[Lnc-business] Doug Ward's special election in Alabama

[Sam Goldstein]

We have a set procedure for candidate support and I will oppose any 
effort to set a precedent to around that procedure.  Plus, if we do this 
for one candidate in a non-ballot access race for state rep we will be 
inundated with similar requests from hundreds of candidates.

Why can't he raise $300 from friends, family and his state party, it is 
not much money.

Live Free,

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Sam Goldstein
Libertarian National Committee
317-850-0726 Cell

On 2019-09-18 15:12, Whitney Bilyeu via Lnc-business wrote:
> I would be willing to co-sponsor, but I would like to hear from the 
> Ballot
> Access Committee as to whether or not this would truly likely be the 
> final
> hurdle to make this thing happen.
> 
> On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 1:36 PM Joshua Smith via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> 
>> Good morning/afternoon esteemed colleagues,
>> 
>> I was wondering if anyone would be interested in discussing and 
>> possibly
>> co-sponsoring a motion to disburse a small amount of funds to the 
>> campaign
>> of Doug Ward's special election for State Rep District 42 in Alabama?
>> 
>> Currently he is being challenged over just 19 signatures to get 
>> himself on
>> the ballot as a Libertarian. This is huge for the party in Alabama.
>> 
>> 31,740 registered voters in district
>> 
>> In the Republican primary on August 20th 3999 votes total were cast 
>> for
>> all four candidates
>> 
>> They are calling the magic win number 4k, but think closer to 1575 
>> will
>> actually get them the win
>> 
>> Has knocked more than 500 doors, but the actual election is not until
>> November, so still a lot of time left. This is just to get them on the
>> ballot now.
>> 
>> Ran for revenue commission in the past as a paper candidate and still 
>> did
>> ok.
>> 
>> Will only be running against a Republican neocon and a paper candidate 
>> dem
>> (dems are a non starter in their district, and he has already been 
>> working
>> on pulling some from that block)
>> 
>> Has already raised around 5k which has gone towards mostly campaign
>> volunteers that are currently working their behinds off (I have been 
>> in the
>> private chat with them and followed the campaign closely)
>> 
>> Doug Ward's campaign needs $300 in order to get the most up-to-date 
>> voter
>> list from the Secretary of State's office in order to challenge their
>> certification that he is 19 signatures short.  Just 19 valid 
>> signatures
>> need to be found in order for him to be on the ballot for the special
>> election.
>> 
>> Is this something we can help out with and call a ballot access issue? 
>> I
>> think it will reflect well on the LNC to help out a candidate in 
>> Alabama
>> that could possibly get them ballot access, and change a district in 
>> AL to
>> gold.
>> 
>> In liberty,
>> Joshua D. Smith
>> 
>>