From Chair McArdle We have an LNC email ballot. Votes are due to the LNC Business List on this email thread by 6:00 pm Pacific Time on October 22, 2024 Co-sponsors: Andrew Watkins, Roman Garcia, Travis Bost, Angela McArdle Motion: Move to appoint an investigative committee consisting of Andrew Watkins, Roman Garcia, and Rob Vinson to investigate the claims of…
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Editorial by Daniel Lutz I waste my vote. Every election cycle, every ballot, I will inevitably waste my vote. I do not intend to waste my vote. I would like to think that my vote matters a great deal, whether it be on a ballot issue or for a Judge or a Representative to a legislative body. A vote should…
What you read below is the draft of the appeal against the Harlos suspension. The actual appeal gets some additional boilerplate, such as a list of interested parties: In this case, that would be the LNC, the signers, the Oliver campaign, the Colorado LP Executive Committee however titled, and of course, all delegates at the last national convention, as it…
As a public service, Third Party Watch is providing a path to sign a Judicial Committee appeal against the recent LNC actions attacking Caryn Ann Harlos, largely for doing her job as Secretary. You can sign the appeal at https://form.jotform.com/242868268003056 This is not an “I like Caryn Ann” message. This is a ‘the LNC is out of control’ message. I…
We have a count of Third-Party Presidential candidates who are on the ballot in a significant number of states. We see: Chase Oliver is on the ballot in 47 states. Jill Stein is on the ballot in 38 states. Robert Kennedy is on the ballot in 31 states, after withdrawing and being removed from some ballots <– correction courtesy Porcus…
Our sources on the Libertarian National Committee tell us what transpired in the executive session part of the LNC meeting a few days ago. Our sources were present in the secret meeting and heard directly what was said. The meeting discussed removing Caryn Ann Harlos as National Secretary. Our sources report that National Chair McArdle pressed heavily for suspending Harlos…
LNC Reform-oriented Libertarians walked away from the past convention with some gains in the aftermath of a disastrous Mises Caucus takeover that nearly emptied our bank accounts by alienating members, turning away donors, and funding petty internal conflicts. That said, reformists still have their work cut out for them. Libertarian strategists must look towards the errors of the past convention…
In an article “Libertarian Party Secretary Files Lawsuit To Remove Party Chair Angela McArdle” by Brian Doherty, Reason magazine covers Caryn Ann Harlos’s suit as Libertarian National Committee, Inc., to remove Angela McArdle as National Chair. The article also reports in detail “The Libertarian Party National Committee, meanwhile, is seeking to remove the Secretary.” The article notes in particular the…
Third Party Watch has learned that Ms. Harlos has been provided with a copy of the Investigatory Committee report, complete with the votes of the investigatory committee. According to Ms. Harlos, the votes of the LNC on the various charges were not included in the report. There were certain reported anomalies with the delivery of the report. It arrived…
The statement is not quite recent, but we just found out about it: Chase Oliver @ChaseForLiberty In order to clear up any misconception, I wanted to make this brief statement. No, my campaign has never supported nor given “the green light” for the LNC to create a joint fundraising committee for RFK Jr. We support the Libertarian Party supporting Libertarian…