Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania
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| Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania | |
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| Location: | Harrisburg, Pa. |
| Type: | Political party |
| Affiliation: | Libertarian |
| Top official: | Rob Cowburn, Executive Chair |
| Website: | Official website |
The Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania is the Pennsylvania political party affiliate of the national Libertarian Party. The party is headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Background
The Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania aims to promote Libertarian policies and support Libertarian candidates throughout the state. According to the Pennsylvania Department of State, over 47,000 Pennsylvanians registered as Libertarians in November 2014. As of March 2016, 22 Libertarians served in local elected offices across Pennsylvania. [1][2]
Platform
The party's 2013 platform is composed of three main issues:[3]
- Free and open society
"Individuals should be free to make choices for themselves and to accept responsibility for the consequences of the choices they make. No individual, group, corporation or government may initiate force or fraud against any other individual, group, corporation or government. Our support of an individual's right to make choices in life does not mean that we necessarily approve or disapprove of those choices." - Free and open markets
"Libertarians want all members of society to have abundant opportunities to achieve economic success. A free and competitive market allocates resources in the most efficient manner which produces the most wealth and best satisfies everyone’s wants. Any person or group has the right to offer goods and services to others on the free market. The only proper role of government in the economic realm is to protect property rights, adjudicate disputes, and provide a legal framework in which voluntary trade is protected." - Free and open government
"The legislative process, and the administration of government, should be open and transparent. Accordingly, all proposed legislation should be available for review and comment at least 5 days before being voted on by the legislature. Before voting for or against any bill, it is the duty of each legislator to have personally read and understood the bill in its entirety. Also, all state government budgets and expenditures should be available for review by the citizens on the Internet."
Rules and bylaws
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The state party is governed by a set of rules and bylaws. Typically, these give structure to the different levels of organization—local, county, and state committees—and establish protocol for electing committee members. The bylaws also typically give details on the party's process for nominating and sending delegates to the national party convention during presidential elections. The following is a summary of the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party's rules. This summary focuses on the structure and governance of the party:[4]
- The party is organized at the grassroots level into county committees and regional committees. These committees must hold a meeting at least once every four months.
- The chief executive officer of the party is the party chair.
- Party officers include the chair, the western vice chair, the eastern vice chair, the secretary and the treasurer.
Convention
The date of the 2016 state convention for the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party, when the party selects its delegates for the 2016 Libertarian National Convention, was March 19, 2016.[5]
Leadership
The website for the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party listed the following individuals as the party's state leadership as of November 2023:[6]
- Rob Cowburn, Executive Chair
- Greg Deal, Executive Vice Chair
- Alfa Shaw, Executive Secretary
- Deborah Burton, Executive Treasurer
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Footnotes
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Voter registration statistics archives," accessed October 26, 2014
- ↑ Libertarian Party, "Elected officials," accessed March 21, 2016
- ↑ Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania, "Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania Platform," accessed July 10, 2017
- ↑ Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania, "Bylaws," accessed October 26, 2015
- ↑ Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania, "Home," accessed March 21, 2016
- ↑ Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania, "Officers" accessed November 20, 2023
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