SALT LAKE CITY – Utahns filing state income tax forms can express their displeasure with the two-party system in a way that few Americans can ... by making a tax-deductible donation to the Libertarian Party.

“Given that most registered voters choose not to affiliate with either incumbent political party, elected politicians forfeit any legitimate claim to the 'consent of the governed' or the 'will of the people' by excluding the voices of a significant number of Utahns with their ‘bipartisan’ schemes and rigged elections,” says Rob Latham, Chairman of the Libertarian Organizing Committee.

Latham encourages independent voters and taxpayers to return the disfavor to Utah’s political class by writing an “L” in section 3 of Form TC-40 (PDF file).

Donating to the election campaign fund does not change a taxpayer’s refund or the amount of tax due. The Libertarian Party of Utah receives two dollars for every "L" entered, and these contributions are a major source of the party’s funding.

Latham also reminds state income tax payers sympathetic to like-minded libertarians in the Personal Choice Party that every dollar intentionally or mistakenly directed to the election campaign fund of that party is kept by the State of Utah -- the very entity working to take away your personal choices.

Founded in 1971, the Libertarian Party’s principle-based platform favors smaller government, fewer taxes, and more freedom.