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The 4th largest state affiliate of the Libertarian Party!
Libertarian convention nominates Bob Barr for President
28 May 2008
Over Memorial Day weekend delegates to the Libertarian Party National Convention nominated Bob Barr as our presidential candidate after six exciting rounds of balloting and campaigning by the eight nominees. Former Congressman Barr is joined on the ticket by vice-presidential nominee Wayne A. Root of Nevada. "Congressman Barr is one of the most visible and viable candidates that the LP has run for President, and has a plan not only to get our message to voters, but to earn voters trust at the polls on election day," said Ohio delegate and State Treasurer Mike Johnston.
The Barr/Root campaign may be reached through their website at BobBarr2008.com. For further information, please contact Barr campaign regional representative Mr. Mike Ferguson at (816) 695-1425 or Mike@BobBarr2008.com. For an interview with Congressman Bob Barr or information about the campaign please contact Audrey Mullen at (703) 548-1160 or email her at Press@BobBarr2008.com
Bob Barr yardsigns are available through LP Stuff! Just CLICK HERE, then click the homepage tab to purchase a Bob Barr yardsign or bumper sticker. Show your support for freedom today!
Petition for LP Presidential nominee
03 June 2008
The Libertarian Party of Ohio (LPO) today kicked off an independent candidate petition to place Bob Barr and Wayne A. Root onto the ballot in this November's election. Bob Barr is a former Congressman from Georgia and was selected as the Libertarian presidential nominee by the delegates to the national convention in Denver over Memorial Day weekend. Wayne A. Root is a small business owner from Nevada and was selected as the vice-presidential nominee.
The petition is available for download by CLICKING HERE. You can help ensure that Bob Barr gets onto the ballot in Ohio by using this button. Petitions MUST be printed on legal size paper. Each petition sheet may only be used to collect signatures from a single county.
Completed petitions may be mailed to LPO Secretary Ann Leech (513-248-9244) at 415 Pinebluff Dr, Loveland, OH 45140 or dropped off at the LPO office. Our goal is to obtain 8,500 signatures by August 4th, so get out there and start canvassing! Email Ann today with the number of signatures you pledge to obtain towards this effort.
For information, about the Libertarian Party of Ohio please visit our website at www.LPO.org. To arrange a media interview please contact the officers of our executive committee at officers@lpo.org.
Libertarian Party of Ohio endorses Robert Owens for Attorney General
14 June 2008
Today, June 14, the Libertarian Party of Ohio Executive Committee voted to endorse the independent candidacy of Robert Owens for Ohio Attorney General. Robert made a presentation to the LPO Executive Committee meeting in Columbus, prior to the vote to endorse. LPO Chairman, Kevin Knedler stated, "At a time when Ohio has been rocked with scandals from both major political parties, Robert gives Ohioans a unique opportunity to vote for true change. Knowing Robert on a personal and professional level, I am confident that Robert has what it takes to fulfill the position of Ohio Attorney General".
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LPO moves forward with a Repeal the Income tax Petition (RIP) in Ohio
At their bi-monthly meeting on Saturday, the Libertarian Party of Ohio (LPO) moved to sponser a voter initiative to repeal all income taxes in the state of Ohio. The Repeal the Income tax Petition (RIP) Committee has put together a plan to place this initiative onto the November 2009 General Election ballot in Ohio. Specifically, we will be working to replace the existing permission of the state and local governments to tax Ohioans paychecks, Social Security checks, retirement support, and other income with the following sentence:
"The taxation of incomes shall be prohibited in the state of Ohio."
Our first step will be the collection of 1,000 signatures to submit to the Ohio Attorney General's office to verify that we are repealing the income tax as advertised and to ensure that our action represents only a single issue. Petitions for this first round of signature gathering will be available online shortly. Once the petition has been certified, we will start gathering the 402,275 signatures needed to place this on the ballot. The deadline for that will be August 3, 2009. If you can volunteer your time or a skill to this effort, please contact michael.johnston@lpo.org or call 614.855.4579. We will be looking for individuals who can help coordinate petition collection, organize petition gathering events, and serve as the focal point for the growth of new Libertarian groups in every county, city, village, and township throughout the state. Additionally, we will need graphic artists, media coordinators, ad designers, and many others as we progress with this initiative, so please consider how you can help the RIP succeed and save Ohioans more than $9 billion per year, forever!
We will be making our official kickoff announcement about this initiative to the Ron Paul meetup group at their Tea Party event this Sunday afternoon (December 16, 2007)! The Tea Party event begins at approximately 1:30PM and is expected to last for an hour in Battele Riverfront Park in downtown Columbus, OH. For additional details about this exciting event put on by the Ron Paul movement, please visit http://www.columbusteaparty.com.
To support the Libertarian Party of Ohio in our continuing efforts to restore freedom and liberty to your part of Ohio, please click HERE and sign up for a monthly contribution or make a one-time contribution. Your generous contribution will allow us to continue our work for ballot access, to push forward to repeal the income tax laws in Ohio, and to defend property owners around the state from eminent domain abuse. Additionally, your contribution of $20 or more per year will ensure your receipt of our regular newsletter, the Buckeye Libertarian, keeping you current on LPO activities, successes, and campaigns around the state of Ohio.
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