Yearly Archives
2011
GOP backs down from Kent. ballot access threat
“Two Republicans have dropped a lawsuit that challenged the candidacy of Pendleton County Libertarian Ken Moellman for state treasurer,” the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. “The Republican candidate for state treasurer, KC Crosbie, announced that she encouraged Fayette County GOP chairwoman Carol Rogers and DeAnna Brangers to dismiss their lawsuit that questioned the validity of signatures in the petition Moellman submitted in August […]
Read moreJudge blocks politicians’ attempt to keep Ohio LP off ballot
Press release from the Ohio Libertarian Party: A U.S. District Court judge ruled Wednesday against the state of Ohio in a lawsuit brought by the Libertarian Party of Ohio to preserve its right to be on the ballot. Judge Algenon Marbley granted the Libertarian Party of Ohio’s request for a preliminary injunction that protects ballot […]
Read more‘Survivor’ star eyes Libertarian gubernatorial bid
Popular “Survivor” star Rupert Boneham has formed an exploratory committee to seek the Libertarian Party’s nomination for Indiana governor, The Los Angeles Times reports. Boneham made the announcement at a downtown Indianapolis press conference. “An eventual run in 2012 will depend, he said, on whether enough Hoosiers express support for the idea in coming weeks […]
Read moreLP/LNCC donate $55K to LP Indianapolis city councilman’s re-elect race
The Libertarian National Committee and Libertarian National Campaign Committee have donated $5r,000 to the campaign of Ed Coleman, a Libertarian incumbent running for re-election to the Indianapolis-Marion County City-County Council in a partisan race this Nov. 8. Coleman, elected as a Republican in 2007, switched to the Libertarian Party in early 2009 after the local […]
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