SALT LAKE CITY -- The Libertarian Party of Utah is pleased to announce that the Lieutenant Governor's Office has determined that the organizing committee's petition contained the required number of voters, and that the LPUtah is once again a registered political party in the State of Utah.

According to the Lieutenant Governor's Office, county clerks in the State of Utah have been notified that voters may now change their party affiliation to or register as a Libertarian.

In addition, candidates desiring to file for elected, partisan offices up for election in 2008 -- whether county, state, or federal -- will be able to seek the Libertarian Party of Utah's nomination during the filing period which begins on Friday, March 7, 2008 and ends on Monday, March 17, 2008.

Before their party affiliation was stripped from the voter rolls after the 2006 general election, 2,404 Utahns were registered to vote as Libertarians in the State of Utah according to the January 2007 issue of Ballot Access News.

In the 2006 midterm election, Utah voters cast more than 41,000 votes among 14 Libertarian candidates. For the 2004 presidential election, at least 29 Libertarian candidates received more than 118,000 votes from Utah voters.

"On behalf of the Libertarian Party of Utah, I express our collective gratitude to all who circulated, signed, and financially supported our organizing petition for your help in continuing the campaign for liberty in Utah," says Rob Latham, chairman of the newly re-organized Libertarian Party of Utah.

"We invite Utahns dissatisfied with the two incumbent parties, Ron Paul supporters, independent/unaffiliated voters, and all others who wish to restore constitutionally-limited government, reduce taxes and spending, and reclaim the freedom to run our own lives to join us," adds Latham.

Utah Libertarians have created a presence on various social networking web sites, including Facebook, MySpace, and Yahoo!

The Libertarian Party of Utah's convention will be held on Saturday, April 19, 2008, beginning at 11:00 a.m., at the Sandy Library.