2020 presidential election | |
  Nominees Jorgensen and Cohen | |
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | May 22–24 and July 7–12, 2020 |
| City | None (May) Orlando, FL (July) |
| Venue | Online (May) OCCC (July)[1] |
| Chair | Nicholas Sarwark |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Jo Jorgensen of South Carolina |
| Vice-presidential nominee | Spike Cohen of South Carolina |
| Voting | |
| Total delegates | 1,026 delegates[2] |
| Votes needed for nomination | 514 |
 2020 U.S. presidential election | |
|---|---|
| Attempts to overturn | |
| Democratic Party | |
| Republican Party | |
| Third parties | |
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The 2020 Libertarian National Convention delegates selected the Libertarian Party nominees for president and vice president in the 2020 United States presidential election. Primaries were held, but were preferential in nature and did not determine delegate allocation. The convention was originally scheduled to be held from May 21 to May 25 at the JW Marriott Austin luxury hotel in downtown Austin, Texas.[3][4] On April 26, all reservations at the JW Marriott Austin were canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the convention oversight committee to seek another venue for a possible July date.[5]
After extensive discussion and debate surrounding the question of whether the party's bylaws permitted it to convene online,[6] the convention was eventually scheduled to be held online from May 22 to May 24 to nominate the party's presidential ticket and in Orlando, Florida from July 7 to July 12 to conduct other business.[7]
- ^ Moellman, Kenneth. "COVID-19 Update – July 4, 2020". 2020 Libertarian National Convention. Libertarian National Committee. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Public copy of Presidential spreadsheet". LNC Votes (Google Group). Libertarian National Committee. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Winger, Richard (December 11, 2017) "Libertarian Party Sets Location and Date of 2020 Presidential Convention". Ballot Access News. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ^ Bryce, Tim (May 12, 2019). "The 2020 Election Schedule starts soon". NewsTalk Florida. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ Hayes, Daniel (April 26, 2020). "COVID-19 and the Libertarian National Convention". Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ Doherty, Brian (May 9, 2020). "Libertarian Party To Choose Its Presidential Ticket in Virtual Vote Over Memorial Day Weekend". Reason. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Winger, Richard (May 9, 2020). "Libertarian Party Will Use On-Line Process to Choose National Ticket in Late May, Then Hold an In-Person July Convention for Other Business". Ballot Access News. Retrieved May 10, 2020.