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Libertarian state Chairman Mario Barnes
Mario Barnes says the Libertarian Party has been growing as more people learn where it stands on the issues.

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By Nick Niedzwiadek | Published 14 hours ago

DURHAM As Republicans battle for Sen. Kay Hagan's seat ahead of the May primary, the state Libertarian Party is trying to provide an alternative to Democrats and Republicans.

Prospective candidates Tim DAnnunzio, abusinessman, and Sean Haugh , the former executive directorof the N.C. Libertarian Party, participated in a forum in Durham during the state LibertarianConvention this weekend . About 40 people attended.

The Libertarian Party will hold a primary on May 6, its first since the 2000 gubernatorial election.

Libertarians, which makes up less than 23,500 registered voters out of 6.5 million in the state, is theonly third party officially recognized on the ballot in North Carolina.

DAnnunzio and Haugh are part of acrowded field vying for the U.S. Senateseat currently held by Hagan. Including Hagan, there are 13 candidates running forher seat as this will be one of the most competitive Senate races in the2014 election.

The deadline to register to vote in the Democratic, Republican or Libertarianparty primaries is Friday. The general election will be held Nov. 4.

At the convention, D'Annunzio and Hugh discussed the chances of a Libertarian candidate attracting media and popular attention during the election.

I'll be able to bring up the points and bringout the contrast between me and the Democratic or Republican candidates, DAnnunzio said.

Haugh said he would also focus on the contrast between mainstream and Libertarian Party platforms.

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Libertarian voter registration on the rise
The Libertarian Party is seeing significant growth in voter registration due to dissatisfaction with both the Democratic and Republican parties. Registration...

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Sean Haugh Libertarian for US Senate 2014 - Stop All War
This is why I #39;m running for U.S. Senate: We have been at war for so long that there are people in this country who are about ready to become of voting age wh...

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ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -

Speaking to a libertarian-leaning audience Sunday about ex-contractor Edward Snowden, Sen. Rand Paul said he's thinking about ways to "expand the whistleblower statute to government contractors."

"We've got so many millions of government contractors that when they see something wrong, they should be able to report it without repercussions," he said in a live video appearance to a Florida conference hosted by the Campaign for Liberty.

The libertarian-leaning senator from Kentucky, who's repeatedly said he has "mixed emotions" on the issue, has taken some heat from some in the libertarian base. While he thinks Snowden's efforts did a service to the country by disclosing the depth of data collection programs by the National Security Agency, Paul still believes Snowden broke the law and has said he deserves "a few years in prison."

Many libertarians, however, consider Snowden a hero. In fact, his father, former Rep. Ron Paul, praised the ex-contractor Friday night in a speech at the same Florida conference.

"I think we should praise our whistleblowers," Ron Paul said to applause, adding "people like Edward Snowden" should be rewarded.

While it's not new that Ron Paul has been more supportive of Snowden than his son, Rand Paul's consideration of expanding protections for whistleblowers is an approach that would appeal to those in the libertarian base.

Paul, who's mulling a presidential bid, said he still believes there needs to be some state secrets, but there also "needs to be a whistleblower program for people to have a venue."

Snowden faces felony charges of espionage and theft of government property in the United States, and he has said he won't return until the U.S. changes its whistleblower protection laws.

Snowden said last month that he's not protected under the 2012 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement, nor by an executive directive made by President Barack Obama two years ago that reformed whistleblower legislation but exempted intelligence community contractors.

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