[Lnc-business] Connecticut Ballot Access Status/Update/Formal Request for Aid
Joshua Katz
planning4liberty at gmail.com
Sun May 13 10:46:30 EDT 2018
Connecticut might be unique in its ballot access rules. Retention is low
(1%), but is only for the specific office sought. The exception is
reaching 20% for Governor, which gives major party status and thus carries
all offices. On the initial petitioning side, though, you can combine any
candidates who will appear on the same ballot on the same petition, so all
statewide candidates can be put together.
In the past, my impression is that we've handled a request like this one as
a ballot access issue, not a candidate support issue. Has that changed
with the adoption of the candidate support guidelines? Do these requests
now fall under those guidelines?
I would note that the LPCT is doing many of the things I was frustrated, in
the past, were not getting done. I would ask that the EC consider this
request and give it careful thought. This petition drive, from the
outside, seems well-managed, with effective goals, and a plan for early
completion to avoid last-minute panics and overruns.
Joshua A. Katz
On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 5:25 AM, Starchild via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> Dan,
>
> Thank you for the detailed update, and congratulations on being
> considered for your town's equivalent of city council! (I trust you
> plan to accept?)
>
> We did adopt at our last meeting, for better or for worse, a set of
> criteria to qualify for LNC campaign funding which I trust will be made
> available to any state-level New Jersey candidates who may request
> financial assistance with their ballot access efforts. If I understand
> you correctly to be saying that the petition on which you need 7500
> valid signatures would qualify several candidates simultaneously,
> that's an interesting situation which our funding guidelines may not
> have anticipated, but while that gets sorted out, national staff
> putting out an email seeking volunteer help for the effort certainly
> sounds reasonable.
>
> Is it realistic however to think that the Connecticut LP can ride to
> 20% in the governor's race on the strength of massive amounts of
> robocalling? A lot of people don't like robocalls. I'm not sure they
> make up in volume what they cost in goodwill. And what about the
> qualities of the candidate himself? The best campaign marketing plan in
> the world is of zero value to the freedom movement unless it is used to
> elect someone who has solid libertarian positions and will stick with
> them in office to advance the cause in the face of increased statist
> pressures to "get with the program" and "go along to get along". Does
> your 2018 Strategic Plan give any thought to the question of how to
> avoid someone the Connecticut LP elects, or recruits from another
> party, taking un-libertarian actions once in office as a Libertarian,
> as occurred in Nevada with a candidate to whom the LNC provided funds?
>
> Love & Liberty,
>
> ((( starchild )))
>
> At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee
>
> [1]RealReform at earthlink.net
>
> (415) 625-FREE
>
> @StarchildSF
>
> On May 12, 2018, at 12:52 PM, Dan Reale wrote:
>
> Dear LNC,
>
> I can report good news - we have 2,000 signatures in hand for the
> statewide drive and no need for presidential ballot access assistance
> of any kind in 2018.
>
> We currently hold ballot access for US Senate, the Second Congressional
> District and state assembly districts 9 and 35.
>
> I can also report we have a Libertarian on the Board of Ed in my town,
> Matt Radant (cc'd). With one of the Board of Selectman passing last
> week, I have already been contacted seeking my interest on whether or
> not I would like to fill that seat - as a Libertarian (Board of
> Selectman is analogous to City Council).
>
> We also have, what our treasurer coded, the "Machine of Knowledge",
> which has an autodialer. We used that to do a landline call/cell text
> campaign to reach every household in both Norwich (population 40,000)
> and Plainfield, CT (population 20k) in municipal elections last year.
>
> The Machine of Knowledge is here (auto-dialer, of course, is password
> protected) - [2]http://lpct.tabbycatsoftware.com/ I'd invite the
> committee to take this for a spin... Jeff Thibeault (its inventor and
> our candidate for Lt Governor) can fill you in on the variety of
> reports the Machine of Knowledge can generate associated with the robo
> calls.
>
> I am also cc'ing Rod Hanscomb, our candidate for governor. His campaign
> already had a built and ready to go marketing plan.
>
> We continue to add town committees, which are critical to running
> candidates and getting them elected so that we may achieve Libertarian
> things in office. Our vice chair, Roger Misbach (also cc'd), has taken
> the helm getting these committees started, and he is focusing
> specifically on recruiting treasurers. I'm attaching our town committee
> manual and our 2018 Strategic Plan, just to further give you the idea
> of the work that's gone into getting us up to speed (rapidly).
