In addition to the narrative in your ballot packet, the following files may be helpful to you in order to understand why the previous State Committee voted to amend the party bylaws on March 31st, 2011 and refer the matter to you.
During the regular March annual convention in 2010 the following reform proposal was adopted: Link
A special convention was called for November 2010 to adopt new governing documents, and a 2 day convention was scheduled so delegates would have appropriate time to amend and consider the proposals offered. The then Libertarian National Committee Inc. Chairperson, Mark Hinkle, and Secretary, Alicia Mattson, arrived and offered their opinions about quorum requirements and ultimately then Libertarian Party of Oregon Chairperson, Jeff Weston, agreed with their interpretation that half of the membership would need to be in attendance to hold a convention. The members at that convention after hearing these issues voted to adjourn without conducting any business.
Because the members could no longer meet due to quorum issues, the judicial committee was vacant and could not be reseated except by convention, the previous state committee adopted new bylaws and offered these reasons: Link
The new bylaws that were adopted are available here: Link
They were adopted with the following provisos: Link
The old 2009 Bylaws that were replaced are available here: Link
This is the current list of open offices for the 2012 election and our official primary candidates. The Libertarian Party of Oregon does participate in fusion nominations, however, it is important to note that our party rules only defer to fusion election results in the event that no libertarian electors have received votes for that office, are eligible to run in the general election with our party nomination AND have completed all the administrative requirements to secure their position on the ballot in the time frame specified by party rules.
If you wist to be listed on this list as a write-in candidate in the hopes of winning our primary, please send your name, email address, position sought, party affiliation and campaign website to Wes Wagner and Bruce Knight (wes.wagner - at - gmail.com AND b.a.knight -at- gmail.com )
You can also contact us through facebook.
Secretary of State
Bruce Alexander Knight (Libertarian) - campaign website TBD
State Treasurer
Attorney General
James E. Leuenberger (Constitution) - campaign website TBD
US Congress:
Representative 1st Congress (Clatsop, Columbia, Washington, Yamhill and portions of Multnomah County)
Steven Cody Reynolds (Libertarian) - campaign website (external link)
Representative 2nd Congress (Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, Wheeler and a portion of Josephine County)
H. Joe Tabor (Libertarian) - campaign website (external link)
Representative 3rd Congress (Portions of Clackamas and Multnomah Counties)
Michael Cline (Libertarian) - campaign website (external link)
Representative 4th Congress (Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane, Linn and portions of Benton and Josephine Counties)
Art Robinson (Republican) - campaign website(external link)
Chuck Huntting (Libertarian) - campaign website (external link)
Representative 5th Congress (Lincoln, Marion, Polk, Tillamook and portions of Benton, Clackamas and Multnomah Counties)
(write-in) Thaddeus W. Marney (Libertarian) - campaign website (external link)
State Senate:
District 1
District 2
District 5
District 9
District 12
District 14
Mark Vetanen (Libertarian) - Campaign Website TBD
District 17 (vacancy, remainder of 2 year term)
District 18
District 21
District 22
Herbert Booth (Libertarian) - Campaign Website TBD
District 23
Larry Dennis (Libertarian) - Campaign Website TBD
District 25
Eugene A. Newell (Libertarian) - Campaign Website TBD
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
Daniel O. S. Polehn (Libertarian) - Campaign Website TBD
State Representative:
District 2
John Parker (Libertarian) - campaign website (external link)
District 3
Johnie W. Scott (Libertarian) - campaign website TBD
District 8
(write-in) Aaron Baker (Republican) - campaign website (external link)
District 9
Guy Rosinbaum (Libertarian) - campaign website TBD
District 13
Mark Callahan (Republican) - campaign website (external link)
District 24
Kohler Johnson (Libertarian) - campaign website TBD
District 27
(write-in) Robert D. Martin (Libertarian) - campaign website TBD
District 30
Kyle Markley (Libertarian) - campaign website TBD
District 32
(write-in) James Welsh (Republican) - campaign website TBD
All 60 offices are open as this is an office with only a 2 year term. Districts will be listed as candidates declare.
April 24th Last day to be listed as a registered libertarian to participate in our election as a libertarian elector
May 16th Last day to file to be listed on our ballot
May 30th Ballots are mailed in waves
June 29th Ballots Due
July 13th Deadline for winners to submit nomination paperwork (otherwise we go down the list)
July 20th Nominations submitted to SoS
We have a great opportunity to make 2012 the best year for the Libertarian Party of Oregon, and an urgent need to make it happen, and we are already half-way there!
In Oregon, major parties receive a state subsidy in the form of a primary election, mailed to the house of every one of their members at taxpayer expense for the purpose of choosing political candidates. In the past, the Libertarian Party of Oregon has held only nominating conventions with very limited attendance at our own expense.
Well this year is different!
Instead of holding a nominating convention, we will be mailing ballots out to all 13,000+ members of the Libertarian Party of Oregon to select our candidates for office. Unfortunately, since this has never been done before, few Libertarians in Oregon know that they are going to receive this ballot, nor how to place themselves on it as a candidate. They also don’t know how to get involved with the party, and have never been invited!
To be a successful political party, the most important measures are how many votes your candidates receive. Therefore we would like to have as many candidates as possible, as many active volunteers as possible, support as many activists as possible, and that is why we need your help.
To send out an information packet to all of our members so they will know how to get started on a campaign and contribute to our election process will cost approximately $5000. The good news is that we already have $2800 of it covered and we are already more than halfway there! (Editor’s note: $200 came in while asking for help on proofreading, so we only need $2000)
Please make your best donation to this cause at our website: http://www.lporegon.org via the donation link on the right-hand side of the page.
We have an opportunity to dramatically grow the level of participation of Libertarians this year and make a major impact. Dissatisfaction among youth voters has rarely been higher and people are looking for new ideas and new options.
More than anything, politics requires tireless dedicated people, and we have over 13,000 members who identified themselves as libertarians. There has never been a better time to rally them and build an organization that will lead us to future electoral victories.
Please make your best contribution to help elevate the Libertarian Party of Oregon to the level of Oregon's major parties. We can't wait any longer. We would like to get the printers started first thing on Monday!
You can make your contribution through our website at http://www.lporegon.org and following the link to donate, or this direct URL: https://secure.donortownsquare.com/SSL/process.aspx?ai=1356&qs=WFPXR&amt=100
Sincerely,
Wes Wagner
Chairperson, Libertarian Party of Oregon
You may also donate by mail:
Libertarian Party of Oregon
PO Box 1099
Wilsonville, OR 97070