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The '''2016 Libertarian National Convention''' was held in Orlando, Florida over the weekend of 26-30 May 2016. | The '''2016 Libertarian National Convention''' was held in Orlando, Florida over the weekend of 26-30 May 2016. | ||
==Events== | |||
* '''May 26''' – The presidential candidates [[Marc Allan Feldman]], [[Gary Johnson]], [[John McAfee]], [[Darryl W. Perry]], and [[Austin Petersen]] participated in a political debate at the convention. | |||
* '''May 27''' – A debate between the Libertarian candidates seeking the vice presidential nomination was held. On the same day, the candidates for chairperson of the LNC debated. | |||
* '''May 28''' – A debate between the [[Libertarian Party presidential candidates, 2016|Libertarian presidential candidates]] was held. The debate was televised live by [[C-SPAN]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.c-span.org/video/?409916-1/libertarian-party-holds-presidential-debate |title=Libertarian Party Holds Presidential Debate | Video |website=C-SPAN.org |date= |accessdate=2016-07-25}}</ref> It was moderated by [[Larry Elder]]. | |||
* '''May 29''' – The vote and nomination of the Libertarian presidential and vice-presidential candidates was held and televised by C-SPAN. Multiple ballots extended this. | |||
** In addition to the announcement of the Party's presidential ticket, a chairperson for the LNC was elected at the convention. Incumbent chairman of the [[Libertarian National Committee]], [[Nicholas Sarwark]] was re-elected to the position. | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||