<div dir="ltr">Thanks! I will get in touch with him. For item 1, you are correct, and I wrote up a rather easy amendment to our state law that should do it (and a bit more because, why not?)<div><br></div><div>I've also decided to throw in a third issue, which he may or may not care to move forward on - our blatantly discriminatory laws for registrar of voters. A town elects two registrars - the two highest vote-getters from different parties. However, if one of those is a small party, they then get three registrars so that both braindead parties get at least one registrar into office. So, if the ballot were, from most to least:</div><div>L</div><div>G</div><div>L</div><div>G</div><div>G</div><div>D</div><div>R</div><div>The offices would go to the highest L, the D, and the R.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Joshua A. Katz<div>Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)</div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Norm Olsen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:region1rep@donedad.com" target="_blank">region1rep@donedad.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Hello Joshua . . .<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">For item 1, there should be several examples in the statutes of many states. I defer to others on that one.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">For item 2, contact Warren Severin of Arizona. They have been lobbying this issue for years, and have litigated the issue recently (and lost, if I remember correctly). Their experience could be very helpful.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Norm<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">--<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Norman T Olsen<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Regional Representative, Region 1<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Libertarian National Committee<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">7931 South Broadway, PMB 102<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Littleton, CO 80122-2710<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="tel:303-263-4995" value="+13032634995" target="_blank">303-263-4995</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><span class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><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:<a href="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Joshua Katz<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 04, 2015 9:44 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Lnc-business] Lobbying legislators on ballot access<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></span><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">We have talked a lot about lobbying legislators for better ballot access laws. I have a legislator in Connecticut who is willing to introduce two pieces of legislation:<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><div class="h5"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">1. Meeting the vote test for one office on a ballot carries ballot access in the next round for all races on that ballot (at present, it carries only the specific office contested.) This is a strict improvement on what I sought - one statewide race carrying all statewide races. His cost for doing so is 2% as a vote test (up from 1%.)<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">2. Inclusion of all registration-qualified parties on the registration form (at present, there are 3 registration-qualified minor parties, but to register in one, you check "other" and write in the name.)<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Does anyone have any model language for these? I know many of you have been active in these lobbying efforts. He has requested model language to introduce, and I have a rather close timeline on it. Any help would be appreciated.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Joshua A. Katz<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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