[Lnc-business] Request from PA - Legal Assistance

[Alex Merced (LNC Vice Chair)]

This is the wording from Steven Brenize. Feedback?

”Motion to allocate up to $11,000 for legal costs, either utilising the National Parties legal resources or for payment of hired legal  staff to  aide Pennsylvania's candidates for Federal offices in their goal to stay on the ballot for the November election, and direct staff to work with said candidates and LPPA leadership to ensure the prudent use of those resources.”

Alex Merced
Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee/LP

> On Aug 7, 2018, at 5:40 PM, Alex Merced (LNC Vice Chair) via Lnc-business <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
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> PA is anticipating some challenges to their petitions especially for federal candidates and are requestiong legal assistance either in financial assistance to get counsel or to make use of any counsel we may have in retainer.
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> PA was able to satisfy its petitioning requirements with 75% volunteer signatures, requiring no assistance from the LNC up this point.
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> Secretary Steven Brenize will submit to me a motion of his detailed request to me later to discuss and get the ball rolling. The amount requested in financial aid is $11,000.
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> I send this email to begin the discussion on everyones thoughts on the capacity to meet this request and the value of it. I generally am always in favor of helping keep candidates on the ballot but there may be alternative arrangements some of you may be aware of that may be of use to accomplish this.
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> Alex Merced
> Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee/LP