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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Norm, I just called the reporter back.
      He had not received the data yet so I had bob Johnston send it
      (he's already sent it). Feel free to let your chair know.<br>
      <br>
      <div class="moz-signature">Wes Benedict, Executive Director<br>
        <small><small>Libertarian National Committee, Inc.<br>
            <b>New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314</b><br>
            (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><br>
            facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational<br>
            Join the Libertarian Party at: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lp.org/membership">http://lp.org/membership</a></small></small><br>
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      On 10/1/2014 3:07 PM, Norm Olsen wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hello
            Wes . . .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">With
            regard to your message:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">National
            is capable of supporting a full time staff of 6(?).  State
            Chairs and other affiliate officers  are all volunteers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><span
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Maybe
            two or three affiliates have a full (or even part time)
            employee which is not a volunteer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">National
            should respond to all reasonable requests in this very busy
            time of year in a reasonable manner.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><span
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Affiliates
            where the requested information is not easily accessible to
            media are in no position to complain.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><span
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The
            judgment of the Executive Director and the Political
            Director should be trusted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">More
            frequent contact between national and the affiliates would
            establish some report and thus reduce substantially this
            type of paranoia which is hurting us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Yes,
            staff has a lot to do, but general elections only occur once
            every two years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Norm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">303-263-4995<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Norman.Olsen@lp.org">Norman.Olsen@lp.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">
                Statechairs [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:statechairs-bounces@hq.lp.org">mailto:statechairs-bounces@hq.lp.org</a>] <b>On
                  Behalf Of </b>Wes Benedict<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 29, 2014 2:56 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> Chuck Plunkett; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:statechairs@hq.lp.org">statechairs@hq.lp.org</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> [Statechairs] LP National's dilemma Re:
                Denver Post Voter's Guide contact information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Perhaps you
            can imagine the dilemma we face at LP National. Do we help
            expedite coverage for our candidates in a quick efficient
            way, or put another thing on the plate of the state chair,
            or engage in a sometimes time-consuming cumbersome
            permission process with the state chair?<br>
            <br>
            It's quick and easy for us to make a list and send it to a
            reporter. It's even quicker simply to forward a note like
            this to a state chair. It's time consuming to contact the
            state chair, wait for a response for hours or days, then
            decide what to do if a response is not forthcoming.<br>
            <br>
            Based on participation rates on recent IT Committee surveys,
            LP News affiliate submissions, and responses to requests for
            updates to things like State Chair contact lists, I think
            most state chairs are quite busy and don't have time to
            respond to lots of things like this. <br>
            <br>
            I don't think sending a list of contacts to a reporter
            violates state affiliate autonomy. I think telling a state
            affiliate they are required to send a list to a reporter
            DOES violate state affiliate autonomy. <br>
            <br>
            In this particular case for Colorado and the alleged Denver
            Post contact, I'm going to pass the buck and ask our
            political director Carla Howell to use her best judgement
            (meaning to judge whether or not the contact is legit and is
            a legit and important enough media outlet to warrant a list,
            is it important enough for us to send a list, should the
            state chair be contacted first for permission, etc.)<br>
            <br>
            I've heard from one person "it's easier to ask forgiveness
            than permission" and also "don't talk to any media in my
            state." <br>
            <br>
            LP Colorado, please speak up if you have an opinion on this
            in the mean time. I know some states are quick to respond
            and some almost never respond. Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Wes
              Benedict, Executive Director<br>
              <span style="font-size:7.5pt">Libertarian National
                Committee, Inc.<br>
                <b>New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314</b><br>
                (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><br>
                facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational<br>
                Join the Libertarian Party at: <a
                  moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://lp.org/membership">http://lp.org/membership</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal">On 9/29/2014 4:25 PM, Chuck Plunkett
            wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">Hello Wes. <span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We
                  are putting together our General Election Voter's
                  Guide and are inviting candidates to participate by
                  answering our questions and fill in biographical
                  information.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">What
                  does this mean for you and the Colorado Libertarian
                  Party?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We
                  would really appreciate it if you would send us a
                  spreadsheet with the e-mail addresses and phone
                  numbers for your party's candidates campaign
                  spokesperson or manager or in smaller races for the
                  candidates themselves. The desire here is to quickly
                  connect with actual people in charge of the campaign
                  to reduce communication lag time or misses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                    style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">all
                    the best --</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                      style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">chuck</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                      style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Chuck
                      Plunkett</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                      style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Politics
                      editor</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                      style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
                      Denver Post</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                      style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">303.954.1333
                      o</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                      style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">303.810.6129
                      c</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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