A statement by Nicholas Sarwark: Dear Libertarian Party Donors, We can do better! Because Adrian Malagon and Kathy Yenascavich have resigned, two seats on the Libertarian National Committee are vacant. I am standing for election to one of those seats. I have extensive previous experience serving our Party on the LNC from 2014 through 2020, a period of strong growth…
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Smooth Leadership Transition Highlights Record Turnout PORT HURON, MI — The 2025 Libertarian Party of Michigan (LPMI) Regular Convention marked a turning point for the state party, as over 80 delegates gathered on Saturday, July 19th , at the Blue Water Convention Center in Port Huron. This impressive turnout demonstrated a renewed commitment to unity and focus following years of…
With respect to (2), the Browne campaign did almost no public political advertising prior to the 2000 National Convention. There was an extensive direct mail campaign to raise money, but direct mail is not public advertising. Fundraising events and State Party conventions are also not public advertising. Without public political advertising, (2) does not lead to candidacy. Browne did have…
What the LNC Should Do Opinion by Scott Kohlhaus Instead of stressing issues, which we already know and care about, it’s time to go back to basics and stress organizational issues. 1. 7 total renewal LETTERS (emails don’t count), up to 3 before they lapse and up to 4 after they lapse. 2. Direct MAIL fundraising pieces to current donors…
Hello Libertarians. This is the fifth of a series of opinion articles I’ll be privileged to write for you once per month on an “inside baseball” topic for the Libertarian Party. I encourage everyone who has an opinion on whatever we’re talking about this month to comment or send phillies@4liberty.net your longer editorials, which may well be published. I am…
On December 19, 1996, Harry Browne announced that he would be creating an exploratory committee, whose purposes would include raising money. Browne wanted to know if he could begin the campaign with $1,000,000 in hand, and the exploratory committee was the vehicle for making the determination experimentally. However, under (3) and (6) “amass funds to be used after candidacy is…
At the end of June, the LNC had $105,334 of cash on hand and 78,370.13 of debts and obligations, leaving $27,000 in cash above current debts and obligations. Its operating expenditures for June were $26,800 more than its income. Readers will note that these results do not extrapolate favorably if they are continued for very long, namely without changes rather…
FEC reporting requirements made it increasingly difficult for the Browne campaign to hide its actual financial status from the Party faithful. Now we come to the Chapter’s main topic: What are those FEC reporting requirements? What burdens does Federal Election Law impose on a Presidential candidate, and when are those burdens imposed? In short, a campaign that receives more than…
All from my books Finding Liberty as seen at 3mpub.com. You are free to obtain a copy of this book and circulate it to your fellow Libertarians. Chapter Eleven The Browne Campaign and the Federal Elections Commission Because this Chapter is a bit dry, I open with a: Summary Under Federal Law, Presidential candidates who have raised at least $5000…
These are excerpts from my book Finding Liberty (http://3mpub.com for the ebook). Readers are welcome to circulate either the excerpts or copies of the complete ebook as a free book. Along the same lines, in Fall 1996 Browne had committed for a major speaking tour of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Libertarians invested major efforts in preparing for the tour, which would have…