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    Roland, <br>
    We have 31,721 raw signatures. <br>
    We need 24,712 valid signatures. Validity estimates are only
    estimates, but are around 68%. If we indeed have 68% validity, we'd
    need 36,341 signatures to hit right on the nose. But validity
    estimates are only our estimates--we can not be sure how county
    officials will interpret their guidelines.<br>
    I'm nervous.<br>
    I think we need between 37,000 and 40,000 raw signatures.<br>
    We don't have enough funds approved to pay for 37,000 raw
    signatures.<br>
    If you could make it there and collect 1,000 signatures for free,
    that would be a big gift from you to this petition drive.<br>
    <br>
    Below, embedded in this email directly following this sentence, is a
    graph showing the progress.<br>
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    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>
facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
Join the Libertarian Party at: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lp.org/membership">http://lp.org/membership</a></pre>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/6/2016 12:40 PM, Roland Riemers
      wrote:<br>
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        <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452101417857_7662">Well last night I had
          my van packed and ready to travel to Tulsa for a week but
          looking over the weather situation for the next week at the
          last minute decided I did not want to spend a day plugging
          along on ice slick roads at 20 mph to get there.  So, I put it
          off for later in month.   I did talk to Charles Tuttle, and he
          will probably be starting in Tulsa tomorrow.   If,  by chance
          I do not make it later,  I have paid Tuttle a $1,000 advance
          against Ok signatures,  and will have him credit that amount
          against his signature collection.</div>
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        <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452101417857_7687">So,  where do we stand
          in numbers in OK now?</div>
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        <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452101417857_7664" dir="ltr">Roland
          Riemers<br>
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                  <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b>
                  Wes Benedict <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org"><wes.benedict@lp.org></a><br>
                  <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b>
                  <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a> <br>
                  <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b>
                  Wednesday, January 6, 2016 10:47 AM<br>
                  <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b>
                  [Lnc-business] Fwd: Re: [Lnc-votes] February LNC
                  Meeting<br>
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                            <td>Re: [Lnc-votes] [Lnc-business] February
                              LNC Meeting</td>
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                            <td>Wed, 6 Jan 2016 09:53:13 -0600</td>
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                            <td><a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                                href="mailto:travellingcircus@gmail.com"
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                                ymailto="mailto:travellingcircus@gmail.com">travellingcircus@gmail.com</a></td>
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                            <td>Joshua Katz <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                                ymailto="mailto:jalankatz@gmail.com">mailto:jalankatz@gmail.com</a>,
                              Wes Benedict <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                                ymailto="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org</a>,
                              James W. Lark, III <a
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                                ymailto="mailto:jwl3s@virginia.edu"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:jwl3s@virginia.edu">mailto:jwl3s@virginia.edu</a></a>,
                              Kevin Ludlow <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                                ymailto="mailto:ludlow@gmail.com">mailto:ludlow@gmail.com</a>,
                              Daniel Hayes <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                                <div>Please share with LNC. <br>
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                                Dr. Lark wrote<br>
                                <br>
                                <i><br>
                                  "*  If I understand correctly, the LP
                                  Oklahoma is allowed to conduct only
                                  one submission of signatures in its
                                  petitioning effort.  If so, then if
                                  the deadline for submission of
                                  signatures is at least a week later
                                  than <span class="yiv7652355325"><span
                                      class="yiv7652355325">Feb. 22</span></span>,
                                  my gut feeling is that the signatures
                                  should not be submitted on or about <span
                                    class="yiv7652355325"><span
                                      class="yiv7652355325">Feb. 22</span></span>. 
                                  Thus, it is not clear to me that one
                                  of the possible benefits of an LNC
                                  meeting in OKC (a press conference
                                  associated with the submission of the
                                  signatures) would materialize."</i><br>
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                              p] Fri Feb 19 should be plenty late enough
                              to submit to the state. If we still have
                              any doubt that we have enough signatures
                              on Feb 19, hopefully at least some of the
                              LNC members (obviously not all and I don't
                              expect most) will pick up a few signatures
                              themselves while they are here instead.
                              But I think we are well on track to have
                              more than enough signatures well before
                              then, with the only question being at what
                              point LNC wants to cut the funding to get
                              additional padding. <br>
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                            p] I realize not all, and quite likely not
                            most, of the LNC will be here in time for
                            the turn-in, but even having a few of the
                            key LNC members here would add to the
                            impact. More so even than if Nick Sarwark
                            flies out here by himself. <br>
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                          p] The Oklahoma Party has had to overcome
                          ballot access barriers like no other state.
                          They could use a shot in the arm. The ballot
                          access barriers here should get maximum
                          possible publicity. OKLP is doing well with
                          prospective candidate recruitment. They have
                          also done a lot given the ballot access
                          circumstances to be publicly visible with
                          issue coalitions and public events. Tina told
                          me they are on the cusp of winning the support
                          of a large chunk of the small-l and
                          generally-POed-at-poor-duopoly-choices
                          communities here. A shot in the arm could go a
                          long way. <br>
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                        p] I am trying to put together an event or
                        several with several of the campaigns for the
                        presidential nomination. Liberty on Tap OKC is
                        that Thursday (Feb 18). If LNC meeting is 20-21
                        and the state turn in is Feb 19 that would give
                        us a core of dates to try to plan around.
                        Johnson of NM, Kerbel and Petersen all expressed
                        tentative interest in personal conversation but
                        dates have not been worked out or specific
                        events <br>
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                              <div>but what I had in mind was a college
                                appearance or several (mini-tour?),
                                maybe some debates/joint appearances
                                between the campaigns. I was hoping for
                                January but Tina and Larry Kelly think
                                it's not enough time to promote and
                                organize the events that quickly. In
                                conjunction with the state turn in and
                                the LNC meeting would be good as well. I
                                can try to fit in a few college dates
                                right before or after. <br>
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                              <div>p] It could also serve as the
                                official kickoff for some of the state
                                and local candidates' campaigns. Plus,
                                maybe we can get more of them if the LNC
                                shows up, as some people haven't decided
                                whether to run or not yet. <br>
                                <br>
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                              <div>p] We are one day or less drive for
                                many active nearby state parties, such
                                as much (probably most) of the Texas
                                membership and some others. Dallas is
                                about 3 hours drive from OKC. <br>
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                              <div>p] Finally, and I am sure this will
                                be THE top consideration for the LNC on
                                where to have its meeting, for once I
                                won't have to travel to cover the LNC
                                meeting for IPR because the meeting will
                                come to me. Please, no "in Soviet
                                Russia" or "in Soviet Oklahoma" jokes. <br>
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                              <div>Thanks everyone, <br>
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                              <div>-paulie<br>
                                205-534-1622<br>
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