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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dear LNC,<br>
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      The campaign I emailed you about has been cancelled per the note
      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 12/30/2014 3:02 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>Sorry to have bothered you with this- Phil has decided to
          withdraw from the race. Thanks for your help anyway. <br>
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          -Andy Craig<br>
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            -------- Original Message --------<br>
            Subject: Re: Ballot Access for State Senate, Wisconsin.<br>
            From: Wes Benedict <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>><br>
            Date: Mon, December 29, 2014 3:47 pm<br>
            To: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:andy.craig@lpwi.org">andy.craig@lpwi.org</a>,
            <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br>
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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
                moz-do-not-send="true" target="_blank"
                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 moz-do-not-send="true"
                      target="_blank" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
                      href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><br>
                    <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="http://facebook.com/libertarians">facebook.com/libertarians</a>
                    @LPNational<br>
                    Join the Libertarian Party at: <a
                      moz-do-not-send="true" target="_blank"
                      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 moz-do-not-send="true"
                target="_blank" 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>
                  <br>
                  Sincerely, <br>
                  Andy Craig <br>
                  Libertarian Party of Wisconsin <br>
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                  <a target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="http://fb.com/Atwood4Senate">fb.com/Atwood4Senate</a>
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