[Lnc-business] Connecticut Ballot Access Status/Update/Formal Request for Aid
Alex Merced (Region 8 Alt)
alex.merced at lp.org
Sun May 13 10:50:00 EDT 2018
I agree with Joshua that this should be seen as a Ballot Access issue and should be considered.
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> On May 13, 2018, at 10:46 AM, Joshua Katz via Lnc-business <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>
> 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
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