Date(s) May 28–31, 2004 Venue Marriott Marquis Hotel | City Atlanta Georgia | |
Presidential nominee Michael Badnarik of Texas Vice Presidential nominee Richard Campagna of Iowa Other candidates Gary Nolan of Ohio
Aaron Russo of California | ||
The 2004 Libertarian National Convention was held from May 28 to May 31, 2004 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. The delegates at the convention, on behalf of the U.S. Libertarian Party, nominated Michael Badnarik for the presidency and Richard Campagna for the vice-presidency in the 2004 presidential election. The convention was televised nationally on C-SPAN.
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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.
Speakers
Those which attended include:
First ballot
After the first round, a motion was passed to suspend the rules and allow only the top three candidates from the first round to proceed to the second ballot.
Second ballot
After the second round, Gary Nolan, not receiving the necessary votes to advance, endorsed Michael Badnarik.
Third ballot
After the second round of voting, Gary Nolan addressed the convention, endorsing Michael Badnarik for the 2004 nomination of the Libertarian Party.
Voting for vice presidential nomination
A separate vote was held for the vice presidential nomination. Per convention rules, nominee Michael Badnarik addressed the crowd but, declined to declare a preference for running mate.
First ballot
Richard Campagna of Iowa was nominated as vice presidential candidate on the first ballot.