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The Constitution Party National Convention is held by the United States Constitution Party every two to four years. , there have been eight.


National conventions


1992 convention

*The first national convention of the party, then known as the U.S. Taxpayers Party, was held in September 1992 in
New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
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; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nuev ...
.


1996 convention

*The second national convention of the U.S. Taxpayers Party was held on August 15 and 16, 1996, at the Hotel Del Coronado in
San Diego, California San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United States ...
.


1999 convention

*The 1999 convention was held September 1–6, 1999, at the Regal Riverfront Hotel in
St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...
. It was here that the party changed its name from the U.S. Taxpayers Party to the Constitution Party.
Joseph Sobran Michael Joseph Sobran Jr. (; February 23, 1946 – September 30, 2010) was a paleoconservative American journalist. He wrote for the ''National Review'' magazine and was a syndicated columnist. During the 1970s, he frequently used the byline ...
was nominated unanimously for vice president. Joseph Sobran later withdrew in April 2000, citing scheduling conflicts with his journalistic commitments. Curtis Frazier, a surgeon from Missouri, was later selected by the Party Committee to be his replacement on the ticket.


2004 convention

*In 2004 the convention was held at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, from June 23 to June 26.
Michael Peroutka Michael Anthony Peroutka (born 1952) is an American far-right politician, lawyer, and neo-Confederate activist from Maryland. He was the Republican nominee for Attorney General of Maryland in 2022, and was the Constitution Party candidate for pr ...
and Chuck Baldwin were nominated unanimously for president and vice president, respectively.


2008 convention

*The 2008 convention was held on April 24–27, 2008, in
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.


2012 convention

The 2012 Presidential Nominating Convention was held in
Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...
, on April 18–21. Jim Clymer was nominated for vice president by voice vote.


2016 convention

*The 2016 Presidential Nominating Convention was held in
Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the county seat, seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Sal ...
, on April 13–16. Scott Bradley was nominated for vice president by voice vote.


2020 convention

*The 2020 Presidential Nominating Convention was held via videoconference from May 1 to May 2. William Mohr was nominated for vice president unanimously.


References

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