We quote the response in toto: Libertarian National Judicial Committee Petitioner: Libertarian Party of New Hampshire (LPNH) vs Respondent: Libertarian National Committee (LNC) In re: Revocation of Affiliate Status of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire Libertarian National Committee Respondent Brief Factual Background On September 11, 2022, the National Committee disaffiliated the Libertarian Party of New Mexico for cause. On…
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We are led to understand that, as of the end of May, the LNC’s litigators in the New Mexico Trademark case have billed the LNC for almost the full amount of their retainer. There are rumors that several people have counted noses and concluded that the LNC is two or three votes short of being able to disaffiliate the Free…
The LPNH X.com site has circulated a five-page letter claiming to be from a group of LP state affiliates, making criticisms of the disaffiliation. You can read the letter here: 1 2 3 4 5 There is speculation as to the identity of the (anonymous) signatories.
Listening to Arizona I called people in the Phoenix group. They’re the ones with ballot access. I am reporting what is perceived and stated, as I understood it from members of the Phoenix group. Remember “X is not true” is independent of “group A believes that X is not true”. Does the ALP want its affiliation back? So far as…
There is significant circumstantial evidence that some factions within the Libertarian National Committee were pursuing disaffiliation in order to secure a friendlier state party delegation at the next National Convention. In 1996, the Arizona Party delegation had been filled with supporters of Rick Tompkins, who was supported by the Phoenix group. There were sound reasons to believe that a delegation…
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…