We have recently received a copy of the LNC Budget for 2026, as passed by the Libertarian National Committee on December 7, 2025. One would ordinarily have expected this budget to have become available quite some time ago, for example, by the start of 2026, so that the staff would have known how much money it was authorized to spend.…
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Total income $109,781 Total Outgo $ 68,118 Cash on Hand, February 28: $907,942 The full report includes a statement that there will be an amended report on debt, showing less debt than had been anticipated. Political Action Voter Gravity $3000 Ballot Access Fundraising Exp $1468 Social Media Management $ 701 Outreach and Activism to X.com $8 Telephone & Data Services…
Total income $109,781 Total Outgo $ 68,118 Of which major donations were $44,300 $1500 $1500 $1500 $1498 Interest $1644 There are a lot of convention ticket purchases, but they are hard to sort out. Total Debts remain near = $35958.37
The Libertarian Party of Washington posted the agenda for its annual convention (3/28/26 in Tacoma, WA) with a “Motion to Dissolve the Libertarian Party of Washington at the end of Convention.” Miguel Duque, former Libertarian National Committee member and former LPWA State Executive Committee member, and Anna (Johnson) Duque, former Chair of LPWA, are sponsors of the motion. Estimated support…
Opinion by Nolan Schmidt Within the past couple of terms, members of the Libertarian Party have seen chaos, deception, and corruption within its national leadership, and as the Libertarian National Convention in Grand Rapids, Michigan comes nearer and nearer by the day, it is time for members who are sick of the chaotic and childish behavior of certain members in…
The Chair has now ruled on Mr. Chadderdon’s point of order. The key issue was htat, according to Mr. Chadderdon, the ExComm had committed more money than was allowed. In the end, one of the three items was in order and the other two were out of order. See below. From: Steven Nekhaila <steven.nekhaila@lp.org> Mr. Chadderdon, The Chair has considered…
On Monday the LNC had an Executive Committee meeting. It seems that one of the motions that they passed reads: Move to authorize Chair Nekhaila to execute a retainer agreement with Bernebei & Kabat, a DC law firm, to take immediate civil action against former LNC Chair Angela McArdle with a $10,000 retainer and a $650/hour rate.ions that they passed…
The request is in large part for $32,500 for retainers. LNC Executive Committee Meeting for Monday, March 16th at 7 PM ET. Motion: Move to approve of 2026 Convention Speakers Motion: Move to authorize Chair Nekhaila to execute a retainer agreement with Bernebei & Kabat, a DC law firm, to take immediate civil action against former LNC Chair Angela McArdle with a $10,000…
We have the response on the Michigan litigation continuation. It proposes that their side is right.
The minutes are now to be approved at the next regular meeting, which in this case is at the National Convention. Until then, there are not even visible draft minutes, and no one can be sure what was passed, leading to exchanges like the following: Mr. McMahon, Members in my region have asked about Voter Gravity as we get closer…
