<div dir="ltr">I have flip flops, and I may be able to make the sacrifice to petition during Spring Break at South Padre Island. It will be tough, as the snow in Indiana will be hard to leave, but somebody has to do it.<div><br></div><div>Seriously, thank you, Wes! Your updates have made this process more visible to LNC members and those that read the list outside the LNC.</div><div><br></div><div>Kevin, I appreciate your desire to get the nuts and bolts recorded to make future decisions regarding $100k expenditures with more data and less conjecture.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature">Brett C. Bittner<div><br></div><div><a href="mailto:brett@brettbittner.com" target="_blank">brett@brettbittner.com</a></div><div>404.492.6524</div><div><div><br></div><div>"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it." -- Thomas Jefferson</div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Wes Benedict <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
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    Kevin, there's a giant blizzard headed my way, and I'll be rushing
    home to work from home soon, so I'm going to keep this short.<br>
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    1. We contracted with one organization (the LP OK), which
    subcontracted to 31 individuals and 2 organizations so far.<br>
    <br>
    2.  We have 40,045 signatures in hand. <br>
    <br>
    3. 24,712 valid are required. The best estimates I've heard for
    validity are 67%, which comes to 26,830. But valid signatures is not
    a number that's knowable with certainty, even with a theoretical
    unlimited resources. Our validity checkers may make different
    judgements than the Oklahoma elections officials in each county. We
    want plenty of extra signatures to be safe. The LNC is not paying
    for more signatures, but volunteer and local efforts continue. <br>
    <br>
    4. My cost estimate so far is $101,077. I don't expect it go higher
    hardly at all. We've stopped spending and paid for everything, but
    some small bills might still roll in.<br>
    <br>
    Finally, I'm going to interrupt this winter in Alexandria, Virgina,
    and the ice storm I endured while visiting Oklahoma, and bring back
    scenes from my experience 12 years ago petitioning in Texas. South
    Padre Island, Texas, that is. Spring Break. <a href="https://lastfreevoice.wordpress.com/2008/08/08/80107-signatures-two-hotties-and-mismanagement-of-the-insane-professional-lp-petitioners/" target="_blank">Click
      on the photo </a>for the full story of petitioning in Texas. See
    some of the same ole names in the comments. Kevin, you better get
    your flip flops ready and your sun tan lotion and book early for
    2018 Spring Break because LP Texas is going to have to petition
    again most likely, for the first time since 2004, and I can't go to
    Padre anymore.<br>
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    <pre cols="72">Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
<a href="tel:%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232" value="+12023330008" target="_blank">(202) 333-0008 ext. 232</a>, <a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>
<a href="http://facebook.com/libertarians" target="_blank">facebook.com/libertarians</a> @LPNational
Join the Libertarian Party at: <a href="http://lp.org/membership" target="_blank">http://lp.org/membership</a></pre>
    </span><div><div class="h5"><div>On 1/22/2016 1:55 AM, Kevin Ludlow
      wrote:<br>
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                      <div>Thanks for having sent out this information,
                        Wes.<br>
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                      Now that the petition is ended (at least I think
                      it is), do we have the numbers yet?<br>
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                    I would be very interested in the following data
                    points:<br>
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                  <div>1) How many different people we employed to
                    collect signatures<br>
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                  2) How many signatures we collected in total<br>
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                3) How many VALID signatures we collected<br>
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              4) What the total cost was for all of the signature
              collection<br>
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            And before anybody thinks there's some interest to twist it
            around, I'm simply interested in archiving this data for the
            future so that we have better records next time it comes
            up.  It seems to me that we do a lot of guess work around
            here.  It also seems to me that in order to improve upon
            that we really need to be more diligent with data.  As
            always, apologies if I'm mistaken, but I certainly don't
            know of any available resource that houses data like this. 