>
> We have a state central meeting tonight, and we're looking for an
> update on what help is available and can be had.
>
> However, governor is critical. We have a slate of top state officers
> all on that one petition. That only requires 7500 valid. As you all
> know, Connecticut is unique in that each and every signature is
> checked.
>
> We are also running and increasing number of state assembly and state
> senate candidates. We have, as I recall, a total of 9 candidates
> nominated.
>
> Our deadline to collect signatures is the first Wednesday of August.
>
> i worry, because without knocking this ballot access thing out, we're
> not raising money and getting our candidates where they belong - in
> front of as many media outlets as possible, spreading the good word.
> There are no predominant candidates for governor in Connecticut making
> headway, leaving this as a solid opportunity for us.
>
> i am also working on six sitting state reps, to get them to come over,
> and one shows promise.
>
> Given the Machine of Knowledge, 20% for governor is achievable, and
> that would give us major party status. The whole idea is we don't have
> to worry about statewide ballot access ever again. Given that our state
> is now considering tolls, an unholy assortment of new gun laws and
> continues to bleed ink (virtually unopposed by the Republicans), this
> is a real opportunity. Waiting to act post-NOLA could very well cost
> that opportunity, and will in fact cost much more money.
>
> We have made as much outreach as possible to try and locate a
> professional fundraiser as well.
>
> Any and all leads on funding are critical.
>
> The Libertarian Party of Connecticut respectfully requests that the LNC
> consider a contribution of $20,000 - choosing a petitioner to lead the
> gathering effort of its choice, of course. The good news is we
> successfully sued a few years ago, and we don't require in-state
> witnesses. We also know where the validity rates are highest, and can
> direct petitioners to these places accordingly. Also, and this is
> critical - state budget referenda occur during the spring, meaning that
> targeting these events will yield good signatures.
>
> We are also requesting that the national staff put out a nationwide
> email call to seek help and volunteers for this effort. While we have
> made active use of the data dumps, we are also looking for where to
> acquire new lists to better expand our reach.
>
> Of course, the sooner we can get this put together, the easier and more
> cost efficient it will be.
> --
> Dan Reale
> Chair
> Libertarian Party of Connecticut
> (860) 377-8047
> [3]headlinecopy at gmail.com
>
> Virus-free. [4]www.avast.com
> <2018 governor statewide petition.pdf><stragegic goals
> 1-22-18.doc><Town Committee Manual Rev 1-0.pdf>
>
> References
>
> Visible links
> 1. mailto:RealReform at earthlink.net
> 2. http://lpct.tabbycatsoftware.com/
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Connecticut might be unique in its ballot access rules. Retention is
low (1%), but is only for the specific office sought. The exception is
reaching 20% for Governor, which gives major party status and thus
carries all offices. On the initial petitioning side, though, you can
combine any candidates who will appear on the same ballot on the same
petition, so all statewide candidates can be put together.
In the past, my impression is that we've handled a request like this
one as a ballot access issue, not a candidate support issue. Has that
changed with the adoption of the candidate support guidelines? Do
these requests now fall under those guidelines?
I would note that the LPCT is doing many of the things I was
frustrated, in the past, were not getting done. I would ask that the
EC consider this request and give it careful thought. This petition
drive, from the outside, seems well-managed, with effective goals, and
a plan for early completion to avoid last-minute panics and overruns.
Joshua A. Katz
On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 5:25 AM, Starchild via Lnc-business
<[1]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
Dan,
Thank you for the detailed update, and congratulations on being
considered for your town's equivalent of city council! (I trust
you
plan to accept?)
We did adopt at our last meeting, for better or for worse, a set
of
criteria to qualify for LNC campaign funding which I trust will
be made
available to any state-level New Jersey candidates who may
request
financial assistance with their ballot access efforts. If I
understand
you correctly to be saying that the petition on which you need
7500
valid signatures would qualify several candidates simultaneously,
that's an interesting situation which our funding guidelines may
not
have anticipated, but while that gets sorted out, national staff
putting out an email seeking volunteer help for the effort
certainly
sounds reasonable.
Is it realistic however to think that the Connecticut LP can
ride to
20% in the governor's race on the strength of massive amounts of
robocalling? A lot of people don't like robocalls. I'm not sure
they
make up in volume what they cost in goodwill. And what about the
qualities of the candidate himself? The best campaign marketing
plan in
the world is of zero value to the freedom movement unless it is
used to
elect someone who has solid libertarian positions and will stick
with
them in office to advance the cause in the face of increased
statist
pressures to "get with the program" and "go along to get along".
