[Lnc-business] I predict 48 state ballot access

[Brett Bittner]

Thanks for the update, Wes.

Have we begun any earmarked landing pages for the areas of concern like we
did for OK that we can easily share for the $$$ necessary?

Do we have any directed volunteer/paid petitioner landing pages to direct
those who might be able to help? Aside from Ohio, my region has very few
ballot access needs at this time, so I'd like to know where I can direct
those I can call on to help.

Brett C. Bittner

brett at brettbittner.com
404.492.6524

"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty
than those attending too small a degree of it." -- Thomas Jefferson

On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 11:03 AM, Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org> wrote:

> Dear LNC:
>
> I predict 48 state ballot access. That's if we work very hard from now
> until the end. If we slack off even slightly, it will be more like 46. It's
> going to take a major paid petitioner recruiting effort to hit 50.
>
> I'm going to put out a very strongly worded call for new people to help
> petition in several states. We need to hire 20 paid petitioners ASAP.
>
> If you don't believe me, ask Joshua Katz how many signatures we have
> collected in Connecticut, and when the start date of that petition was.
>
> When did we approve funds for Ohio? Quite some time ago. I just got a
> contract today (I'm about to countersign) from the petitioner we planned to
> hire weeks ago.
>
> Ask Bill Redpath how many signatures we've collected in Illinois, when we
> started, and when the deadline is. The LNC hasn't spent a dime in Illinois
> yet. They haven't collected enough to need the money. Part of that is good,
> because their local fundraising has gone very well. But their rate of
> collection so far is far below what's needed to finish on time.
>
> Ask Carla Howell how many signatures have been turned in, in Pennsylvania.
> Make sure she clarifies how many have actually been "turned in" versus ones
> we think are in people's hands out there. We get burned by imaginary
> overestimates of signatures in hand all the time.
>
> We actually have the funds to pay for this now, thanks to strong
> performance from recent fundraising letters and lots of new dues-paying
> members. I don't think we have enough to pay for summer states yet, like
> Massachusetts or New York, but hopefully we will after our convention if
> things go well.
>
> What I really need are new workers, and I need the LNC, the Chair, and
> Staff, to focus on getting these new petitioners on the ground in the
> states where they are needed, and to get the forms and instructions in
> their hands. I've discussed this with Bill Redpath, Carla Howell and Bob
> Johnston. I need the LNC to let us focus on this. There's a chance we'll
> need to increase some ballot access budgets. If so, when appropriate, I'll
> need the LNC to approve those. It's not certain we'll have to increase
> budgets in all states though.
>
> Now for the good news. South Dakota, which was supposed to be done last
> October, is 98% complete.
> I showed you graphs and charts of progress in Oklahoma along the way. I
> told you we're 98% in South Dakota because I know the actual numbers. The
> fact that I can't report detailed numbers to you on the other states should
> be a warning sign right there.
>
> I don't like sharing bad news or telling you we let things reach the
> urgent state. But I haven't seen anyone else share this news publicly. I
> keep hearing "we're going to be on the ballot in all 50 states."
>
> I don't want failure to get on 50 to be a surprise that only a few of us
> saw coming.
>
> We can get 50, if we do what it takes, instead of other time-burning
> things.
>
> --
> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
> 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict at lp.orgfacebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
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