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2000 Libertarian National Convention

United States political event

Field	Value
year	2000
party	Libertarian
image	HarryBrowneLPCon1998 (cropped3).jpg
image2	Art Olivier (105415391) (cropped).jpg
image_size2	125px
image_size	141px
caption	Nominees
Browne and Olivier
date	June 30 – July 4, 2000
city	Anaheim, California
presidential_nominee	Harry Browne
presidential_nominee_state	Tennessee
vice_presidential_nominee	Art Olivier
vice_presidential_nominee_state	California
othercandidates	Don Gorman of New Hampshire
Jacob Hornberger of Virginia
previous_year	1998
next_year	2002

Browne and Olivier Jacob Hornberger of Virginia The 2000 Libertarian National Convention was held in Anaheim, California, from June 30 to July 4, 2000. Harry Browne was again chosen as the party's presidential nominee, becoming the first Libertarian Party candidate to be nominated twice for president.

The theme of the 2000 convention was "America's Future: Liberty, Responsibility, & Community."

The Libertarian Party holds 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.

Speakers

Those who attended include:

Harry Browne
Barry Hess, Director of the Hess Foundation Trust
Don Gorman
Dave Hollist
Jacob Hornberger
Gary Nolan, syndicated talk radio host
Russell Means, Indian Rights advocate
Jack Gargan, former Reform Party National Chairman
Carla Howell, Massachusetts candidate for U.S. Senate
Neal Boortz, national syndicated radio talk show host
David Nolan, Libertarian Party founder
Michael Cloud, U.S. House Candidate
David Bergland, then-Libertarian Party National Chair
Dean Ahmad
Barbara Howe, Libertarian candidate for Governor of North Carolina
Michael Tanner of the Cato Institute
Mark Skousen
David Thibodeau, author of A Place Called Waco: A Survivor's Story

Voting for presidential nomination

First ballot

Harry Browne was elected on the first ballot, gathering a majority of the voting delegates and securing the nomination.

Color key:		1st place	2nd place	3rd place	4th place	5th place	6th place	7th place

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Voting for vice presidential nomination

A separate vote was held for the vice presidential nomination. Former Bellflower, California Mayor, Art Olivier was nominated on the second ballot.

First ballot

After the first round, the rules were suspended, and a motion carried to only allow the top two candidates to appear on the second ballot.

Color key:		1st place	2nd place	3rd place	4th place

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Second ballot

Art Oliver defeated Steve Kubby on the second ballot, securing the Libertarian Party nomination for Vice President.

Color key:		1st place	2nd place

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References

Werner, Erica. (July 3, 2000). "Libertarians nominate Browne for presidency". Associated Press.
"Libertarian Party Bylaws".
"Libertarian Party chooses presidential candidate – CNN".
"Libertarian Party Presidential Nominations | C-SPAN.org".
"Libertarian Party National Convention | C-SPAN.org".
"Ballot Access News – August 1, 2000".

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