[Lnc-business] Fwd: Ohio petition too slow. Help! Get paid $2.50 each!
Wes Benedict
wes.benedict at lp.org
Thu Apr 5 16:33:57 EDT 2018
I forgot the LNC-business email group doesn't allow embedded formatting.
So, I'm attaching the note as a PDF and the graph separately as an
attachment as well. Thanks again, --Wes
Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict at lp.org
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Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
On 4/5/2018 4:29 PM, Wes Benedict wrote:
> Dear LNC, plus a few state leaders:
> Just fyi, the email below went to Ohio contacts today. It's also posted
> on the blog here:
> [1]https://www.lp.org/ohio-petition-slow-help-get-paid-2-50/
> It's too soon for Widespread Panic, but brace yourselves for possible
> similar messages in the near future related to Tennessee, Illinois, New
> York, and Virginia. The state-wide Alabama drive was cancelled over a
> month ago due to lack of matching resources by the state party, and
> that's even with Paul Frankel offering $25,000 and Michael Chastain
> offering another $20,000 to help what would have been the LP Alabama
> portion of the drive. The LPA was unable to raise the additional
> $15,000, which can be a tall order for a relatively small state.
> Kudos again to LP Arkansas for finishing its petition drive in 2017
> early and under budget.
> Mega kudos to [2]Bill Gelineau, candidate for Governor in Michigan, for
> getting his 21,187 signature petition drive done with no help from the
> national LP.
> --Wes
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: Ohio petition too slow. Help! Get paid $2.50 each!
> Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2018 15:00:41 -0400
> From: Wes Benedict [3]<wes.benedict at lp.org>
> Reply-To: [4]wes.benedict at lp.org
> To: [5]wes.benedict at lp.org
>
>
> Ohio petition too slow. Help!
> Get paid $2.50 each!
>
> I'll pay you $2.50 per signature for each signature you collect for the
> LP Ohio petition drive, subject to the terms below.
>
> I need your help! See the graph below. We have to speed up right away!
>
> We had hoped to finish this petition drive in December 2017, but it
> just keeps dragging on and on. We need to finish this statewide
> petition drive so that candidates can finally get started on their own
> petition drives — and then start campaigning!
>
> We started the ballot access petition drive in Ohio in January 2017.
> Fifteen months later, we’ve collected about 85,000 signatures, but need
> more than 100,000 to be safe. The national LP expects to spend $140,000
> total. The Ohio LP is spending more than $50,000 as well.
>
> The graph below represents the portion of the petition drive paid for
> by the national Libertarian Party (LP Ohio has additional signatures).
> [6]LNC Paid Portion of LP Ohio Petition Drive - April 2018
>
> A lot of our paid petitioners have been lured away to other states,
> mostly for petition drives that aren't related to the Libertarian
> Party.
>
> I can't find enough people to hire. That's why I want to hire you.
>
> I'll hire almost anyone, from candidates for governor to candidates for
> city council, to board members of LP Ohio, to members of LP Ohio, to
> people interested in helping Libertarians whether living inside or
> outside Ohio, to non-registered voters, subject to the terms below
> (terms subject to change without notice).
>
> You must sign the contract I'll provide to you, which will constitute
> the entire agreement, and get that contract countersigned by me before
> starting and being eligible to collect signatures for pay. Additional
> terms likely to be in the contract:
> 1. You must collect at least 100 signatures per week.
> 2. You will get paid $2.50 per signature collected, subject to pay
> reductions for validity lower than 75 percent.
> 3. No expenses will be covered; for example, you will not be
> reimbursed for any lodging, travel, miles on your car, meals, gas,
> petition forms, supplies, etc. That's why we are specifically
> trying to hire Ohio residents.
> 4. You'll have to mail the signatures to me by FedEx, UPS, or USPS
> Priority Mail, at your own expense, on a weekly basis. Overnight
> shipping isn't necessary. You can use the cheapest option that
> includes tracking.
>
> [7]Click here to find out more of the background on the LPO petition
> drive, plus some of the rules and forms.
>
> Many LP Ohio members pledged to volunteer for the petition drive, and
> we still need lots of people to help as volunteers.
>
> [8]Send me a note if you want to volunteer.
>
> What I really really really want, though, is two or three hard workers
> to pay. Adding two or three hard workers who will work hard on this and
> get 500 signatures per week ($1,250 per week) would be ideal and would
> get the job done.
>
> [9]Send a note to me at wes.benedict at lp.org to get started, or call
> (202) 333-0008 x232 (and leave a message).
>
> [10]Click here to donate for ballot access.
>
> I need your help today!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Wes Benedict
>
> Wes Benedict
> Executive Director
> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
> (202) 333-0008 x232
> [11]wes.benedict at lp.org
>
> ###
>
> [12]View this announcement at LP.org
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> References
>
> Visible links
> 1. https://www.lp.org/ohio-petition-slow-help-get-paid-2-50/
> 2. https://liberty4gov.org/
> 3. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
> 4. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
> 5. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
> 6. http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=59142716&msgid=616925&act=41BX&c=1115108&destination=https://www.lp.org/ohio-petition-slow-help-get-paid-2-50/
> 7. http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=59142716&msgid=616925&act=41BX&c=1115108&destination=https://www.lpo.org/let_s_get_the_lp_back_on_the_ballot
> 8. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
> 9. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
> 10. http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=59142716&msgid=616925&act=41BX&c=1115108&destination=https://www.lp.org/2018ballotaccess/
> 11. mailto:wes.benedict at lp.org
> 12. http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=59142716&msgid=616925&act=41BX&c=1115108&destination=https://www.lp.org/ohio-petition-slow-help-get-paid-2-50/
> 13. http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=59142716&msgid=616925&act=41BX&c=1115108&destination=https://www.lp.org/
> 14. http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=59142716&msgid=616925&act=41BX&c=1115108&destination=http://lp.org
> 15. http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=59142716&msgid=616925&act=41BX&c=1115108&destination=http://www.facebook.com/libertarians/
> 16. http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=59142716&msgid=616925&act=41BX&c=1115108&destination=http://twitter.com/lpnational
> 17. http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=59142716&msgid=616925&act=41BX&c=1115108&destination=https://lpstore.org
> 18. http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=59142716&msgid=616925&act=41BX&c=1115108&destination=https://lpaction.org/
> 19. http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=59142716&msgid=616925&act=41BX&c=1115108&destination=http://lpedia.org
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> 22. http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=59142716&msgid=616925&act=41BX&c=1115108&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lp.org%2Fdonate%2F
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