[Lnc-business] Proposed amicus brief: Husted v. APRI

Erin Adams erinadams at thefeldmanfoundation.org
Fri Aug 4 13:26:43 EDT 2017


I agree with Sam on this

In Liberty,
Erin Adams
Region 7 alternate
(405) 780-2791

On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 9:29 PM, Sam Goldstein <goldsteinatlarge at gmail.com>
wrote:

> As long as the LNC's costs are limited to printing, I've got no problem
> with
> signing on as an amicus in this case.  Anytime we can stick it to the Ohio
> SOS is fine with me.
>
> Sam Goldstein
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> On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 5:47 PM, Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org> wrote:
>
>> Just fyi, the policy manual instructs the chair to advise all LNC members
>> and obtain approval of the E.C. as Nick has suggested he'd do:
>>
>> Page 34: https://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/LNC_Policy_Man
>> ual_Adopted_2016-12-11.pdf
>>
>> 2) Authorization of Lawsuits Prior to the filing of a lawsuit, or the
>> joining of a lawsuit filed in any court, in which the LNC or the national
>> Libertarian Party is proposed to be a named plaintiff, to the preparation
>> and filing of a friend of the court brief, or to providing material
>> (costing in excess of $1,000) financial support for the litigation, the
>> Chair shall: • *Advise all LNC Members *(including alternates) of the
>> proposed lawsuit, its purpose, and its estimated cost; • Confirm, or seek
>> and obtain approval for, the budgetary authority for the expenses of the
>> lawsuit as provided elsewhere in this Policy Manual; and • *Seek and
>> obtain approval of the Executive Committee for participation in the
>> lawsuit. *
>>
>> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>> 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314(202) 333-0008 ext. 232 <(202)%20333-0008>, wes.benedict at lp.orgfacebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
>> Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
>>
>> On 8/2/2017 12:42 PM, Nicholas Sarwark wrote:
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in Husted v. APRI,
>> challenging Ohio's practice of purging voters from the rolls when they
>> don't vote in two successive election cycles, allegedly in violation
>> of HAVA, the Help America Vote Act.  Background on the case can be
>> found at: http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/husted-v-philip-randolph-institute/
>>
>> We have an opportunity to be an amicus in support of not purging
>> voters from the rolls, noting especially that it has a negative effect
>> on political parties that may have been prevented from fielding
>> candidates for an election cycle or two.
>>
>> Our financial obligation would be limited to printing costs or less,
>> as we've already lined up an attorney willing to draft the brief
>> without cost to the LNC.
>>
>> I intend to ask the Executive Committee to approve joining as an
>> amicus in this case, but wanted to answer any questions any LNC
>> members have about the case first.  Mr. Hall is also on the list and
>> may be able to answer questions that I cannot.
>>
>> Yours truly,
>> Nick
>>
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