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1991 Libertarian National Convention

United States political event

Field	Value
year	1991
party	Libertarian
election_year	1992
image	Marrou-1988-Richmond.jpg
image_size	175
caption	Nominees
Marrou and Lord
date	August 29–31, 1991
venue	Chicago Marriott Downtown
city	Chicago, Illinois
presidential_nominee	Andre Marrou
presidential_nominee_state	Alaska
vice_presidential_nominee	Nancy Lord
vice_presidential_nominee_state	Nevada
othercandidates	Richard Boddie of California
previous_year	1989
next_year	1993

Marrou and Lord The 1991 Libertarian National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois from August 29 to August 31, 1991. Andre Marrou of Alaska was chosen as the Libertarian Party's nominee for president in the 1992 election.

This was the first Libertarian National Convention to receive national television coverage, with C-SPAN broadcasting the convention.

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.

Voting for presidential nomination

Candidates

Richard Boddie, college teacher and motivational speaker from California
Andre Marrou, real estate broker from Nevada
David Raaflaub
Hans Schroeder

First ballot

Andre Marrou was elected on the first ballot, gathering a majority of the voting delegates, securing nomination.

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Voting for vice presidential nomination

A separate vote was held for the vice presidential nomination. Nancy Lord was nominated on the third ballot.

First ballot

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Second ballot

After the second ballot, Ruwart dropped out of the race.

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Third ballot

Nancy Lord defeated Richard Boddie on the third ballot, securing the Libertarian Party nomination for Vice President.

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References

(1 September 1991). "Libertarians select candidate for 1992". 1 Sep 1991, 20 – Chicago Tribune.
Minutes of the Meeting of the Libertarian National Committee 28 August 1991 Chicago, Illinois
Walsh, Edward. (September 1, 1991). "Libertarian Party Nominates Real Estate Broker for Run at a Million Votes". [[The Washington Post]].
(1 Sep 1991). "'92 Presidential Choice Named by Libertarians". Los Angeles Times.
[http://www.lp.org/organization/bylaws.shtml Libertarian Party Bylaws] {{webarchive. link. (2008-06-05)
(11 Sep 1991). "Libertarians thinking 1992". The Tribune (Coshocton, Ohio).
Arthur, Chester Alan. (November 1991). "My Kind of Town". [[Liberty (libertarian magazine).
Arthur, Chester Alan. (November 1991). "My Kind of Town". [[Liberty (libertarian magazine).

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