Does
your 2018 Strategic Plan give any thought to the question of how
to
avoid someone the Connecticut LP elects, or recruits from another
party, taking un-libertarian actions once in office as a
Libertarian,
as occurred in Nevada with a candidate to whom the LNC provided
funds?
Love & Liberty,
((( starchild )))
At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee
[1][2]RealReform at earthlink.net
(415) 625-FREE
@StarchildSF
On May 12, 2018, at 12:52 PM, Dan Reale wrote:
Dear LNC,
I can report good news - we have 2,000 signatures in hand for the
statewide drive and no need for presidential ballot access
assistance
of any kind in 2018.
We currently hold ballot access for US Senate, the Second
Congressional
District and state assembly districts 9 and 35.
I can also report we have a Libertarian on the Board of Ed in my
town,
Matt Radant (cc'd). With one of the Board of Selectman passing
last
week, I have already been contacted seeking my interest on
whether or
not I would like to fill that seat - as a Libertarian (Board of
Selectman is analogous to City Council).
We also have, what our treasurer coded, the "Machine of
Knowledge",
which has an autodialer. We used that to do a landline call/cell
text
campaign to reach every household in both Norwich (population
40,000)
and Plainfield, CT (population 20k) in municipal elections last
year.
The Machine of Knowledge is here (auto-dialer, of course, is
password
protected) - [2][3]http://lpct.tabbycatsoftware.com/ I'd invite
the
committee to take this for a spin... Jeff Thibeault (its inventor
and
our candidate for Lt Governor) can fill you in on the variety of
reports the Machine of Knowledge can generate associated with the
robo
calls.
I am also cc'ing Rod Hanscomb, our candidate for governor. His
campaign
already had a built and ready to go marketing plan.
We continue to add town committees, which are critical to running
candidates and getting them elected so that we may achieve
Libertarian
things in office. Our vice chair, Roger Misbach (also cc'd), has
taken
the helm getting these committees started, and he is focusing
specifically on recruiting treasurers. I'm attaching our town
committee
manual and our 2018 Strategic Plan, just to further give you the
idea
of the work that's gone into getting us up to speed (rapidly).
We have a state central meeting tonight, and we're looking for an
update on what help is available and can be had.
However, governor is critical. We have a slate of top state officers
all on that one petition. That only requires 7500 valid. As you all
know, Connecticut is unique in that each and every signature is
checked.
We are also running and increasing number of state assembly and
state
senate candidates. We have, as I recall, a total of 9 candidates
nominated.
Our deadline to collect signatures is the first Wednesday of August.
i worry, because without knocking this ballot access thing out,
we're
not raising money and getting our candidates where they belong - in
front of as many media outlets as possible, spreading the good word.
There are no predominant candidates for governor in Connecticut
making
headway, leaving this as a solid opportunity for us.
i am also working on six sitting state reps, to get them to come
over,
and one shows promise.
Given the Machine of Knowledge, 20% for governor is achievable, and
that would give us major party status. The whole idea is we don't
have
to worry about statewide ballot access ever again. Given that our
state
is now considering tolls, an unholy assortment of new gun laws and
continues to bleed ink (virtually unopposed by the Republicans),
this
is a real opportunity. Waiting to act post-NOLA could very well cost
that opportunity, and will in fact cost much more money.
We have made as much outreach as possible to try and locate a
professional fundraiser as well.
Any and all leads on funding are critical.
The Libertarian Party of Connecticut respectfully requests that the
LNC
consider a contribution of $20,000 - choosing a petitioner to lead
the
gathering effort of its choice, of course. The good news is we
successfully sued a few years ago, and we don't require in-state
witnesses. We also know where the validity rates are highest, and
can
direct petitioners to these places accordingly. Also, and this is
critical - state budget referenda occur during the spring, meaning
that
targeting these events will yield good signatures.
We are also requesting that the national staff put out a nationwide
email call to seek help and volunteers for this effort. While we
have
made active use of the data dumps, we are also looking for where to
acquire new lists to better expand our reach.
Of course, the sooner we can get this put together, the easier and
more
cost efficient it will be.
--
Dan Reale
Chair
Libertarian Party of Connecticut
(860) 377-8047
[3][4]headlinecopy at gmail.com
Virus-free. [4][5]www.avast.com
<2018 governor statewide petition.pdf><stragegic goals
1-22-18.doc><Town Committee Manual Rev 1-0.pdf>
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