Only 6,168 registered Libertarians in Maine voted last month, well below the 10,000 needed to maintain official party status.
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Libertarians to caucus in Dixfield and Wilton on Saturday
Libertarians in Franklin and Oxford counties will have the opportunity to meet at caucuses being called on Saturday, March 17, in Wilton and Dixfield. Those attending will have an opportunity to meet candidates and representatives from the Libertarian Party of Maine. Only recently certified as an officially recognized party in Maine, the Libertarian Party of […]
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Libertarians take fight to become political party to Legislature
The long and complicated creation of the Libertarian Party in Maine is now moving into the hands of the Legislature, which will consider a bill this year that would grant permanent party status. Let’s catch up on the background. Through a nonprofit, Libertarians launched a drive in early 2015 to collect 5,000 registrants, the first […]
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Libertarians qualify as a Maine political party
Secretary of State Matt Dunlap on Wednesday certified that the Libertarian Party of Maine has achieved enough enrollments to qualify as a political party. The Bangor Daily News already reported that on Tuesday based on information from Libertarian officials, but Dunlap has now made it official. According to a news release from Dunlap’s office, the […]
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Maine Libertarians say they have enough registered voters to form party
AUGUSTA — A bid to create a Libertarian Party in Maine is moving forward, with organizers reporting that they have registered enough Libertarians to meet the 5,000-person threshold described in the law. Jorge Maderal of Brunswick, chairman of a nonprofit organization called the Libertarian Party of Maine Inc., said Monday that his organization has met […]