[Lnc-business] Motion to assist funding LPKY legal actions - Ballot Access - seeking cosponsors

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

I co-sponsor them both.

On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Joshua Katz <planning4liberty at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Pursuing our interests through litigation is something we've emphasized
> for the last 2 terms.  I am surprised there have been no bites on this, but
> here goes.  I'm going to put this out as two separate motions, and ask for
> co-sponsors on each.  I am much more confident on the $500 than the $2000,
> and I feel some members may want to consider them separately.  I'm also
> going to leave out how the money is to be delivered; staff can work that
> out, whether it goes through the party, directly pays the attorney, etc.
>
> *1.  The LNC will allocate from Legal Offense $500 to cover costs in the
> Kentucky Ballot Access case.*
>
> *2.  The LNC will allocate from Legal Offense $2000 to fund a petition for
> certiorari  to the Supreme Court in the Kentucky Ballot Access case.*
>
>
>
> Joshua A. Katz
> Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)
>
> On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 9:10 AM, Ken Moellman <ken.moellman at lpky.org>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> I am requesting co-sponsors for the following motion:
>>
>> *The LNC will allocate and send to LPKY's attorney, Chris Wiest, $2500 to
>> cover costs in the Kentucky Ballot Access case.*
>>
>>
>> *Ballot Access*
>>
>> This year, Kentucky sued for ballot access along with the state affiliate
>> of the Constitution Party.  We lost at the District and Court of Appeals
>> level.  A motion has been filed to re-hear the case en banc, since the
>> ruling from the CoA conflicts with previous rulings from the CoA within the
>> same circuit.
>>
>> The case is strong, and the motion to re-hear is strongly compelling. You
>> can read about it over at Ballot Access News. Kentucky is one of two states
>> (Washington State is the other, with their law being new as of 5 years ago)
>> with no mechanism to be recognized as a party by any means other than a
>> presidential support test (no party petition, no other office; one test
>> every 4 years).
>>
>> LPKY covered the initial $500 for the filing in Federal District court.
>> The cost to file the appeal to the Court of Appeals was $500.  This case is
>> currently in the hole that second $500.
>>
>> LPKY's attorney believes it would be wise to appeal to SCOTUS as well.
>> The fee to file the petition for cert is $2000. If SCOTUS agrees to hear
>> the case, there would be further costs.
>>
>> Therefore the request is $2500;  $500 to get the case out of the hole,
>> and $2000 to file the petition for cert for SCOTUS.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Ken C. Moellman, Jr.
>> LNC Region 3 Alternate Representative
>> LPKY Judicial Committee
>>
>>
>>
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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
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Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
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