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Posts tagged as “Massachusetts”

Barr polls double digits in NH, closing in on getting ballot access

Reported in the Manchester, NH Union Leader newspaper:

Although he’s yet to secure a spot on the New Hampshire presidential ballot, Republican-turned-Libertarian Bob Barr visited Manchester yesterday, drawing attention and, possibly votes, away from Republican John McCain.

Sean Haugh under fire for giving instructions to burn petitions

It has been confirmed by multiple sources that Libertarian Party Political Director Sean Haugh, in violation of Massachusetts electoral law, ordered petitions with valid signatures to be burned — “quite literally.”…

Phillies continues presidential campaign

Correction: It appears that Lew Rockwell got this one wrong. George Phillies is “continuing” his presidential campaign, but only out of necessity. In some states in which petitioners worked to get the LP presidential ticket on the ballot, a candidate’s name had to be listed.…

Mass. Libertarian leaves LP and starts new party

According to a source on the LNC, Jim Casarjian-Perry has left the Libertarian Party and filed paper work to create the Freedom Party (correction: Liberty Party) of Massachusetts.…

Mass. LP elector won’t vote for Barr; speaks out

From Arthur Torrey, Libertarian Party of Massachusetts Operations Facilitator:

As perhaps the only potential elector who has clearly and distinctly stated that he could not cast an electoral vote for Barr in the admittedly unlikely event that I was called on to serve, I’m finding that a certain amount of heat has been falling upon me, while others are responding positively to my comments about Barr’s unsuitability for the LP Presidential nomination.…