            I'd like to help improve that any which way I can.<br>
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        Region 7 Rep<br>
        <a href="tel:512-773-3968" value="+15127733968" target="_blank">512-773-3968</a><br>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 12:11 PM, Wes
          Benedict <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>></span>
          wrote:<br>
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            <div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Thanks Roland. I just
              sent you an email separately with contacts in Oklahoma
              that can get you set up and productive quickly. Thank you
              again so much for helping out in such a big way. <br>
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              <pre cols="72">Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
<span><a href="tel:%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232" value="+12023330008" target="_blank">(202) 333-0008 ext. 232</a>, <a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>
<a href="http://facebook.com/libertarians" target="_blank">facebook.com/libertarians</a> @LPNational
Join the Libertarian Party at: <a href="http://lp.org/membership" target="_blank">http://lp.org/membership</a></span></pre>
              <div>On 1/19/2016 10:57 PM, Roland Riemers wrote:<br>
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                  <div dir="ltr">Wes,  my latest schedule plans seems to
                    be to leave ND on this Thursday or Friday.  Instead
                    of Tulsa, I decided on Oklahoma City instead,
                    because I have a daughter and free housing there. 
                    She lives in Moore, Oklahoma, and I have her and
                    her husbands signatures already obligated.  Moore is
                    in Cleveland County, and it looks like a lot of good
                    open housing developments in that area, so I might
                    just concentrate on house to house in Cleveland
                    County and maybe some large sites during the day
                    where I can set up a table and chair.  Weather looks
                    good for this time period.  </div>
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                  <div dir="ltr">Have anyway in Okahoma City area that
                    would be willing to work with me a few days?</div>
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                  <div dir="ltr">I have the petitions all printed out,
                    and also some voter registration forms for those not
                    registered,  although not quit sure where they
                    should be turned in to.</div>
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                  <div dir="ltr">While in Oklahoma, locals can reach me
                    on my cell phone at <a href="tel:701-317-1803" value="+17013171803" target="_blank">701-317-1803</a>.</div>
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                  <div dir="ltr">I will drive one of my vans down, so if
                    any volunteers, I can also provide transportation.
                    Will also have my table and chairs and even my
                    bullhorn and a few American Flags if needed.</div>
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                  <div dir="ltr">Roland Riemers, ND<br>
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                            <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b>
                            Wes Benedict <a href="mailto:Wes.Benedict@lp.org" target="_blank"><Wes.Benedict@lp.org></a><br>
                            <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b>
                            <a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a>
                            <br>
                            <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b>
                            Monday, January 18, 2016 1:32 AM<br>
                            <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b>
                            [Lnc-business] Fwd: Ending Oklahoma paid
                            petition drive on January 18th (today)<br>
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                            <div><span> Roland, we'd still like
                                your help to cover unexpected problems
                                with validity. But we'll be finished
                                with the paid portion of the drive
                                today.<br>
                                <br>
                                If someone wants to contribute $1,500
                                directly to the LP Oklahoma, that could
                                pay for an additional 1,000 signatures
                                at the $1.50 rate. Contact me if you are
                                interested in that (or Tina directly if
                                you're in contact with her). You need to
                                make sure it goes into their ballot
                                access fund instead of their general
                                fund to be sure it gets spent on
                                signatures.<br>
                                <br>
                                Graph below (more signatures are on the
                                way not yet reflected in that graph),
                                and the "ending" announcement is below.
