On May 17 , 2016 , former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson , the Libertarian Party 's 2012 presidential nominee and the leading candidate for its 2016 nomination , announced his selection of Weld to be his choice for running mate . The vice-presidential candidate is formally nominated separately from and after the presidential candidate under the Libertarian Party 's rules , although as the presidential nominee Johnson was first allowed to speak about his endorsement of Weld . Both candidates won their nominations on a second ballot after narrowly failing to attain an absolute majority on the first ballot . Weld accepted the Libertarian Party 's nomination for vice president at the Libertarian National Convention in Orlando , Florida on May 29
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Bill Weld