Annoted list of Libertarian Party State affiliate sites

The cream of the crop (IMHO)

Best layout: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1865/ (Missouri)
great, bold home page, only seven main links there... prominent link to contribute to the "graffiti wall" (from Matt's script archive);. Lots of info under news from state party; "vote" up there on the top page; a link to a slick java "federal spending" and "MO spending" counters (with sound!)--wonder if they're safe on all platforms?; logo mule turns into state of MO and back again (animated); more nice original content: a .gif ofthe "social contract": Some may call it loud--I'm giving it the prize for the powerful layout of its top page--getting people past the front page is the hardest step. Also for good page re-sizability.

Runners-up

http://www.lpws.org/ (washington state)
dark green theme (except splash page), atttractive (clean design) ; very well organized, minimum of links on top page (but that means 3 clicks to get to "meat"), good chapter info; url-minder service
director@lpws.org
june 25 (no year given ;)

http://www.alaska-libertarian.org/
very original (incl. great color-scheme); menu highlights on mouse-over (Java--is it platform-safe?); has found some more ribbon campaigns; lnk to RC-5 challenge
mcgraw@sinbad.net,warmgun@sinbad.net

http://www.il.lp.org/
800 number in title--nice! search form; page should be VERY effective... is it?
Eric A. Dubiel
very updated: 6/24, 6/22, 6/14 news, etc.

Other LP state affiliate sites (in no particular order)

http://www.pageplus.com/~lpcolorado/
nice, basic, uses nat'l gifs
daitken@tde.com

http://www.mindspring.com/~cole/lptn.html
uses some nat'l gifs and pd
lpoftn@borg.mindspring.com

http://www.inconnect.com/~LPUtah/
nice utah lp graphic using nat'l statue and state. good organization
LPUtah@inconnect.com

http://www.lpnevada.org/
uses nat'l graphics: statue, campaigns, and "take the quiz"
webmaster@lpnevada.org.

http://www.lppa.org/ goes to http://www.netaxs.com/~delcolib/Pennsylvania Party Issues.htm
nice statue graphic; the two clicks to get in (for tracking?) slow it down; prominent link to "join"; top page is dry, in contrast with some sub-pages :)
none given on site

http://www.coast.net/~lpm/ (michigan)
nice, basic, well-organized; logo graphic is "2d", yet slow; great link to RC-5 challenge!
markheil@flash.net

http://www.lpf.org/
oooh, a cookie! :) frames make it look nice; they have an ANIMATED quiz graphic!
mailto:bdcollar@ix.netcom.com

http://www.lpnm.org/
Not accessible at 1:43 AM 6/26, but there the next morning. Nice use of state logo + statue for party logo, color scheme no page matches it; philopshy + "sign up" on splash page of frameset; "sign-up" on all pages -- great! Menu on left is well-organized, but requires scrolling at 800x0600
smcinnis@rt66.com

http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/4397/ (Oklahoma)
logo: Oklahoma --> statue animation, nice flag background (left border); some OK-specific info
airdock@telepath.com

http://www.teleport.com/~lpo/ (Oregon)
original graphics, 800 number, "join" and current news prominent
lpo@teleport.com
june 7th

http://www.ky.lp.org/
statue graphic and KY image a little too dark for background on my laptop. tri-column layout should be very effective to direct "first click," except that the first few I checked weren't updated since '97 :(
webmaster@www.ky.lp.org

http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5525/
great roadrunner liberty cartoon! :) effective layout
mailto:SDLiberty@juno.com, mailto:newland@rapidcity.com, mailto:spencer@Nesson.com, mailto:WASTELINE6@aol.com

http://www.la.lp.org/
toll-free number prominent; six-categories defined/linked-to from top page--well organized
mailto:webmaster@la.lp.org
may 1998 newsletter

http://www.lp.org/wy/ --> redirect to geocities
good navigation links... highlights their two awards (unique local content is GOOD), but doesn't give enough info about the recipients--just need a sentence; links to articles at local newspapers' websites would make it perfect

http://www.al.lp.org/
with video, even! also has a mailing list. latest news is from the convention in april, good campaign '98 info
stark9@hotmail.com
6/22/98

http://www.catamount.com/VTLP/ --> http://homepages.together.net/~hardy/VTLP/VTLP.html
clear categories, links to pages have date they were updated (nice!); letter-writing campaign
frotz@aol.com, vtlpweb@catamount.com

http://fm-net.com/subrosa/lpnd.html
blue on black; yellow and red text--it works! quiz to match
subrosa@rrnet.com

http://www.njlp.org/
graphics attractive, but the menu on the left is hard to read. online "bull board!"
mailto:webmaster@njlp.org

http://www.lpnc.org/lpnc/ (broken frameset... try http://www.lpnc.org/lpnc/tindex.html
issues papers, join and 800 nuimber provided at bottom of page, solid info
webmaster@lpnc.org

