The Libertarian Party of Michigan Judicial Committee received a complaint from Mr. Jacobs, proposing that the resolution of the March 8 State Convention, saying that the Lansing state convention was valid,is not valid and should be set aside. The text of his complaint, and the Judicial Committee ruling sustaining it, follow. We thank J. M. Jacobs for copies of the…
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The new news does not always agree with the old news. Your Editor had a pleasant conversation with long-time Michigan Libertarian party supporter Greg Stempfle, who among other things was the lead author on their party bylaws. We discussed the March 9 Convention, which among other things chose delegates to the National Convention. LPMichigan Bylaws provide for a series of…
The Libertarian Party of Michigan held its annual state convention today, March 9, at the Hyatt Grand Blanc in Flint, Michigan. 111 delegates were seated. We have preliminary reports from Bill Hall and other attendees. The convention refused to seat out-of-state persons as convention delegates. The Convention did, however, vote to reinstate as party members the four persons who are…
A report and some questions from Nick Sarwark. Nick writes: The Libertarian Party sent a fundraising email. The full text is reproduced for those members who may not have received it. “Local elections play a crucial role in safeguarding our liberties. That’s why we’re reaching out to you today with an urgent plea: support your local Libertarian candidates in the…
Fundraising by Libertarian and Other Third-Party Presidential candidates For each candidate, I list the name, the total amount raised, and the amount raised from individuals other than the candidate. In a few cases, there are additional special cases. The leaders by total raised are Michael Ter Maat, Lars Mapstead, and Chase Oliver. The leaders raised by total raised from people…
Courtesy of long-time California Libertarian Jose Ctaneda, we have the Libertarian Party of California Presidential straw poll, as taken at their state convention: Name / Votes Received / Percent Lars Mapstead—25 26.3 Michael Rectenwald—21 22.1 Mike ter Maat—14 14.7 Chase Oliver—10 10.5 Jacob Hornberger—6 6.3 Art Olivier—4 4.2 Toad—4 4.2 Josh Smith—4 4.2 Spike Cohen—3 3.2 Charles Ballay—2 2.1 Justin…
From correspondent Jim Fulner Libertarian nominee Mike Saliba earns 5% of the vote in a three way race for Clinton Township Trustee special election conducted in combination with Michigan presidential preference primary. This percentage is the largest in years for a Michigan Libertarian nominee in a race that also included a Republican and Democrat. The special election was a result…
What are the significant Third Parties of the United States? I list them in order of their 2023 income , followed by their financial details for the complete year 2023. Forward Party $2,894,885 No Labels $2,149,475 Libertarian Party $1,222,313 Green Party $ 228,555 Constitution Party $ 91,073 The Libertarian Party has fallen to third place among the five. The relative…
LNC Financials for January 2024. Total income $110,726.39 Total outgo $118,340.05 Debts of the LNC $9,135.53 Particularly noteworthy were the $12,000 expense for the next FreedomFest and the $7205 in affiliate and candidate support. The outgo number is enhanced because people were apparently paid in January for work done in December. The total amount appears to be slightly more than…