[Lnc-business] Lobbying legislators on ballot access

[Joshua Katz]

Thanks!  I will get in touch with him.  For item 1, you are correct, and I
wrote up a rather easy amendment to our state law that should do it (and a
bit more because, why not?)

I've also decided to throw in a third issue, which he may or may not care
to move forward on - our blatantly discriminatory laws for registrar of
voters.  A town elects two registrars - the two highest vote-getters from
different parties.  However, if one of those is a small party, they then
get three registrars so that both braindead parties get at least one
registrar into office.  So, if the ballot were, from most to least:
L
G
L
G
G
D
R
The offices would go to the highest L, the D, and the R.

Joshua A. Katz
Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)

On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Norm Olsen <region1rep at donedad.com> wrote:

> Hello Joshua . . .
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> For item 1, there should be several examples in the statutes of many
> states.  I defer to others on that one.
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> For item 2, contact Warren Severin of Arizona.  They have been lobbying
> this issue for years, and have litigated the issue recently (and lost, if I
> remember correctly).  Their experience could be very helpful.
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> Norm
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> Norman T Olsen
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> Regional Representative, Region 1
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> Libertarian National Committee
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> 7931 South Broadway, PMB 102
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> Littleton, CO  80122-2710
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> 303-263-4995
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> *From:* Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Joshua Katz
> *Sent:* Sunday, January 04, 2015 9:44 AM
> *To:* lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> *Subject:* [Lnc-business] Lobbying legislators on ballot access
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> We have talked a lot about lobbying legislators for better ballot access
> laws.  I have a legislator in Connecticut who is willing to introduce two
> pieces of legislation:
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> 1.  Meeting the vote test for one office on a ballot carries ballot access
> in the next round for all races on that ballot (at present, it carries only
> the specific office contested.)  This is a strict improvement on what I
> sought - one statewide race carrying all statewide races.  His cost for
> doing so is 2% as a vote test (up from 1%.)
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> 2.  Inclusion of all registration-qualified parties on the registration
> form (at present, there are 3 registration-qualified minor parties, but to
> register in one, you check "other" and write in the name.)
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> Does anyone have any model language for these?  I know many of you have
> been active in these lobbying efforts.  He has requested model language to
> introduce, and I have a rather close timeline on it.  Any help would be
> appreciated.
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> Joshua A. Katz
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> Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)
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