[Lnc-business] Letter from member on AZ ballot issues

[Daniel Hayes]

This is another reason why we need to emphasize that libertarians need to register as Libertarians instead of going No Party Affiliation in states that have Party affiliation on the voter registration form. Yes, Arizona's law is wonky but when the L party becomes statistically significant it's harder for them to do this kind of stuff. If Arizona had 50,000 people registered as Libertarian instead of the near 27,000 they have, putting them over 1% of the total registered voters, it makes it a little harder for the legislators to pull these games. Go to 150,000 and near 5% and it makes it a LOT harder for these games to be played.

That's why we are pushing #ReRegister.
People need to ReRegister as Libertarian in those states they can.  It's about 29 of them if you include DC.

The Affiliate support committee is working with Trent Somes on this and we are promoting September as #ReRegister month.

If LNC members, state party leaders and average Libertarians all started making videos and pictures of people ReRegistering Libertarian or just talking about it and promoting it with he hash tag this will create awareness.

Or Facebook post on the National page has already encouraged people to make the switch.  If you see a post with that hash tag pleas share it and let's see if we can get it to "trend".

#ReRegister



Daniel Hayes
LNC At Large Member
ASC Chairman
Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 6, 2016, at 4:09 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <carynannharlos at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I present this letter sent to me with concerns about the difficulties in AZ
> 
> Dear Folks, 
> 
> I’ve written to some of you before but feel the need to present this one last summary concerning
> the crippling of all Libertarian candidates in Arizona, due to new election laws having now taken effect for the first time.
> 
> THE PROBLEM FOR LIBERTARIANS IN ARIZONA: 
> 
> The Republicans successfully crippled the Libertarian Party in Arizona, with the passage of HB 2608 last year.
> 
>  Libertarian write-in candidates now, this year for the first time, now needing 10x’s to 20x’s more votes in the primaries to try to stay on the ballot for the general elections; 
> (and if collecting signatures to become a candidate, the same increase applies).
> 
> This is due to Libertarians now needing to consider all registered Independents as part of their voter base.
> 
> IN THE RECENT ELECTIONS, LAST WEEK, NO LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATES IN ARIZONA GOT PAST THIS NEW PRIMARY HURDLE, now needing 10x’s to 20x’s more votes. (Because Independents now counted as part of their voter base)
> 
> Less than a week before our Primary on August 30th the Arizona Supreme Court upheld this new law, in a case similar to the court case filed by the Arizona Libertarian Party
> See, information at: ballot-access.org/2016/08/28/arizona-supreme-court-upholds-2015-law-that-excludes-all-but-one-libertarian-from-2016-primary-ballot/
> 
> People get upset about voter suppression. This is even worse, this is suppression of what candidates can get on the ballot.
> 
> I don’t see how any Libertarian candidate can get elected if this court case, Arizona Libertarian Party et al v. Reagan
> Federal Civil Lawsuit Arizona District Court, Case No. 2:16-cv-01019 is not successful, or appealed even to the Supreme Court if necessary. 
> 
> I hope you could offer real support to this. After our recent Primary Election, there were no Libertarian candidates left.
> 
> If this new election law requirement stands, it’s a death knell, not just for our State party, but for all 3rd parties when it is copied and done in other states as well.
> 
> So I make this last effort to raise the alarm: Defeat this new election law requirements now, before it spreads.
> 
> More information is available from our Party Chairman.
> 
> Something needs to be done.
> 
> Our Party Chairman is: 
> Michael Kielsky
> Attorney At Law
> 
> 480.461.5309 Direct  |  480.461.5300 Main  |  480.833.9392 Fax
> 1138 North Alma School Road, Suite 101 |  Mesa, Arizona 85201
> mk at udallshumway.com  |  www.udallshumway.com
> 
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Barry F. Keaveney (citizenbfk)
> 150 N. 5th St., #21
> Show Low, AZ 85901
> (928) 207-3026
> 
> https://www.facebook.com/citizenbfk
> https://citizenbfkblog.wordpress.com
> 
> Note: I, personally, just lost my primary bid last week. But in previous years I would have had enough votes. 
> The new election law, requiring 10x’s to 20x’s more votes in the Primary  crushed my primary bid, crushed the primary bid of all our candidates last week.
> 
> -- 
> In Liberty,
> Caryn Ann Harlos
> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org
> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
> 
> 
> 
> 
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