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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>The vote test below needs to be
met every two years. That means we would still lose ballot access this
November because the LP Pres. Nominee is almost definitely not going to receive
2.5% of the vote in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></st1:place>,
or in any other state. (except that Gary Johnson might get 2.5% in <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New Mexico</st1:place></st1:State>).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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If there is any way we can get the Legislature to expand the offices that would
satisfy the vote test to all statewide offices including US Senate, and amend
it so that passing the vote test gives 4 years of ballot access, I would gladly
let them increase the percentage to 3% or even 4%.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> Scott Lieberman<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:windowtext'> Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Wes Benedict<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, January 07, 2016
12:32 PM<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'>Cc:</span></b> 'Richard Winger'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Lnc-business] Bill in <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:place></st1:State> legislature to
relax requirements</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Richard Winger just alerted me to this:<br>
<a
href="http://ballot-access.org/2016/01/07/oklahoma-bill-to-ease-definition-of-political-party/">http://ballot-access.org/2016/01/07/oklahoma-bill-to-ease-definition-of-political-party/</a><br>
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</span></font><font color="#1f1f1f" face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
color:#1F1F1F;background:white'><span style='orphans: auto;text-align:start;
widows: 1;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;float:none;word-spacing:0px'>"Oklahoma
State Senator Kyle D. Loveless (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">R-Oklahoma</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">City</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>) has introduced SB
896. It changes the definition of “political party” from a group
that polled at least 10% for the office at the top of the ballot in the last
election (President or Governor) to 2.5% of the same base. Thanks to E. Zachary
Knight for this news."<br>
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</span><pre><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2 color=black
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Wes Benedict, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Libertarian National Committee, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><st1:address
w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>1444 Duke St.</span></font></st1:Street>, <st1:City
w:st="on">Alexandria</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">VA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">22314</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, <a
href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Join the Libertarian Party at: <a
href="http://lp.org/membership">http://lp.org/membership</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></pre></div>
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