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

[Patrick McKnight]

I agree, great job Joshua!

Patrick McKnight

On Sep 5, 2016 3:20 PM, "Nicholas Sarwark" <chair at lp.org> wrote:

> 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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