http://www.lpwi.org/
logo is WI outline + statue; lots of little images for menu... (could be image map?) + large "open letter" from state chariman... nice! site has consistent design on lower pages: same "masthead" everywhere
mailto:freedmnow@aol.com
3/19/98

http://www.primenet.com/~idic/azlp.html
the webmaster's personal link collection is more interesting than the main page. :) has contact info to join
idic@primenet.com

http://www.lpct.org/
first thing: 1998 slate--good!. rest of links are static. newsletter old but events page includes nat'l convention; logo uses attractive Colonna font
webmaster@lpct.org

http://www.magpage.com/lpd/ (Delaware)
black and white logo w/text in circle around the statue; "current events" page says nothing's happening; email directory of officers; newsletter old
lintz@magpage.com

http://www.ga.lp.org/
good page for recruiting members; menu is statue image that is pretty big...
Erik Thor: thor@gc1.net.

http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/2118/ (Hawai'i)
join prominent; links to members pages the nicest touch! links to the quiz, ribbon campaigns, Harry' Brownes book; onlince bulletin board (which was not returning a page at 1:23AM 6/26)
lpofhawaii@geocities.com

http://www.primenet.com/~slack/lpidaho/lpidaho.html
simple & attractive front page (also quick to load)--lower pages don't follow this design, but are probably easier to read because of it; "events" page... great focus on getting people to the gun shows
slack@primenet.com 

http://www.midcoast.com/mainelibertarian/
has mailing list, seems to have been updated in march and may; "join" leads to form you can print out and mail; contact info on top; by-county contacts below. basic site, on one main page.
mailto:shawnl@midcoast.com
last updated in april?

http://www.almost-heaven.com/lpwv/
good lead in... "If you find yourself increasingly disappointed with both the Democrats and the Republicans , then please take this opportunity to browse our web site."; link to quiz, lots of info, well-organized; java chat an hour per week... hope's it's on the top of the front page then! (You can do that automaticalyl with JavaScript. based on the time on the user's PC.)
prominent: Last Updated: June 25, 1998 -- great!
lpwv@almost-heaven.com

http://www.awod.com/sclp/
prominent links to county organizations, state chair is contact listed on front page (but some were missing); if you scroll WAY down (or click non-obvoius anchor), you see the most current content on the front page: 1998 slate info (candidate for governor Tim Moultrie has a nice page)

http://www.lpin.org/
masthead graphic has 800 number, text and statue; site includes Java chat; clickable county map; mailing list; link to quiz
lpin@lpin.org

http://www.commonlink.com/~olsen/LPI/lpi.html (Iowa)
call for volunteers for most urgent projects is what you first see.... menu on left with neat buttons; mailing list, minutes (are old0 ; links page has large graphics for first eight links
carl@commonlink.net

http://www.lpri.org/
tri-color graphics (consistent throughout site), take the quiz and join the party (from nat'l)....basic category links, most pages under construction, except "resources --> "libertarian contacts ", which links to other state orgs
mjr@conan.ids.net

http://users1.ee.net/lpo/
five cookies to get front page; nice drop-down navigator to over a dozen key pages on the site (javascript); info on contacts by county; state news seems very current (next meeting, Aug. 8th); 800 number and other contact info very prominent
Libertyboy@csi.com

http://www.md.lp.org/
text menu at top appears better before dark grey background comes in; nice touch: photo gallery; event calendar updated 6/25! calendar itself it inspired, but difficult to use in practice; good ballot access info; mailing list w/online archives
neil@cjmciver.org

http://www.lpmn.org/
nice organization; clean design, cute use of sidebar to pique interest :) below the top page: candidates has large images, still shows Harry Browne
5/18/98

http://virginia.lpva.com/LP/
nice folder icon for menu... menu carried throughout site, nice map of "current and developing local affiliate parties"; events calendar kinda empty. good candidate page... but is it from this year? contact info, including 800 number, prominent on top page
mailto:webmaster@LPVA.com

http://www.tx.lp.org/
like CT, uses the attractive "Colonna" fonts for logo. nice blue scroll bar w/basic L principles. 800 number prominenet on front page; some good info is buried in "state party info"
mailto:smither@c-c-i.com

http://www.lpnh.org/
good impact: jefferson quote, 800 number. image comes in a bit later and moves text down (lack of height-width... may be intentional???) when you get to the list of links, it reflects party priorities... #1 is ballot access! list and std. icons similar to VT; LPNH graphic cut from same cloth as MA? :) ; has mailing lists
mailto:dandon@scoot.netis.com

http://www.phonet.com/~bsimon/liberty.html (Nebraska)
800 number prominent, below nice banner graphic. Most info outdated. Redeeming feature: link to "Don Online" (links to some refreshingly original America Samizdat)
sbode@aol.com
10/27/96

Other

http://arlp.simplenet.com/
Not available 1:05 AM 6/26 or 11:42 AM 6/26

http://www.eskimo.com/~lpk/ (Kansas)
no site to be found 1:30 AM or 11:53 AM 6/26/98

Mississippi
no home page

DC:
no home page