2004_Libertarian_National_Convention

2004 Libertarian National Convention

2004 Libertarian National Convention

United States political event

The 2004 Libertarian National Convention was held from May 28 to May 31, 2004, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel[1] in Atlanta, Georgia. The delegates at the convention, on behalf of the U.S. Libertarian Party, nominated Michael Badnarik for president and Richard Campagna for vice president in the 2004 presidential election. The convention was televised nationally on C-SPAN.

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Libertarians hold 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 which attended include:

Voting for presidential nomination

First ballot

After the first round, a motion was passed to suspend the rules and allow only the top three candidates from the first round to proceed to the second ballot.

2004 Libertarian Party National Convention total vote count: Round 1
Candidate Total votes cast Percent of votes cast
Aaron Russo25833.2%
Michael Badnarik25632.9%
Gary Nolan24631.6%
None of the Above101.3%
Jeffrey Diket40.5%
Drew Carey30.4%
Dave Hollist10.1%
Color key: 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place 5th place 6th place 7th place

Second ballot

After the second round, Gary Nolan, not receiving the necessary votes to advance, endorsed Michael Badnarik.

2004 Libertarian Party National Convention total vote count: Round 2
Candidate Total votes cast Percent of votes cast
Aaron Russo28536.4%
Michael Badnarik24931.8%
Gary Nolan24431.2%
None of the Above50.6%
Color key: 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place

Third ballot

After the second round of voting, Gary Nolan addressed the convention, endorsing Michael Badnarik for the 2004 nomination of the Libertarian Party.

2004 Libertarian Party National Convention total vote count: Round 3
Candidate Total votes cast Percent of votes cast
Michael Badnarik42354.4%
Aaron Russo34444.2%
None of the Above111.4%
Color key: 1st place 2nd place 3rd place

Voting for vice presidential nomination

A separate vote was held for the vice presidential nomination. Per convention rules, nominee Michael Badnarik addressed the crowd, however he declined to declare his preferred running mate.

First ballot

Richard Campagna of Iowa was nominated as vice presidential candidate on the first ballot.

2004 Libertarian Party National Convention total vote count: Round 1
Candidate Total votes cast Percent of votes cast
Richard Campagna35356.4%
Tamara Millay22035.1%
Garrett Hayes365.8%
None of the Above101.6%
Scott Jameson71.1%
Color key: 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place 5th place

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Libertarian National Convention Minutes, 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  2. [2]
    "Libertarian Party Bylaws". Archived from the original on June 5, 2008.
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