Source: GaryJohnson2012.com

June 14, 2012, Santa Fe, NM -Saying “Enough with the excuses and blame,” Libertarian presidential candidate and former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson responded to Ohio speeches today by both President Obama and Mitt Romney by stating that neither will “commit to the steps that are truly necessary to put America back to work.”

In a statement, Johnson said, “While Barack Obama and Mitt Romney deliver dueling Read more »

Source: Libertarian Party (LP.org)

His name recently graced the pages of The New York Times – not a small feat for a young Libertarian challenging a well-entrenched Republican incumbent.

The newspaper pointed out that Libertarian Calen Fretts was “chipping away at Representative Jeff Miller in Florida’s Panhandle,” the powerful chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Read more »

Source: Ballot Access News

On June 12, a registered member of the Constitution Party was elected to a local non-partisan office in Baker, Nevada. He is Terrance Stedman, elected to the Baker General Improvement Board. In Nevada, the Constitution Party’s name is the Independent American Party. Baker is in eastern Nevada, and has the headquarters of Nevada’s only National Park, the Great Basin Park. Thanks to Cody Quirk for this news. Read more »

Source: Ballot Access News

On June 14, at noon, the Rules Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will hear a proposal to eliminate Instant Runoff Voting for the city’s executive position elections. The hearing is in Room 250 in City Hall.

The proposal provides that for Mayor, Public Defender, District Attorney, Sheriff, City Attorney, Assessor-Recorder, and Treasurer, Instant Runoff Voting would no longer be Read more »

Source: Ballot Access News

Since 1976, California voter registration forms have listed all the qualified parties, and provided a check box for each one. New registration cards have now been issued to reflect that Americans Elect is now a qualified party.

Question 14 of the form asks, “Do you want to choose a political party preference?” Underneath that question, on the left, there is a check box labeled “No Party Preference.” Read more »

Source: Ballot Access News

On June 13, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, the independent from Vermont, filed a petition to to run for re-election as an independent candidate. He also filed a petition to be in the Democratic primary for the same office. However, in the past, he has filed to run as a Democrat, and then he always wins the Democratic primary, and then withdraws his Democratic Party nomination. It is expected he will do the same thing this year. Read more »

Source: Ballot Access News

On June 12, the Ohio Senate unanimously passed HB 509, which moves the deadline from August to September for large qualified parties to certify their presidential and vice-presidential nominees. Without this bill, the Ohio deadline, if enforced, would have made it impossible for both major parties to meet the deadline, because their national conventions are so late this year. Read more »

Source: Ballot Access News

On May 31, New Hampshire Governor John Lynch signed SB 236 into law. It says that newly-qualifying parties must identify their nominees in June, even though the petition to qualify that party is not due until August. The bill takes effect immediately. The only party that is adversely affected this year is the Libertarian Party, which is the only newly-qualifying party expected to successfully petition in New Hampshire this year. If the bill Read more »

Source: Ballot Access News

On June 12, CNN broadcast an interview with former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura. Venture said voters who really want to rebel ought to vote for Gary Johnson. See this story. Thanks to Starchild for the link.

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Source: Independent Political Report

The draft minutes for the 2012 Libertarian Party convention are now available.

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