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The '''2004 Libertarian National Convention''' was held from May 28 to May 31, 2004 at the [[Atlanta Marriott Marquis|Marriott Marquis Hotel]] <ref>[http://www.lp.org/archives/lpnatconv2004.pdf Libertarian National Convention Minutes, 2004]</ref> in [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. The delegates at the convention, on behalf of the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|U.S. Libertarian Party]], nominated [[Michael Badnarik]] for the [[President of the United States|presidency]] and [[Richard Campagna]] for the [[Vice President of the United States|vice-presidency]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2004|2004 presidential election]]. The convention was televised nationally on [[C-SPAN]]. |
The '''2004 Libertarian National Convention''' was held from May 28 to May 31, 2004 at the [[Atlanta Marriott Marquis|Marriott Marquis Hotel]] <ref>[http://www.lp.org/archives/lpnatconv2004.pdf Libertarian National Convention Minutes, 2004]</ref> in [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. The delegates at the convention, on behalf of the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|U.S. Libertarian Party]], nominated [[Michael Badnarik]] for the [[President of the United States|presidency]] and [[Richard Campagna]] for the [[Vice President of the United States|vice-presidency]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2004|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.<ref>[http://www.lp.org/organization/bylaws.shtml Libertarian Party Bylaws]</ref> |
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.<ref>[http://www.lp.org/organization/bylaws.shtml Libertarian Party Bylaws] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605025750/http://www.lp.org/organization/bylaws.shtml |date=2008-06-05 }}</ref> |
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==Speakers== |
==Speakers== |
Revision as of 10:50, 17 June 2017
2004 presidential election | |
Convention | |
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Date(s) | May 28–31, 2004 |
City | Atlanta Georgia |
Venue | Marriott Marquis Hotel |
Candidates | |
Presidential nominee | Michael Badnarik of Texas |
Vice-presidential nominee | Richard Campagna of Iowa |
Other candidates | Gary Nolan of Ohio Aaron Russo of California |
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 the presidency and Richard Campagna for the vice-presidency in the 2004 presidential election. The convention was televised nationally on C-SPAN.
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:
- Michael Badnarik
- Gary Nolan
- Aaron Russo
- Ron Paul, former Libertarian Presidential candidate and current Republican Congressman
- Neal Boortz, national syndicated radio talk show host
- James Bovard, author of Terrorism and Tyranny
- anti-Brady Bill Sheriff Richard Mack
- David Nolan, Libertarian Party founder
- Michael Colley, retired United States Navy vice admiral
- Dean Cameron, actor
- James P. Gray, judge of the Superior Court of Orange County, California, author of Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed And What We Can Do About It
- Dr. Mary Ruwart, author of Healing Our World in an Age of Aggression
- Ed Thompson, 2002 Wisconsin Libertarian Party gubernatorial candidate
- Jimmie Vaughan, musician
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.
Candidate | Total votes cast | Percent of votes cast | ||||||||||||
Aaron Russo | 258 | 33.16% | ||||||||||||
Michael Badnarik | 256 | 32.90% | ||||||||||||
Gary Nolan | 246 | 31.62% | ||||||||||||
None of the Above | 10 | 1.29% | ||||||||||||
Jeffrey Diket | 4 | 0.51% | ||||||||||||
Drew Carey | 3 | 0.39% | ||||||||||||
Dave Hollist | 1 | 0.13% | ||||||||||||
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Second ballot
After the second round, Gary Nolan, not receiving the necessary votes to advance, endorsed Michael Badnarik.
Candidate | Total votes cast | Percent of votes cast | |||||||||
Aaron Russo | 285 | 36.40% | |||||||||
Michael Badnarik | 249 | 31.80% | |||||||||
Gary Nolan | 244 | 31.16% | |||||||||
None of the Above | 5 | 0.64% | |||||||||
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Third ballot
After the second round of voting, Gary Nolan addressed the convention, endorsing Michael Badnarik for the 2004 nomination of the Libertarian Party.
Candidate | Total votes cast | Percent of votes cast | ||||||||
Michael Badnarik | 423 | 54.37% | ||||||||
Aaron Russo | 344 | 44.22% | ||||||||
None of the Above | 11 | 1.41% | ||||||||
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Voting for vice presidential nomination
A separate vote was held for the vice presidential nomination. Per convention rules, nominee Michael Badnarik addressed the crowd but, declined to declare a preference for running mate.
First ballot
Richard Campagna of Iowa was nominated as vice presidential candidate on the first ballot.
Candidate | Total votes cast | Percent of votes cast | ||||||||||
Richard Campagna | 353 | 56.39% | ||||||||||
Tamara Millay | 220 | 35.14% | ||||||||||
Garrett Hayes | 36 | 5.75% | ||||||||||
None of the Above | 10 | 1.60% | ||||||||||
Scott Jameson | 7 | 1.12% | ||||||||||
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