United States political event
The 2000 Libertarian National Convention was held in Anaheim, California , from June 30 to July 4, 2000. Harry Browne was again chosen as the party's presidential nominee, becoming the first Libertarian Party candidate to be nominated twice for president .[ 1]
The theme of the 2000 convention was "America's Future: Liberty, Responsibility, & Community."
The Libertarian Party holds a national convention every two years to vote on party bylaws, platform and resolutions and elect national party officers and a judicial committee. Every four years it nominates presidential and vice presidential candidates.[ 2]
Speakers
Those who attended include:
Harry Browne
Barry Hess, Director of the Hess Foundation Trust
Don Gorman
Dave Hollist
Jacob Hornberger
Gary Nolan , syndicated talk radio host
Russell Means , Indian Rights advocate
Jack Gargan , former Reform Party National Chairman
Carla Howell , Massachusetts candidate for U.S. Senate
Neal Boortz , national syndicated radio talk show host
David Nolan , Libertarian Party founder
Michael Cloud, U.S. House Candidate
David Bergland , then-Libertarian Party National Chair
Dean Ahmad
Barbara Howe , Libertarian candidate for Governor of North Carolina
Michael Tanner of the Cato Institute
Mark Skousen
David Thibodeau , author of A Place Called Waco: A Survivor's Story
Voting for presidential nomination
First ballot
Harry Browne was elected on the first ballot, gathering a majority of the voting delegates and securing the nomination.[ 3] [ 4]
2000 Libertarian Party National Convention total vote count: Round 1
Candidate
Total votes cast
Percent of votes cast
Harry Browne
493
56.2%
Don Gorman
166
18.9%
Jacob Hornberger
120
13.7%
Barry Hess
53
6.4%
None of the Above
23
2.6%
Write-In (scattered)
15
1.7%
Dave Hollist
8
0.9%
Color key:
1st place
2nd place
3rd place
4th place
5th place
6th place
7th place
Voting for vice presidential nomination
A separate vote was held for the vice presidential nomination. Former Bellflower, California Mayor, Art Olivier was nominated on the second ballot.[ 5]
First ballot
After the first round, the rules were suspended, and a motion carried to only allow the top two candidates to appear on the second ballot.
2000 Libertarian Party National Convention total vote count: Round 1
Candidate
Total votes cast
Percent of votes cast
Art Olivier
333
44.0%
Steve Kubby
303
40.0%
Ken Krawchuk
70
9.3%
Don Gorman
29
3.8%
None of the Above
10
1.3%
Gail Lightfoot
7
0.1%
Write-In (scattered)
7
0.1%
Color key:
1st place
2nd place
3rd place
4th place
Second ballot
Art Oliver defeated Steve Kubby on the second ballot, securing the Libertarian Party nomination for Vice President.[ 6]
2000 Libertarian Party National Convention total vote count: Round 2
Candidate
Total votes cast
Percent of votes cast
Art Olivier
418
55.3%
Steve Kubby
338
44.7%
Color key:
1st place
2nd place
See also
References
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