Libertarian Party of West Virginia

The LPWV is a small but active state affiliate of the Libertarian Party in the United States.

Active Initiatives

Anti-RealID Legislation

The LPWV is currently working on an initiative to help lobby for legislation at the state level opposing the RealID. This has been successful in several states so far including South Carolina and Maine. As always, we can use your help with making this initiative come to fruition!

Candidate Recruiting

The LPWV is looking for candidates in the state of West Virginia to run for state and local offices. To quote G. Edward Griffin, why fight city hall when you can BE city hall? Will you be city hall? Contact us if you're interested! We are especially seeking a 2012 gubernatorial candidate to help us achieve major party status in the state for the four years after.

Member Recruiting

After a reformation of the party complete with new bylaws and a new executive board, we're looking to expand. Are you interested in membership? Do you know someone who is? Are you willing to make a contribution? If so, please contact me via mdh@solitox.net - I'd love to hear from you. We are actively seeking contributors to help get our party back off of the ground. Come and be a part of LPWV's future success story today!

Our new bylaws offer two levels of membership. Associate membership is a non-voting membership and has no annual dues. All you need to do is fill out a quick form and sign off on accepting the Libertarian Party statement of principles! Voting membership carries an annual dues of $20 due August 1st each year.

Other ExComm and Committee Chairs

• ExComm At-Large: Karl Swisher
• ExComm At-Large: Alan Westfall
• ExComm At-Large: Tom Thacker

Current events

The LPWV meets between two and four times each year, depending on need, as determined by the Executive Board.

December 13th 2008 meeting in Morgantown, WV

The LPWV will hold a regular meeting in Morgantown, WV on December 13th, 2008. Issues to be discussed include a number of bylaws amendments to fix bugs, some financing, and some regional affiliate charters.

LPWV 2008 State Convention

The LPWV 2008 convention will be held on May 11th at the Days Inn in Clarksburg/Bridgeport. Members should arrive at or before 11:15am for credentials. The membership will select our delegates to the national convention in Denver. See lpwv.org for more details including directions.

August 25th 2007 meeting in Weston, WV

Our meeting at LCHS in Weston on the 25th concluded with a new set of bylaws being approved, and a new slate of officers being elected. We also collected well over $100 in membership fees from new members. Jim Lark was in attendance, and assisted us by serving as chair for the meeting.

August 11th 2007 meeting in Weston, WV

All interested parties are urged to attend an organizational meeting to adopt bylaws and elect officers of the LPWV. We will meet at 1:00 pm on Saturday, August 11, in Weston. The meeting will be at Lewis County High School, in the cafeteria, which is straight through the front doors and ahead on the right.

To get to LCHS, take exit 96 off I-79, turn right (from either north or south), and proceed about a quarter mile to the stop sign. The entrance to the school is straight across the intersection.

Other links

• The LPWV offers a live chat channel - You can connect now using a Java applet in your web browser by clicking here.