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

[Brett Bittner]

I will also co-sponsor both as the Regional Representative for Kentucky.

Brett C. Bittner

Region 3 Representative
Libertarian National Committee

brett.bittner at lp.org

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On Sep 23, 2016 16:19, "Caryn Ann Harlos" <carynannharlos at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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