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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>>Libertarians run record
37 candidates in Travis County, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>>Contact: Arthur DiBianca
| 512-707-2809 | <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>><<a
href="mailto:arthur.dibianca@gmail.com">mailto:arthur.dibianca@gmail.com</a>>arthur.dibianca@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>></span></font><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>>”<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">AUSTIN</st1:place></st1:City> - The Libertarian Party will have 37
nominees on the ballot <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>>in <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Travis</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceName>, <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Texas</st1:place></st1:State> for the November 2014 elections.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>That's a record for the Travis County Libertarian Party (TCLP).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>"Not only is it a record for us, but we believe it's the most <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Libertarians you'll see on any county's ballot in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place> this <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>year," said Arthur DiBianca, TCLP treasurer.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>The following Libertarians are running:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Rebecca Paddock - U.S. Senator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Kathie Glass - Governor<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Robert D. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Butler</st1:City></st1:place>
- Lt. Governor<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Jamie Balagia - Attorney General<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Ben Sanders - Comptroller<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Justin Knight - Land Commissioner<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>David (Rocky) Palmquist - Agriculture Commissioner<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Mark A. Miller - Railroad Commissioner<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Tom Oxford - Supreme Court Chief Justice<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Mark Ash - Supreme Court Justice, Place 6<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Don Fulton - Supreme Court Justice, Place 7<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>RS Roberto Koelsch - Supreme Court Justice, Place 8<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Mark W. Bennett - Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 3<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Quanah Parker - Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 4<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>William Bryan Strange, III - Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place
9<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Bill Kelsey - <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Rep, District 10<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Shawn Michael Hamilton - <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place> Rep, District 17<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Ryan Shields - <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Rep, District 21<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>John Betz - <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Rep, District 25<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Cory W. Bruner - <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Rep, District 35<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>James Arthur Strohm - State Senator, District 14<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Brandin P. Lea - State Senator, District 25<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Kevin Ludlow - State Rep, District 46<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Scott G. McKinlay - State Rep, District 47<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Ben Easton - State Rep, District 48<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Daniel Krawisz - State Rep, District 49<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>David Dreesen - State Rep, District 50<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Arthur DiBianca - State Rep, District 51<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Richard Perkins - <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Judge</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Kevin Pick - District Clerk<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Michael M. Holt - <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Clerk</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Mike Burris - <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Treasurer</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Steven Haskett - <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Commissioner</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, Precinct 2<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Joseph Morse - <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Commissioner</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, Precinct 4<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Daniel Martin Ruble - JP, Precinct 2<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Nathan Kleffman - JP, Precinct 3<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>Zach Warren - JP, Precinct 4<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>TCLP website:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>><http://travislp.org/>http://travislp.org/<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>>Mr. DiBianca:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>>I note that as of right now there is only one elected
Libertarian in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Travis</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>>I also note that there are a zillion special districts
in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Travis</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><a
href="http://www.traviscountytax.org/goVotersJurisdictionInfo.do">http://www.traviscountytax.org/goVotersJurisdictionInfo.do</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>>I was not able to find the election dates for the
above districts, which **suggests** that at least some of them are<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>>non-competitive. I also understand that some of
these slots might not be up for election next month.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>>Are there any plans to try to match LP of Travis
County members with these special districts so that your former county can add
some elected Libertarians to the list at <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>><a
href="http://www.lp.org/candidates/elected-officials">http://www.lp.org/candidates/elected-officials</a>
?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>>I am not singling out <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Travis</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.
I am just suggesting that many LP affiliates, including my own, could probably
elect one or two additional Libertarians to public office by December 2016 if
they choose the correct low-level races to run in.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>>I am cc'ing lnc-business because this topic is
relevant to our mission.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>> Scott Lieberman<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=5 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=5 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black;font-weight:bold'>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=5 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black;font-weight:bold'>NEW
TEXT<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=5 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Dear LNC:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>I have to admit this
was not easy. It took me 4 phone calls, including a 10 minute phone
conversation with the Public Information Coordinator of the Elections Division
at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Clerk</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>’s office, to verify this
information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>As best as the PIC could
tell, ALL of the positions on the boards of these special districts are
elected:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>
<a href="http://www.traviscountytax.org/goVotersJurisdictionInfo.do">http://www.traviscountytax.org/goVotersJurisdictionInfo.do</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>SO –
IF I LIVED IN <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">TRAVIS</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">COUNTY</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>I
would look at all of the election results for the past 8 years, and see which
special districts had any election at all during that time period. If
they did, those would be the districts that I would NOT concentrate on.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Then,
I would look at the districts on the traviscountytax.org web page
listed above and go the web sites of each of the districts that did not have at
least one election in the past 8 years. I would find out when they are
**supposed to** have their elections, and find out how to file candidates for
said elections. That might require a phone call or a visit to the
district’s office. If someone in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Travis</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>
did this, I feel pretty certain you could elect at least one Libertarian to
public office by default by December 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>This
is not to say that I would not “permit” a Libertiarian to run for
office in a special district that has had elections. If the district is
small enough, it is quite possible that a few thousand dollars, and a lot of
precinct walking, might be enough to win the election.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>As
I said before, I am willing to undertake such a project in my own county.
It would be neat if LNC members would pass along this “challenge”
to their state chairs to see if other LP county affiliates are willing to take
this challenge.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><br>
Scott Lieberman Region 4 Alternate, Libertarian
National Committee (CA, NM, NV)</span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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