[Lnc-business] Status of GW2016 contributions to Ballot Access

Mon Sep 12 18:02:12 EDT 2016

I received this inquiry from a Region 1 member.  He raises an important
point, particularly considering the situation in Arizona:

Caryn,

Regarding the exchange which takes place here:

https://groups.google.com/d/…/lncvot…/V4TIFSYAUTE/discussion
<https://groups.google.com/d/topic/lncvotes/V4TIFSYAUTE/discussion>

A reminder that Weld promised not just funds for ballot access (which
benefits the candidates themselves at least as much as the party and in
some cases more) but also support for "downballot candidates for senate and
for us house, for statewide and state legislative races, both in
campaigning and with funds for ballot access". Don't forget, 50 state
ballot access for the Presidential race doesn't necessarily mean ballot
access for all races in that state. In Arizona for example the Presidential
race is guaranteed access while candidates in races of the other types
described by Mr Weld are effectively shut out.

One wonders if the campaign, in its forthcoming analysis regarding this
promise as indicated by Mr Moellman will make this distinction between
ballot access for themselves, and for downballot Libertarians, and whether
JW2016 could be persuaded to assist with the pending resolution regarding
Arizona. Would they give 1/2 of the $5000, so $2500 for legal fees for
example, and/or would they direct their legal team to prepare an amicus
brief and/or use their influence with ACLU and others?

For your convenience, here is a short (41 seconds) video clip of Bill
Weld's promise to the delegates in Orlando:

https://www.c-span.org/video/…
<https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.c-span.org%2Fvideo%2F%3Fc4617991%252Fweld-campaign-pledge-lp-delegates&h=MAQH2g72NAQHiqhmLLM-YV-ZVBhIIvbODywBRGeFz3AI-BA&enc=AZP3dKwSgVyXtAI0u1bdfyzJmltE8wnV4djuRoyGZSYkf96uB_fDnnUMqLGFWrMJl8Y6Qgr_yEmdkxEQDwH3akNM27g14GM2rfzVOg2MdBdLjhpOe2YOZ3ZKx49RwmCUCASVdMoksYqRNLRgcu0pGt85AJdYu0OG7rH5nZTpugf-6w&s=1>

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Mike Shipley

Phoenix, AZ

-- 
*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
<http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
<http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>

On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Ken Moellman <ken.moellman at lpky.org> wrote:

>
> All -
>
> I had hoped to get this information this past weekend; however, we were
> very much tied up with final petition preparations.  Including an
> all-nighter last night getting all of the petitions rounded up.  I know we
> left some orphans out in the wild, but that's just what had to be. (In KY,
> duplicated petition signatures only count for the person who turns in
> first; we beat the Greens by 30 minutes.)
>
> I am told that the $150K promised toward ballot access has been exceeded.
> I have not bee given any numbers.  I am told that currently the information
> is stored in several different "buckets," and thus it will take a bit of
> time to get a full analysis.
>
> I think it is logical to assume that how this money was spent may not be
> how the LNC might have otherwise spent it.  But the campaign did chip in
> directly in a number of states, and sent people into states to help as
> well.
>
> I would suggest that, immediately following Friday's final turn-in for
> Rhode Island, these calls for information be renewed.
>
> ---
>
> Ken C. Moellman, Jr.
> LNC Region 3 Alternate Representative
> LPKY Judicial Committee
>
>
>
> On 2016-09-05 15:16, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
>
> My mistake, typing on my phone.  I mean JW2016.
>
> On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 1:14 PM, Brett Bittner <brett.bittner at lp.org>
> wrote:
>
>> GW2016?
>>
>> **This message sent from my phone. Please excuse any typos.
>>
>> On Sep 5, 2016 14:11, "Caryn Ann Harlos" <carynannharlos at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, I received an inquiry on this, and I thought it was discussed here
>>> but i cannot find it.
>>>
>>> What is the current status of the total promised funds and volunteers
>>> that GW2016 made toward ballot access?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> --
>>> *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 <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
>>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org>
>>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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> Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
> Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
> <http://www.lpcolorado.org>
> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
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*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 <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
<http://www.lpcolorado.org>
Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
<http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
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