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In 2006, [[Bill Weld]] sought the Libertarian Party's nomination for governor, but later declined. | In 2006, [[Bill Weld]] sought the Libertarian Party's nomination for governor, but later declined. | ||
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In April 2015, [[Mark Glogowski]] was elected chair, and there began a rapid growth of forming new county chapters, especially in Western New York, where Libertarian Party activity was not as active. The Chapter Development Committee was formed, in which [[Phil Ricci]] served as first chair, and [[Jim Rosenbeck]] took over later in the year. | In April 2015, [[Mark Glogowski]] was elected chair, and there began a rapid growth of forming new county chapters, especially in Western New York, where Libertarian Party activity was not as active. The Chapter Development Committee was formed, in which [[Phil Ricci]] served as first chair, and [[Jim Rosenbeck]] took over later in the year. | ||
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In April 2018, [[Larry Sharpe]] became the party's nominee for governor. He had begun his campaign in July 2017, running an active campaign across the state. [[Jim Rosenbeck]] was elected chair at that convention. | In April 2018, [[Larry Sharpe]] became the party's nominee for governor. He had begun his campaign in July 2017, running an active campaign across the state. [[Jim Rosenbeck]] was elected chair at that convention. | ||
Sharpe ran the most active campaigns in the party's history, with many media appearances, events, a huge social media following, and a spot on the debate stage. On Election Day, he received over | ===2018-2019: Major Party Status=== | ||
Sharpe ran the most active campaigns in the party's history, with many media appearances, events, a huge social media following, and a spot on the debate stage. On Election Day, he received over 95,000 votes, securing ballot access for the LPNY for the first time. | |||
Following Election Day, a Party Rules Subcommittee was created under the Administrative Division to create a rules document that complies with Election Law. Following a series of discussions on different versions of rules, a set of rules drafted by a subset of the subcommittee filed rules with the New York State Board of Elections on December 24, 2018. The State Committee formally endorsed those rules on January 6, 2019. The rules created a [[Libertarian Party of New York Transition Committee|Transition Committee]], which is tasked with facilitating the transition from January 2019 until the spring 2019 convention. This committee was replaced by the [[Libertarian Party of New York Interim State Committee|Interim State Committee]] on February 10, 2019, which held meetings on February 24, March 10, and March 31. | Following Election Day, a Party Rules Subcommittee was created under the Administrative Division to create a rules document that complies with Election Law. Following a series of discussions on different versions of rules, a set of rules drafted by a subset of the subcommittee filed rules with the New York State Board of Elections on December 24, 2018. The State Committee formally endorsed those rules on January 6, 2019. The rules created a [[Libertarian Party of New York Transition Committee|Transition Committee]], which is tasked with facilitating the transition from January 2019 until the spring 2019 convention. This committee was replaced by the [[Libertarian Party of New York Interim State Committee|Interim State Committee]] on February 10, 2019, which held meetings on February 24, March 10, and March 31. | ||