– Become a member of the National Libertarian Party. Some states require national membership in order to be selected as a delegate to the national convention.
– Become a member of your state Libertarian Party, find your state party officers (Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer). You can usually find this information on your state party website in a “about us”, “about the party” or “meet the team” page. You can also look at the attendance at each state’s last meeting in their meeting minutes. Becoming a member of your state party will give you a voice and vote in matters of your state party. From there you can build your network.
– When you make contact with a party officer, find out if there is a county affiliate in your county. If there is no county affiliate in your area, ask them how to start one! Creating new county affiliates is one of the most productive things you can do. If there is an existing county affiliate, find out who organizes it, contact them and start attending those meetings as well.
-There are many ways that you contribute. You can volunteer for your state our county LP social media team, you can help with ballot access petitioning, attend the meetings for both the state and county Libertarian Parties. This will help you to learn how the party works and find your niche.
– Consider becoming a delegate for the National Convention. This is where we vote on changes to the bylaws, presidential candidates, national party officers, and other business. If you are unhappy with leadership, or the direction of the party, you are going to want to plan on getting down to the convention. Go here to find out more https://libertarianconvention.org/
– Attend your local and/or state government meetings. This will enable you to see who is active in your state or community, who your representatives are and begin networking with them. That will go a long way towards creating coalitions.
The LP has three levels: The national Libertarian Party (which is governed by the Libertarian National Committee, or LNC), state affiliates, and county affiliates. You can and should become a member of all three levels. If you have not become a member of your state party, do so and contact your state chair
Committees are working groups that generate reports and do the work of the party in some specific or specialized way. For example, the LP has the Blockchain Committee, and the Convention Oversight Committee. You will want to join committees if you are looking to advance your network and position in the party. You can find what National Libertarian Party Committees exist at that link.
LP Resources
Libertarian National Committee: If you want to contact a member of the national leadership, or your Regional Representative of the LNC, this is where you can find them and their contact information.
State Libertarian Parties: Choose your state, and it will route you to the website for your state Libertarian Party. You will be able to find our who your state LP board members are and how to contact them there. This will help you locate your county affiliates as well.
Robert’s Rule’s of order is the parliamentarian procedure used by the LP to conduct meetings. You will need to understand the basics to get an understanding of what is going on at the convention and how you can participate in the business at hand.
Intro to Robert’s Rules of Order
Robert’s Rules Cheat Sheet
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