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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Mr. Bittner:<br>
<br>
If this board wants to think critically and with electoral ramifications in
mind about ballot access, then we would do whatever we could to support NOTA
for President in 2016, obviously constrained by the Bylaws, Convention Rules,
and the Policy Manual.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>If we could somehow
motivate our state affiliates to put in as much effort into running credible
statewide candidates for Governor or Railroad Commissioner or whatever for the
sole purpose of retaining ballot access as they put into the Presidential
campaign, then our ballot access problems would **essentially** disappear.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Electoral votes are
meaningless unless you have a chance of winning a majority of them.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>If I have to, I can
dig up a Richard Winger e-mail that details the 2 or 3 or whatever it was number
of times that an LP Presidential Nominee was the sole nominee who retained
ballot access in a state. In other words – we do NOT need to run a
Presidential Nominee to help us retain ballot access in any state. (CT
might be one of the “exceptions, but Gary Johnson did not achieve the 1%
threshold in CT in 2012).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> Scott
Lieberman<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Lnc-business
[mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Brett Bittner<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, June 19, 2015 10:00
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Lnc-business] <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:place></st1:State> petition drive</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dr.
Lieberman, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>While I
would like to see <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State>
maintain the access we fund via National, yet they are not the issue we are
faced with currently. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If you
would like to bring <st1:State w:st="on">New York</st1:State>'s access into the
discussion, I would be more likely to support the motion for <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:place></st1:State> at 1/4th the cost of NY. <st1:State
w:st="on">New York</st1:State> has nearly 4 times the number of electoral votes
(27) as <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:place></st1:State>.
Behind <st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State> and <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Texas</st1:place></st1:State>, they stand third in terms of
electoral votes. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Why not
think critically and with electoral ramifications in mind about ballot access?
Should we not consider spending donor funds as carefully as our own? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Brett
Bittner <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana;color:black'>GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>**This
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Jun 19, 2015 12:34 PM, "Scott L." <<a
href="mailto:scott73@earthlink.net">scott73@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>Mr. Bittner:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>The LNC has voted to fund ballot access drives in <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State> every 2 years
for many decades, even though the LPNY has never been able to retain ballot
access after their quadrennial off-year elections.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>All they need is about 1.2% of the vote for Governor, but they
have never achieved that threshold. The layout of the NY ballot makes
getting votes a little more difficult than in other states, but since the Green
Party has retained ballot status at least twice in NY without cross-endorsing
the Democrat, retaining ballot status in NY can be done.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>If the people on this board think it is OK to keep dumping money
into NY every two years for ballot access, then they should also be in favor of
funding the 2015 ballot drive in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:place></st1:State>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>If we don’t achieve 50 state ballot status for the 2016
Presidential Nominee, then it doesn’t really matter if it is 48 or 46 or
44 states. So, if we sacrifice <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:place></st1:State>,
then we might as well sacrifice another 6 or 7 states and save a lot more money
and/or use that money for expenses like </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>paying down the mortgage or for fundraising expenses.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'> Scott Lieberman</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I believe one of
our most important duties as the committee that guides the national party is to
ensure ballot access for our Presidential nominee every four years. This motion
concerns me, as we would amend the budget to spend more than double its previous
size for ballot access in a single state, a state that has historically been
VERY difficult to gain access in. I don't recall in our <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Alexandria</st1:place></st1:City> meeting last year any discussion
of "50 state ballot access" for our Presidential nominee in our
goal-setting discussion. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I believe that we
should be on the ballot in as many states as possible, however spending such a
large sum on a single state (that has only 7 electoral votes) seems a bit
drastic. Shouldn't we focus on getting as many of the easier (and less
expensive) states secured before taking on such a large responsibility? Also,
what skin does <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:place></st1:State>
have in the game? Are they raising the $5000 we aren't? Are they providing some
sort of support? Or is this a situation where the state affiliate has their
hand out without a plan for helping their own activity?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>One of the risks
of project-based fundraising is that you are stuck with the funds going to the
activity outlined. Otherwise, we may have to return funds to donors or break
the law by using the funds elsewhere. If we raise $59k, are we prepared to
return $59k to donors and telling them that we couldn't fund their project due
to a lack of other support?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I intend to cast a
"no" vote, should Dr. Feldman not vote for the reasons outlined
above.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Brett C. Bittner<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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National Committee<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>On Fri, Jun 19,
2015 at 11:53 AM, Sean O'Toole <<a href="mailto:sean@kingfieldcapital.com"
target="_blank">sean@kingfieldcapital.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dan:<br>
The way I read the motion, any outflow will need to be matched by earmarked
inflow. I realize that this may effect overall fundraising but targeted
fundraising such as what will be needed to fulfill the outflow specified in the
motion has been, in my experience in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Missouri</st1:place></st1:State>,
well received by donors.<br>
<br>
Sean<br>
<br>
Sean O'Toole<br>
<a href="mailto:sean@kingfieldcapital.com" target="_blank">sean@kingfieldcapital.com</a><br>
<a href="tel:%28816%29%20739-2737" target="_blank" value="+18167392737">(816) 739-2737</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>I'm concerned about the proposed <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:place></st1:State> petition drive and how it fits<br>
into our overall efforts for ballot access next year. The LNC's finances<br>
are very fragile right now, and we will be facing the usual huge expenses<br>
in 2016 to get our Presidential candidate on the ballot in a number of<br>
different states. We're not starting out with a surplus to draw on, as we<br>
did in 2012. So it will be a big challenge.<br>
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While I'd love to include <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:place></st1:State>
and be successful in all fifty states,<br>
I'm also trying to be realistic. $65,000 for <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:place></st1:State> is a lot of money.<br>
The way this motion is phrased, we'd have to get $60,000 in contributions<br>
dedicated specifically to <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:place></st1:State>
before proceeding, which is all well and<br>
good. But that seems likely to cannibalize contributions for our other<br>
ballot access efforts.<br>
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Raising money is not a zero-sum game, and different donors may be willing<br>
to contribute to different projects. I can see how "ballot
access" will<br>
appeal to some people who aren't interested in the building fund or general<br>
LNC operations or whatever. But will "ballot access" type
donors be<br>
interested in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:place></st1:State>
in contrast to other states? If there's only a<br>
limited amount of money we can raise for all our ballot access efforts next<br>
year, will the $65,000 for <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:place></st1:State>
drained from that pool prevent us from<br>
getting on several other states?<br>
<br>
So before I'm willing to vote Yes on this motion, I'll need to hear some<br>
convincing arguments that it won't damage our other ballot access<br>
requirements.<br>
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Dan Wiener <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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