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For the first time in history, the county has gained a third party, with the recent establishment of the Libertarian Party of Harrison County.

As far as I know, this is the first instance of there being an organization in Harrison County, said Michele Swint, who was appointed as chairperson by State Chair Patrick Dixon on Feb. 6.

Officials at the elections office further confirmed the historic establishment, advising that there isnt any record of a prior Libertarian Party at their office.

Swint, a resident of Hallsville, decided to look into forming one after moving here from Lamar County where she was active in the political party there.

I moved down here from Lamar County and there was no Libertarian Party here and I wanted to go to the meetings and be involved in it, she said. The closest meetings I could drive to were in Gilmer. (Thus) I stepped up to see what needed to be done to establish one (in Harrison County) and here I am.

I talked to the chairperson over the party of Texas and went through the process of making sure I met the criteria. I went through a (process) and they appointed me, she said.

The Precinct Convention was held March 11; the County Convention was held March 15; the Senate District 1 Convention was held March 22 in Longview where the party is also emerging as a third political party in Gregg County; and the upcoming State Convention will be April 11-13 in Temple.

During the convention, the party will choose its nominees for governor and other statewide offices.

The Libertarian Party, Americas third largest political party, was founded in 1971. According to the national website for the party, http://www.lp.org, Libertarians believe in the American heritage of liberty, enterprise, and personal responsibility.

Libertarians recognize the responsibility everyone shares to preserve this precious heritage for children and grandchildren.

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(KATV)- Libertarian party candidate for attorney general, Aaron Cash, says he believes the death penalty in Arkansas should be abolished.

Channel 7 News reported Monday that the Democratic candidate and three Republican candidates want to see executions return to Arkansas, including one Republican candidate, David Sterling, who wants to see the return of the electric chair.

Arkansas hasn't executed a prisoner on death row since 2005.

"There is a standard for cruel and unusual punishment. Surely our society has moved beyond executing citizens," Cash said, "Since 1973 more than 100 people have been released from death row. How many other innocent people are there? To me it's not worth the risk"

Cash said he believes the death penalty is often applied in an unfair and unjust manner.

"People of color are far more likely to be executed, especially if the victim is white," Cash said.

Cash said if he were attorney general, he would ask there be proposed legislation to abolish the death penalty.

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The Kwara State chapter of All Progressives Congress on Wednesday said its congresses that will elect 5,447 officials to direct party affairs will kick off with the ward congress on Saturday, April 5.

The Interim Publicity Secretary, Kwara State, APC, Alhaji Sulyman Buhari, in a statement in Ilorin said the party had concluded arrangements to conduct its congresses at ward, local government and state levels.

He stated that 26 officials would be elected from each of the 193 wards of the state.

He added that 25 officials will be elected from each of the 16 local government areas; while 29 would be elected in the state.

The ward congress will be held on Saturday, April 5; local government congress on April 12, while state congress is fixed for April 23.

The leadership of APC in Kwara State has concluded all arrangements to ensure the conduct of hitch free congresses.

We encourage all our members to troupe out en masse and participate in the congresses as the congress is an exercise to advance our collective interests towards the development of Kwara State and Nigeria, Buhari said.

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The Kaduna State interim chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, on Wednesday said the party was ready for the April 5 election in all the 255 wards in the state.

Baba-Ahmed told the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna that the congress would elect ward executives and delegates for local councils and state congresses.

According to him, arrangements have been put in place for the smooth conduct of the exercise.

He said that the state chapter of the party had already received guideline for the congresses from its Headquarter and pledged that it would be implemented accordingly.

Baba-Ahmed assured that the committee set up to carry out the exercise was working hard to conduct a hitch free exercise.

He said that the ward congresses would be by direct primaries, where all registered party members would elect the ward officials through open secret ballot.

The chairman also said the party had set up an Appeals Committee to settle issues that could arise from the congress.

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