[Lnc-business] Ohio Ballot Access

[Sam Goldstein]

How is it that the LPO was first "formed" in 2018 when it has been 
around for a lot longer
than that?

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Sam Goldstein
Libertarian National Committee
317-850-0726 Cell

On 2018-11-07 10:13, Oliver Hall via Lnc-business wrote:
> I should clarify that the Ohio SOS may well take a different view, so
>    this isn't a guarantee, but a solid basis for a legal challenge if 
> the
>    SOS disagrees.
> 
>    Apologies for not making that clear when I forwarded the original
>    message.
> 
>    -Oliver
> Oliver B. Hall
> Special Counsel
> Libertarian National Committee
> 617-953-0161
> 
>    On 11/7/2018 9:24 AM, [1]john.phillips at lp.org wrote:
> 
>    Thats great news Oliver.  Thank you!
>    John Phillips
>    Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
>    Cell [2]217-412-5973
> 
>    ------ Original message------
>    From: Oliver Hall via Lnc-business
>    Date: Wed, Nov 7, 2018 8:02 AM
>    To: Libertarian National Committee list;
>    Cc: Oliver Hall;
>    Subject:[Lnc-business] Ohio Ballot Access
>    Good Morning,
> 
>    Please see the message below from LPO attorney Mark Brown, regarding
>    ballot access in Ohio.
> 
>    -Oliver
> 
>    From: Brown, Mark
>    Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 8:01 AM
>    To:[3] harold.thomas at lpo.org
>    Cc:[4] oliverbhall at gmail.com
>    Subject: LPO's status
> 
>    Remember that ORC 3501(F), which defines political parties in Ohio,
>    states in subsection (2)(b) that "[a] newly formed political party
>    shall be known as a minor political party until the time of the 
> first
>    election for governor or president which occurs not less than twelve
>    months subsequent to the formation of such party, after which 
> election
>    the status of such party shall be determined by the vote for the 
> office
>    of governor or president."
>    The first election for governor or president that occurs "not less 
> than
>    twelve months subsequent to the formation" of the LPO in August of 
> 2018
>    will be the 2020 presidential election.  The 2018 gubernatorial
>    election occurred less than 12 months after the formation of the 
> party.
>    As we discussed previously, this provides the LPO two chances to win 
> 3%
>    of the vote, which is what parties receive when they first meet the
>    vote test.  E.g., Green Party which met the vote test in 2014.
> 
>    Mark R. Brown
> 
>    Newton D. Baker/Baker & Hostetler Chair
> 
>    Capital University Law School
> 
> References
> 
>    1. mailto:john.phillips at lp.org
>    2. tel:217-412-5973
>    3. mailto: harold.thomas at lpo.org
>    4. mailto: oliverbhall at gmail.com