[Lnc-business] Labor Day Weekend - Good News and Bad

[Nicholas Sarwark]

The most thanks should go to Joshua Katz, who stepped up when there
was nobody else who could manage the drive and made it a success.

Without him, we would have to be giving interviews about 49-state
ballot access, which doesn't have quite the same ring to it as
50-state ballot access.

-Nick

On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 10:38 AM, Joshua Katz <planning4liberty at gmail.com> wrote:
> To open with the bad news:  yesterday was the last day this season for white
> shoes.  I also must announce that, unfortunately, this will be the final
> season for my favorite white loafers.  They are no longer taking polish the
> way they should, and haven't been for some time, but I've been making do by
> covering the scuffs with white cream polish.  Their time has come.  I hope
> to return next season with a new white shoe design, but for now, it will be
> browns and blacks.
>
> On to the good news:  today, the Connecticut Secretary of State announced
> that the LPCT is on the ballot in November for President!  As you know,
> Connecticut is not a challenge state, and every signature had to be
> verified.  As of this morning, they had verified nearly 9,000 valid of the
> 7,500 needed, and announced that we were on.  The only remaining hurdle now
> is substitution, and state chair Andrew Rule plans to be at the Secretary of
> State office tomorrow to deal with that.
>
> There are far too many people to thank, but I'll give it a shot.  From the
> national office, thank you to, in no particular order, Nick Sarwark, Bill
> Redpath, Carla Howell, Wes Benedict, Robert Kraus, and Ken Moellman for all
> your help in making this happen.  I leaned on your help, advice, and support
> throughout this drive, and it would not have succeeded without you.  A
> special thank you also to Daniel Hayes, Caryn Ann Harlos, Aaron Starr, M
> Carling, and Jim Lark for your support and advice.  Thank you to Alex
> Snitker and Danielle Alexandre of Florida for your amazing sacrifice in
> coming to Connecticut and working non-stop in the final days!  Thank you to
> entire Ballot Access Committee for your advice and support.  Thanks also to
> Brett Bittner who picked up my slack in other areas in the final days of the
> drive.
>
> On the ground, thanks are due to all our petitioners and coordinators, and
> to the many LPCT board members who helped out, coordinated with SOTS, helped
> with logistics, and contributed in other ways, including Andrew Rule, Carol
> McMahon, Carl Lupinacci, Courteney Hough, Dan Reale, Jo Ann Roeter, and the
> entire LPCT board.  LPCT members turning in very strong petitioning efforts
> included Mark Stewart and Vincent Arguimbau, thank you both for your hard
> work!
>
> Finally, on the campaign side, thank you to Jody Weitzman, who helped me out
> every step along the way, generating volunteer leads, giving help and
> advice, and distributing materials, and to Chris Thrasher, whose help in the
> final days of the drive was invaluable.
>
> I am working on my report to the Ballot Access Committee, and hope to
> complete it soon.
>
> Joshua A. Katz
> Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)
>
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