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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please note that I received a copy of a self nomination to the Bylaws Committee by one Nicholas Sarwark of Colorado. I do not see his name on the provided list. I have attached a copy of this e-mail to this message, and paste the qualifications provided below:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Norm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Sirs,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I would be honored to serve on the Bylaws Committee for the Libertarian Party. I have been active in the Libertarian party since 1999. I have attended every national convention since Anaheim in 2000 and have been interested and engaged in the bylaws debates on the floor of the convention. I have previously served on the Bylaws Committee that presented at the 2010 National Convention in St. Louis.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> I currently serve on the Judicial Committee and have been on that committee since 2004. I have previously served as Chair of the Libertarian Party of Maryland and currently serve as Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of Colorado.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Outside of politics, I am a Deputy Public Defender in Colorado and have been admitted to practice law since 2008. I've tried over 25 cases to a jury and argued in front of the Colorado Supreme Court (Tate v. People, 11SC382). I reside south of Denver with my wife and two children.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>If selected to serve on the bylaws committee, my goals are to improve the bylaws to make them clearer to the membership of the Libertarian Party, resolve issues that have arisen in the past, and work toward a committee report that is overwhelmingly accepted by the convention delegates in Columbus.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>If you have questions or concerns regarding my qualifications for the committee, please feel free to contact my by phone (301.526.7491) or email (<a href="mailto:nsarwark@gmail.com">nsarwark@gmail.com</a>).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Yours truly,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Nicholas Sarwark<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#1F497D'>Norman T Olsen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regional Representative, Region I<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Libertarian National Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>7931 S Broadway, PMB 102<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Littleton, Colorado 80122-2710<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>303-277-9967<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Norman.Olsen@lp.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Gandhi<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Kraus<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 12, 2013 1:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> lnc-business@lp.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Lnc-business] Self-Nominated Applicants in Binders - submitted prior to 03/12/13<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Attached is the list of various self-nominated applicants for the credentials, bylaws and platform committee that will be included in the binder. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Additional applications received prior to Thur afternoon will be included in a supplement. We will send out an updated list of applicants Thur afternoon and provide a final list on Sat. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Live Free!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><em><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script";color:navy'>Robert</span></b></em><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'><br></span></i></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'><br>Robert S. Kraus - Dir of Operations<br><a href="mailto:Operations@LP.org">Operations@LP.org</a><br>Libertarian National Committee<br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><ns0:Street><ns0:address><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>2600 Virginia Ave NW #200</span></ns0:address></ns0:Street></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><ns0:place><ns0:City><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Washington</span></ns0:City><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>, </span><ns0:State><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>DC</span></ns0:State><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><ns0:PostalCode><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>20037</span></ns0:PostalCode></ns0:place></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'><br>Ph: 202.333.0008 x 231<br>Fx: 703.935.8015</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>The Libertarian Party – </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'><a href="http://www.lp.org/" title="blocked::http://www.lp.org/"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>www.LP.org</span></a> </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>– Solutions Not Slogans! </span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>What we have learned in 2,066 years.....<br><br><b><i>"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest </i></b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><ns0:City><ns0:place><b><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Rome</span></i></b></ns0:place></ns0:City></span><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'> becomes bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance."</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'><br><br>- </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><ns0:place><ns0:City><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Cicero</span></ns0:City></ns0:place></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'> - 55 BC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>