2016 Libertarian National Convention
2016 presidential election | |
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#LegalizeFreedom | |
| Convention | |
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| Date(s) | May 26 – May 30, 2016 |
| City | Orlando, Florida |
| Venue | Rosen Centre Hotel & Resort |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | TBA |
| Vice Presidential nominee | TBA |
The United States 2016 Libertarian National Convention, in which delegates of the Libertarian Party choose the party's nominees for President of the United States and Vice President of the United States in the 2016 national election, is scheduled to be held 26–30 May 2016 in Orlando, Florida.[1][2]
Theme
Libertarian Party national conventions regularly have themes. For example, themes in 2014, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, and 1996 were "Character Matters", "Liberty Will Win", "Gateway to Liberty", "A Better Choice for America", "Uniting Voters", "Liberty Works", "Champions of Liberty", "America's Future: Liberty, Responsibility & Community", "Road to Victory", and "Declare Your Independence", respectively. The theme of the 2016 convention is to be #LegalizeFreedom.[3]
Speakers
Speakers will include:[4]
- Major Neill Franklin, retired State Police Major and Executive Director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)[5]
- Adam Kokesh, Iraq War veteran, anti-war and libertarian activist, and author[6]
- Michele Poague, award-winning author and event planner[7]
- Dr. Tom Woods, historian, author, and senior fellow of the Mises Institute[8]
- Gary S. Miliefsky, Cybersecurity & Privacy Expert, CEO of SnoopWall, Inc.
More speakers are expected to be announced.[4]
See also
- Libertarian Party
- Libertarian Party presidential primaries, 2016
- Libertarian National Convention
- Other parties' presidential nominating convention of 2016:
References
- ↑ Winger, Richard (July 11, 2014). "Libertarian Party Moves Into National Party Headquarters That it Owns". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- ↑ "Libertarian National Committee Minutes July 15-16, 2012" (PDF). Libertarian National Committee. p. 4. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- ↑ Jenni Woods. "Libertarian Party". Libertarian.nationbuilder.com. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- 1 2 Raymond Agnew. "Speakers - Libertarian Party". Libertarian.nationbuilder.com. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ↑ Jenni Woods. "2016 Libertarian National Convention Guest Speaker Neill Franklin". Libertarian.nationbuilder.com. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ↑ Jenni Woods. "2016 Libertarian National Convention Guest Speaker Adam Kokesh". Libertarian.nationbuilder.com. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ↑ Jenni Woods. "2016 Libertarian National Convention Guest Speaker Michele Poague". Libertarian.nationbuilder.com. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ↑ Jenni Woods. "2016 Libertarian National Convention Guest Speaker Tom Woods". Libertarian.nationbuilder.com. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
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