Danny Wilson, an Alabama Libertarian Party leader, has expressed frustration over what he sees as a “media blackout” concerning libertarian candidates that aren’t being covered for the upcoming Alabama elections. Wilson is also a libertarian candidate for the Alabama Senate seat for the 19th district.
Wilson stated on Twitter, “LPA (Libertarian Party of Alabama) will have 69 candidates in various races across the state. Fifty-five of those races that would have been unopposed-coronations with extra steps. Media Blackout hampers third-party candidates almost as much as ballot access and straight ticket voting. There are other options.”
Wilson also commented, “Alabamians deserve to know they have those options. They deserve Reps not Rulers.”
According to the Libertarian Party of Alabama website, the party is committed to individual liberty and personal responsibility, a free-market economy, and a foreign policy of non-intervention, peace, and free trade.
LPA had until May 24 to turn in a petition with 51,588 signatures in order to achieve party status in Alabama and for their candidates to be on the ballot. The party was successful and turned in its list of candidates to Clay Helms on May 19.
Wilson commented on an Alabama Daily News article that discussed Republican and Democrat candidates, but not LPA candidates. “Let’s talk about this statement in the runoffs registration article. Runoffs are NOT the decider. The Libertarian Party of AL has jumped through the hoops to achieve ballot access and will have a candidate in each of those two races, and every other statewide race except Atty Gen.”
The primary runoff for Alabama is June 21, 2022.
