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==History== | ==History== | ||
After the Libertarian Party was formed in [[ | After the Libertarian Party was formed in [[1971]], Libertarians in Wisconsin met and formed their state affiliate party in [[1973]]. Since that time, the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin has continued to grow and develop into the premier "third" party in Wisconsin. | ||
[[Roger MacBride]], [[1976]] LP Presidential candidate, visited Wisconsin in the summer of 1976. He got an invitation to address a large gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts who were coming together to protest the helmet laws. It was the largest group that MacBride addressed during his campaign -- around 30,000 people on Madison's Capital Square. Thousands and thousands of motorcyclists streamed up East Washington Avenue to the Capitol and then around the square, none of them wearing helmets, which was illegal at the time. In fall, 1976, Wisconsin begin its signature collection to put Roger MacBride on the ballot as an [[Independent]]. An independent presidential candidate needed 1,000 signatures to get on the ballot. Most of these signatures were collected on the library mall in Madison. | [[Roger MacBride]], [[1976]] LP Presidential candidate, visited Wisconsin in the summer of 1976. He got an invitation to address a large gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts who were coming together to protest the helmet laws. It was the largest group that MacBride addressed during his campaign -- around 30,000 people on Madison's Capital Square. Thousands and thousands of motorcyclists streamed up East Washington Avenue to the Capitol and then around the square, none of them wearing helmets, which was illegal at the time. In fall, 1976, Wisconsin begin its signature collection to put Roger MacBride on the ballot as an [[Independent]]. An independent presidential candidate needed 1,000 signatures to get on the ballot. Most of these signatures were collected on the library mall in Madison. | ||