Voter registration instead became part of the Kahn for Mayor campaign in Tucson, which by report received $50,000 in state Clean Elections funds, and apparently used the larger part of those funds to register Libertarian voters. The National Party apparently provided manpower for the effort. The Tucson group then launched the first of a series of lawsuits to establish its…
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LNC Chair Nekhaila announced that he would offer at the 9/7 LNC meeting a motion to censure Austin Martin, his announcement reading: I move the following: Whereas, LNC Policy Manual §1.07.4(B)(I & II) prohibits LNC members from (I) disparaging the LNC or the Party and (II) engaging in ad hominem or otherwise indecorous attacks against fellow board members in any…
Meeting comes to order at 7:32. Roll is called. 16 in attendance. Agenda passes after amendments. [Addendum: Apparently there is a new financial report out there someplace, or so I thought I heard claimed. Minor additions at the end. Thanks to Caryn Ann Harlos for pointing out that Resolution 2 was adopted again.] Nekhkaila passes gavel to Darr. Motion to…
Historical Notes on Arizona Libertarianism The Libertarian Party of Arizona was founded in 1975, and put its first candidates on the ballot in 1976. One of these was Michael Emerling (Cloud), who ran for U.S. Congress in Tucson and received 2.4% of the vote. The Party progressed and grew. Its 1989 State Chair was Peter Schmerl, who was a Pima…
Courtesy of the FEC Filings For the first seven months of the year, individual contributions to the LNC came to $389,000. That’s $666,000 annual rate. For the month, individual contributions came to $47,491. Other income, notably a large transfer from the Libertarian Mutual Aid PAC, were slightly more than $31,000, for a total income for the month of $78,517. Total…
There are three forthcoming LNC and related committee meetings. They may be available on Zoom. Aug 24, 2025 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) LNC Special Meeting Resolutions and Appointments. Sep 3, 2025 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Judicial Committee hearing on J.J.’s appeal. Sep 7, 2025 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) LNC Monthly Meeting
Substantial Issues Dividing the Arizona Factions What were the two Arizona groups arguing about? Why did they care which of them was the state-recognized Libertarian Party? The substantial benefits of state recognition were rather limited. The largest single benefit is that state parties are entitled to copies of the voter rolls. These rolls reveal Party affiliations of registered voters. Because…
From this evening’s FEC Report covering the month of July: LNC FEC July Report Individual donations $47,281.53 of which $17,153.99 were “itemized” and and $30,127.54 were “unitemized”. The LNC also received $27,567.00 from the Libertarian Mutual Aid PAC, which had been launched by Pat Ford. “itemized” means that the donor has given more than $200 in the year,and therefore is…
Chapter Seventeen Arizona, Land of the Two Libertarian Parties We now take an aside from Presidential politics to visit scenic Arizona, land of the two Libertarian Parties. Or perhaps one Libertarian Party. The legal and political situation in Arizona has been, to put it mildly, complex. A full recounting of Arizona events might well consume a full book this size.…
Not yet a political party. However, we are advised that there at a recent professional soccer game in DC, held in a major stadium at some point a chant began. The chant was “Free DC!”, a verbal attack on the Federal government’s treatment of DC, notably the recent treatment of National Guard troops. The chant was apparently loud and continued…