The 2024 Libertarian National Convention is a political event to select the

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nominees for

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and

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in the 2024 election. It is scheduled to be held from May 24 to 26, 2024, at the

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Nominations and balloting

Elections will be held for the chairmanship of the

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, currently held by

Angela McArdle Angela Elise McArdle (born June 7, 1983) is an American politician from Texas and California who was elected on May 28, 2022 as the 22nd and current chair of the Libertarian National Committee. She was also the Secretary of the Libertarian Party ...

, as well as the position of vice chair, currently held by Andrew Watkins. McArdle was elected at the 2022 convention in

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, by acquiring the votes of 69% of delegates. She was elected with the support of the controversial

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, a faction of the party that supports

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, which was created in opposition to

Nicholas Sarwark Nicholas Joel Sarwark (born August 27, 1979) is an American attorney and businessman who served as the 19th chair of the Libertarian National Committee (LNC), the governing body of the Libertarian Party. Prior to his election in 2014, he served on ...

's tenure as chairman. The caucus controls the majority of delegates in the convention's presidential and vice presidential nomination contests.

Convention speakers

According to the convention website, the following people are scheduled to appear as convention speakers: * Peter A. McCullough, cardiologist and epidemiologist * Gabriel Shipton, brother of Julian Assange *

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, economist and writer

Delegate allocation

Delegates to the convention are allocated based on the number of sustaining members of the national Libertarian Party per

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, as well as the percentage of the vote cast by state in the

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for Libertarian nominee

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. A total of 1,051 delegates are currently selected to vote at the convention.

References

External links

Official website
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