Prohibition) . The Libertarian Party of New York (LPNY) state convention was held on April 22nd. Naugton spoke about the why she and her organization believe the War on Drugs is a dangerous failure that needs to end. Note that there is a two minute introduction from LPNY chair Mark Axinn, and that the volume is much better for Naughton than it is for Axinn.… Read more ...
Jason Sorens, Founder of the Free State Project and Assistant Professor at SUNY Buffalo,
Spoke to the NY LIbertarian Party Convention.
Speech starts after LPNY introduction, by LPNY Chair Mark Axinn @ 7:00 minutes in.
April 27, 2013, at the Rhinecliff Hotel, Rhinecliff NY
Here is Karen Straughan’s (of the GirlWritesWhat YouTube channel) speech at the Libertarian Party of New York (LPNY) state convention on April 27th. She talks about gender politics from a pro-liberty perspective, per the introduction by LPNY chair Mark Axinn.
If you prefer to read the speech, it is available here:
http://owningyourshit.blogspot.com/2013/04/my-address-to-ny-state-libertarian.html
