They are approaching coming to order. Call to order. Rutherford and Nanna absent. There is discussion of Colorado. People complimented Caryn Ann Harlos for her appeal. Others spoke in favor of Colorado. There were calls for replacing Oliver with Rectenwald as the Presidential candidate. Convention Committee: McArdle: We are waiting for some adjustments on the bills from the hotel, as…
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Libertarian Party of Colorado member Caryn Ann Harlos, who also serves as the Libertarian Party National Secretary, has filed an appeal with the LPCO Judicial Committee. She objects to the LPCO Executive Committee proposal to run Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as the LPCO candidate for President in Colorado. The text of her appeal may by found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/12e12INH5pIABl2UH-CKxa8gY15hOMSe0. Harlos also…
In a letter from the Rock Spring Law Group to Angela McArdle, on behalf of “several members of the Libertarian Party who participated as voting delegates in the 2024 Libertarian Party National Convention”, and referring to the 2024 National Convention, the letter claims that the elections of the Presidential Candidate, Vice Presidential candidate and Vice Chair were invalid because illegal…
The Libertarian Party of Colorado has announced that they will run Robert F. Kennedy, Junior as their Presidential candidate. We quote from their X account Libertarian Party of Colorado (LPCO) Announces Partnership with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Campaign The Libertarian Party of Colorado Board of Directors passed a resolution voting in favor of a groundbreaking partnership with the independent presidential…
David Blau is former National Secretary of the Libertarian Party of the United States, and has held multiple offices in the Libertarian Association of Massachusetts. He writes in his opinion column: The current chair and secretary of the Libertarian Party, Angela McArdle of California and Caryn Harlos of Colorado, have spent the last two years systematically dismantling that organization…
We have seen a report from Jami Van Alstine, asserting : Is there any conflict for the Secretary of the LNC to become a member of a state affiliate for the express purpose of attempting to game bylaws requirements to prevent the suspension and removal of the state affiliate’s MC chair? Wisconsin EXCOM put forth a motion to censure, then…
With a tip of the hat to Jose Ctenada According to the FEC Form 3P, the amounts raised in May 2024 by the top alternative Presidential candidates were: Robert F Kennedy Jr. (I) $2,568,406.27 Jill Stein (G) 398,411.38 Cornell West (I) 61,072.95 Claudia De La Cruz (S&L) 36,656.78 Chase Oliver (L) 24,164.44 Randall Terry (C) 23,680.00
A study by politico.com shows that in their* list of eight states that are likely to be close in this election, Chase Oliver is on the ballot in all of them, Stein is on the ballot in four of them, Kennedy is on in one, and Randall Terry and the other candidates are not in sight. https://www.politico.com/interactives/2024/where-are-third-party-candidates-ballots/ *These lists wander…
Meeting coming to order at close to 9:30. Chair reports that Julian Assange has been freed and is going home to Australia. The entire ExComm was present. Alabama ballot access. Chair asks how much money and how many volunteers Alabama can offer. Redpath: We can get signatures for $5 each. $25,000 will get 5000 signatures which is what is needed. …
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