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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">The LP Wisconsin is looking to raise
another $300 in pledges tonight if possible to have a candidate on
the ballot in 2015. If you're willing to help, please email Andy
Craig (cc'd on this note - <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:andy.craig@lpwi.org">andy.craig@lpwi.org</a>) and tell him the
amount you're willing to contribute. More details below.<br>
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<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 12/29/2014 5:32 PM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:andy.craig@lpwi.org">andy.craig@lpwi.org</a> wrote:<br>
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<div>I am currently soliciting donations towards getting Phil
Atwood on the ballot. Phil is a local Red Cross volunteer and
semi-retired restaurant manager running as a Libertarian for
Wisconsin State Senate. I am his campaign manager/treasurer,
in the April 7 special election for the 20th District. The
state has given us the most difficult gathering period
possible- Dec 16 to Jan 6 for 400 valid signatures- and has
refused our request for administrative relief lowering the
threshold based on past court decisions re: special election
ballot access. <br>
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I have an arrangement in place with somebody who's willing
help us get enough signatures to put us over the top, for
$500, and he's ready to start immediately. Phil has gathered
aprox. 100 sigs already, with him and myself and hopefully one
or two more volunteers we can knock out another 150-200 in the
next week, leaving us to need 200 paid signatures. I think it
is an important priority for our state to have a candidate in
this election, which will almost certainly be the only
partisan election in 2015 in Wisconsin, and I feel strongly
that Phil is a great candidate for us to have who will make a
competitive effort, so I'm asking for help to make it happen.<br>
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<div>The state party will be chipping in some amount less than
$300, under our chair's discretionary spending limit, but the
state party budget is very meager at the moment. I already
have $70 pledged from our local members, including myself, and
except to be able to get at least another $100 in pledges this
evening here in Wisconsin. If any members of the LNC, or other
persons affiliated with LP-national, would be willing to chip
in, it would be greatly appreciated. I will have an online
donation function and campaign website up and running within
the next 48 hrs, for now we're just looking for pledges so I
can authorize the agreement with our petitioner in good faith.
This is a modest effort in scale, but very time-critical and
will make a huge difference to the continued growth and
activity of LP-WI over the next year. <br>
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Sincerely, <br>
Andy Craig <br>
Libertarian Party of Wisconsin <br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://fb.com/Atwood4Senate">fb.com/Atwood4Senate</a>
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