Libertarians will gather in Orlando next week for the Libertarian Party National Convention.
The “Legalize Freedom” convention, starting on May 26, will be held at Rosen Centre Hotel and Resort, and include debates and guest speakers.
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weekend convention will bring delegates together to pick a presidential and a vice-presidential candidate to represent the party in the upcoming election. The delegates have 18 presidential candidates to choose from, including computer programmer John McAfee and former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson.
In the past two months, the party’s membership has increased by 30 percent, Libertarian spokeswoman Carla Howell told Florida Politics.
This article appears in May 18-24, 2016.