Subject: Libertarian Party FAQ: Presidential Campaign Info
Date: 4 Mar 1996 21:25:29 GMT
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Summary: This article provides information about Libertarian Party candidates


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                   LIBERTARIAN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
                                       
   Libertarian Party candidates for President and Vice-President are
   selected by the delegates at the LP's national convention. The
   nominations for 1996 will be made at the convention scheduled for the
   first week of July 1996, in Washington, DC.
   
   The following candidates have announced that they are seeking the LP's
   nomination. This information is provided here for the convenience of
   LP members, potential supporters, and others who may want to learn
   more about the candidates or how to contact them. Listing here does
   not imply any endorsement or support by the Libertarian Party.
   
For President

  Harry Browne
  
   Harry Browne for President
   4094 Majestic Lane, Suite 240
   Fairfax, VA 22033
   Voice: 714-437-7911
   Fax: 714-432-1468
   E-mail: campaign@HarryBrowne96.org
   WWW: http://www.HarryBrowne96.org/
   
  Douglass J. Ohmen
  
   PO Box 1543
   Danville, CA 94526
   Voice: 510-820-0812
   E-mail: DOhmen@aol.com
   
  Calvin Ruskaup
  
   Unity Libertarian Committee
   P.O. Box 10800
   Hilo, HI 96721-5800
   
  Irwin Schiff
  
   Irwin Schiff for President '96
   P.O. Box 221440
   Cleveland, OH 44122
   Voice: 216-248-9995 (select mailbox #3)
   Fax: 216-248-9994
   E-mail: kantnow@aol.com
   WWW: http://www.webpub.com/schiff/
   
  Rick Tompkins
  
   Rick Tompkins - Libertarian for President
   8129 N. 35th Avenue, #2-262
   Phoenix, AZ 85051
   Voice: 602-930-1268
   Fax: 602-930-1739
   E-mail: tompkins@nguworld.com
   WWW: http://www.nguworld.com/rick96/
   
For Vice President

  Jo Jorgensen
  
   Jo Jorgensen for Vice-President
   1754 Woodruff Road, Suite 201
   Greenville, SC 29607
   Voice: 803-676-9917
   Fax: 803-676-9919
   E-mail: 73140.2465@compuserve.com
   WWW: http://gramercy.ios.com/~ragnar19/jo/

                         =========================

.. PAST CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT
...   OF THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY

 1972

      * President: John Hospers
      * Vice-President: Theodora (Tonie) Nathan

 1976

      * President: Roger MacBride
      * Vice-President: David Bergland

 1980

      * President: Ed Clark
      * Vice-President: David Koch

 1984

      * President: David Bergland
      * Vice-President: Jim Lewis

 1988

      * President: Ron Paul
      * Vice-President: Andre Marrou

 1992

      * President: Andre Marrou
      * Vice-President: Nancy Lord

                         =========================

              LIBERTARIAN 1996 PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT QUALIFICATION
                                       
States Already Qualified Coming Out of the 1994 Election (23)

    California            Massachusetts          Oregon
    Delaware              Michigan               South Carolina
    Georgia               Mississippi            South Dakota
    Hawaii                Missouri               Texas
    Idaho                 Montana                Utah
    Illinois              Nevada                 Wisconsin
    Indiana               New Hampshire          Wyoming
    Kansas                New Mexico

States Qualified During 1995-1996 (7)

                                    Valid   Estimate of Gross
                                 Signatures    Signatures
                                  Required     Collected

    Alabama                         11991        23000
    Alaska                           2586         4056
    Arizona                                qualified by registration
    Maryland                        10000        14000
    Nebraska                         5741         9000
    North Dakota                     4000         8100
    Vermont                                qualified by organization

States Where Petitioning Currently Is In Progress (9)

                                    Valid        Estimate of Gross
                                 Signatures         Signatures
                                  Required     Collected     To Go