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                                      <th align="RIGHT" nowrap valign="BASELINE">Subject: </th>
                                      <td>Ending Oklahoma paid petition
                                        drive on January 18th (today)</td>
                                    </tr>
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                                      <th align="RIGHT" nowrap valign="BASELINE">Date: </th>
                                      <td>Mon, 18 Jan 2016 02:22:57
                                        -0500</td>
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                                      <th align="RIGHT" nowrap valign="BASELINE">From: </th>
                                      <td>Wes Benedict <a href="mailto:Wes.Benedict@lp.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:Wes.Benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">mailto:Wes.Benedict@lp.org</a></td>
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                                      <th align="RIGHT" nowrap valign="BASELINE">To: </th>
                                      <td>Tina Kelly <a href="mailto:tina.kelly@cox.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:tina.kelly@cox.net" target="_blank">mailto:tina.kelly@cox.net</a>,
                                        Bill Redpath <a href="mailto:william.redpath@lp.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:william.redpath@lp.org" target="_blank">mailto:william.redpath@lp.org</a>,
                                        Nicholas Sarwark <a href="mailto:chair@lp.org" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:chair@lp.org" target="_blank">mailto:chair@lp.org</a>,
                                        <a href="mailto:travellingcircus@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">travellingcircus@gmail.com</a>,
                                        <a href="mailto:ken.moellman@lpky.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ken.moellman@lpky.org</a>,
                                        <a href="mailto:oliverbhall@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">oliverbhall@gmail.com</a>,
                                        'Richard Winger' <a href="mailto:richardwinger@yahoo.com" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:richardwinger@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mailto:richardwinger@yahoo.com</a>,
                                        'Robert Kraus' <a href="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org" target="_blank">mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org</a></td>
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                                    <br>
                                    Due to strong progress, we are
                                    ending the paid petitioning in
                                    Oklahoma at the $1.50 rate at the
                                    end of the day on January 18, 2016
                                    (that's means today if you are
                                    reading this the day it is sent).<br>
                                    <br>
                                    Petitioners will have four days to
                                    turn in their signatures to Tin
                                    Kelly (turn them in by January 22,
                                    2016). <br>
                                    <br>
                                    My note below indicated we would end
                                    the $2.50 rate on January 17, and
                                    due to quantities projected, we are
                                    ending the $1.50 rate on January 18
                                    (just one day's worth).<br>
                                    <br>
                                    A big thank you goes out to everyone
                                    who helped with this drive. We still
                                    need a couple thousand signatures
                                    from volunteers in Oklahoma to make
                                    sure this drive is successful. If
                                    you are interested in collecting as
                                    a volunteer, please contact Tina
                                    Kelly.<br>
                                    <br>
                                    <br>
                                    <div>Wes Benedict, Executive
                                      Director<br>
                                      <small><small>Libertarian National
                                          Committee, Inc.<br>
                                          <b>New address: 1444 Duke St.,
                                            Alexandria, VA 22314</b><br>
                                          <a href="tel:%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232" value="+12023330008" target="_blank">(202)
                                            333-0008 ext. 232</a>, <a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><br>
                                          <a href="http://facebook.com/libertarians" target="_blank">facebook.com/libertarians</a>
                                          @LPNational<br>
                                          Join the Libertarian Party at:
                                          <a href="http://lp.org/membership" target="_blank">http://lp.org/membership</a></small></small><br>
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                                    <div>Wes Benedict wrote on 1/11/2016
                                      6:57 PM:<br>
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                                    <blockquote type="cite">Attention
                                      petitioners, Libertarian National
                                      Committee, and Libertarian Party
                                      of Oklahoma: the deadline for paid
                                      petitioning in Oklahoma at $2.50
                                      per signature is January 17. We
                                      are almost out of money and have
                                      almost reached our targets. <br>
                                      <br>
                                      Thanks to a great effort by many
                                      petitioners, we are close to
                                      hitting our approximate target of
                                      around 38,000 signatures paid for
                                      by the Libertarian National
                                      Committee and Libertarian Party of
                                      Oklahoma. We will come close to
                                      reaching that target on January
                                      17. <br>
                                      <br>
                                      Petitioners will have four days
                                      after January 17 to get their
                                      signatures turned in to Tina
                                      Kelly, the petition organizer in
                                      Oklahoma. You will not get paid
                                      $2.50 per signature for signatures
                                      collected after January 17. <br>
                                      <br>
                                      We may be short a a few hundred or
                                      a few thousand signatures. We may
                                      hire a few people to continue
                                      collecting signatures at $1.50 per
                                      signature after January 17 perhaps
                                      for several days.  If you are
                                      interested in collecting
                                      signatures for $1.50 after January
                                      17 for a limited amount of time,
                                      please contact Tina Kelly and get
                                      approval for that in advance. <br>
                                      <br>
                                      Thanks for your great work on this
                                      petition drive. <br>
                                      <br>
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                                      to others, including the public. <br>
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