[Lnc-business] Ballot Access Petitioning
Daniel Fishman
dan.fishman at lphq.org
Fri Mar 13 15:32:32 EDT 2020
I sent the following to all state chairs:
*#1 please compose a letter to whomever is in charge of elections in your
state (usually the secretary of state) and the governor asking for relief
from petitioning in the name of public health.And example of the letter I
sent in Maryland is online
here:https://www.scribd.com/document/451576623/Petitioning-Relief-2
<https://www.scribd.com/document/451576623/Petitioning-Relief-2>#2 Please
have anyone who is having trouble petitioning because of COVID-19 fill out
this form:https://www.lp.org/ballot-access-affidavits/
<https://www.lp.org/ballot-access-affidavits/> *
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On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 2:22 PM Tim Hagan via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> Thanks!
>
> ---
> Tim Hagan
> Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee
>
> On 2020-03-13 11:14, Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-business wrote:
> > Oliver Hall is coordinating our response to all states that have
> > petition
> > requirements, I encourage state chairs to contact Daniel Fishman to
> > stay in
> > the loop.
> >
> > -Nick
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 2:04 PM Tim Hagan via Lnc-business <
> > lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> >
> >> NY Governor Cuomo said NY needs to come up with an answer to political
> >> petitioning. "This is not the best time to send people door to door."
> >> He
> >> doesn't know the specifics to a solution but knows it's something that
> >> has to be addressed.
> >>
> >> Mr. Fishman sent a letter to the state of Maryland concerning ballot
> >> access petitioning when the government is pushing for social
> >> distancing.
> >> We should get proactive with Illinois, Alabama, and other states with
> >> high petitioning requirements (like AR, PA, ME, VA) and work with the
> >> state affiliates to send similar letters to the Governor and election
> >> authority in those states, seeking emergency relief from petitioning
> >> requirements since the party was on the ballot during the last
> >> election.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Tim Hagan
> >> Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee
> >>
>
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