[Lnc-business] Request from PA - Legal Assistance

[Alex Merced (LNC Vice Chair)]

This was the email I meant to send to the whole list:

From Steve Brenize:

”With Silfies  CD7 they are alleging that Tim and his campaign manager forged signatures. They have 2 affidavits that they presented and 'wanted to talk with Tim'”

”The Steve Scheetz CD1 challenge will be based on raw numbers he was only able to give himself a small buffer”

”The GOP was at Department of state The moment  we finished filing”

”We knew a challenge was coming today they showed the hand.”

”Personally if there is a lawyer in retainer and that is the resource that the LNC makes available so be it. I am of the belief that as we are national political party that the LNC has a responsibility to support candidates for federal office in the same manner that other parties do.”

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