    Florida                         65596         8108       77900
    North Carolina                  51904        26754       51300
    Virginia                        15168          150       22900
    Oklahoma                        41711        40363       22700
    West Virginia                    6837         5354       11800
    Connecticut                      7500          200       10300
    Ohio                             5000          200        9800
    Kentucky                         5000         1435        5600
    Maine (note 4)                   4000         2290        3400

Remaining States Where Petitioning Will Be Needed (9)

                                    Valid                 Estimate of
                                 Signatures           Gross Signatures
                                  Required            To Be Collected

    Pennsylvania                    24200                    32000
    New York                        15000                    23000
    D. C.                            3500                     4900
    Minnesota                        2000                     2500
    Iowa                             1500                     1900
    Rhode Island                     1000                     1400
    New Jersey                        800                     1200
    Tennessee                         275                      350
    Washington                        200                      250

Not Yet Qualified, But No Petition Requirement (3)

    Arkansas     Colorado      Louisiana

Alphabetical Listing

                                    Valid        Estimate of Gross
                                 Signatures         Signatures
                                  Required     Collected     To Go

    Alabama             Q95         11991        23000        done
    Alaska              Q96          2586         4056        done
    Arizona             Q95               qualified by registration
    Arkansas            NoPet
    California          Q94
    Colorado            NoPet
    Connecticut         Circ         7500          200       10300
    Delaware            Q94
    D. C.                            3500                     4900
    Florida             Circ        65596         8108       77900
    Georgia             Q94
    Hawaii              Q94
    Idaho               Q94
    Illinois            Q94
    Indiana             Q94
    Iowa                             1500                     1900
    Kansas              Q94
    Kentucky            Circ         5000         1435        5600
    Louisiana           NoPet
    Maine (note 4)      Circ         4000         2290        3400
    Maryland            Q95         10000        14000        done
    Massachusetts       Q94
    Michigan            Q94
    Minnesota                        2000                     2500
    Mississippi         Q94
    Missouri            Q94
    Montana             Q94
    Nebraska            Q96          5741         9000        done
    Nevada              Q94
    New Hampshire       Q94
    New Jersey                        800                     1200
    New Mexico          Q94
    New York                        15000                    23000
    North Carolina      Circ        51904        26754       51300
    North Dakota        Q96          4000         8100        done
    Ohio                Circ         5000          200        9800
    Oklahoma            Circ        41711        40363       22700
    Oregon              Q94
    Pennsylvania                    24200                    32000
    Rhode Island                     1000                     1400
    South Carolina      Q94
    South Dakota        Q94
    Tennessee                         275                      350
    Texas               Q94
    Utah                Q94
    Vermont             Q96               qualified by organization
    Virginia            Circ        15168          150       22900
    Washington                        200                      250
    West Virginia       Circ         6837         5354       11800
    Wisconsin           Q94
    Wyoming             Q94

Signature Totals


    Totals                         285509       143010      283200
                                  Required     Collected     To Go

        (not including AZ voter registration drive)

   For information on how you can help with ballot access in your state,
   contact your state affiliate party. 
   
Notes

    1. Status codes indicate: "Q94", already qualified coming out of 1994
       election; "Q95-96", qualified since 1994, "NoPet", petitioning not
       required; "Circ", petition currently being circulated, "Done",
       petitioning complete but qualification not yet confirmed.
    2. Some requirements are estimates, with the actual number to be
       determined; all are subject to change at the whim of legislatures.
    3. The gross number of (unvalidated) signatures actually needed to
       meet the requirement in any given state depends on various
       factors, including petition collection and validation procedures
       and laws concerning signer eligibility. The estimates shown here
       are based on the advice of persons who have had experience with
       similar ballot drives in the past, but they are not necessarily
       official or formal targets or goals of any political committee or
       LP affiliate.
    4. Petitions in this state are being circulated by one or more of the
       contenders for the presidential nomination, and may not qualify
       the eventual nominee, due to state restrictions on substitution of
       candidate names.
