<div dir="ltr">Thanks for the update, Wes. <div><br></div><div>Have we begun any earmarked landing pages for the areas of concern like we did for OK that we can easily share for the $$$ necessary?</div><div><br></div><div>Do we have any directed volunteer/paid petitioner landing pages to direct those who might be able to help? Aside from Ohio, my region has very few ballot access needs at this time, so I'd like to know where I can direct those I can call on to help. </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 Thu, May 12, 2016 at 11:03 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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<p>Dear LNC:</p>
<p>I predict 48 state ballot access. That's if we work very hard
from now until the end. If we slack off even slightly, it will be
more like 46. It's going to take a major paid petitioner
recruiting effort to hit 50. <br>
</p>
<p>I'm going to put out a very strongly worded call for new people
to help petition in several states. We need to hire 20 paid
petitioners ASAP.</p>
<p>If you don't believe me, ask Joshua Katz how many signatures we
have collected in Connecticut, and when the start date of that
petition was. <br>
</p>
<p>When did we approve funds for Ohio? Quite some time ago. I just
got a contract today (I'm about to countersign) from the
petitioner we planned to hire weeks ago.<br>
</p>
<p>Ask Bill Redpath how many signatures we've collected in Illinois,
when we started, and when the deadline is. The LNC hasn't spent a
dime in Illinois yet. They haven't collected enough to need the
money. Part of that is good, because their local fundraising has
gone very well. But their rate of collection so far is far below
what's needed to finish on time. <br>
</p>
<p>Ask Carla Howell how many signatures have been turned in, in
Pennsylvania. Make sure she clarifies how many have actually been
"turned in" versus ones we think are in people's hands out there.
We get burned by imaginary overestimates of signatures in hand all
the time.<br>
</p>
<p>We actually have the funds to pay for this now, thanks to strong
performance from recent fundraising letters and lots of new
dues-paying members. I don't think we have enough to pay for
summer states yet, like Massachusetts or New York, but hopefully
we will after our convention if things go well.<br>
</p>
<p>What I really need are new workers, and I need the LNC, the
Chair, and Staff, to focus on getting these new petitioners on the
ground in the states where they are needed, and to get the forms
and instructions in their hands. I've discussed this with Bill
Redpath, Carla Howell and Bob Johnston. I need the LNC to let us
focus on this. There's a chance we'll need to increase some ballot
access budgets. If so, when appropriate, I'll need the LNC to
approve those. It's not certain we'll have to increase budgets in
all states though. <br>
</p>
<p>Now for the good news. South Dakota, which was supposed to be
done last October, is 98% complete.<br>
</p>
I showed you graphs and charts of progress in Oklahoma along the
way. I told you we're 98% in South Dakota because I know the actual
numbers. The fact that I can't report detailed numbers to you on the
other states should be a warning sign right there.<br>
<br>
I don't like sharing bad news or telling you we let things reach the
urgent state. But I haven't seen anyone else share this news
publicly. I keep hearing "we're going to be on the ballot in all 50
states." <br>
<br>
I don't want failure to get on 50 to be a surprise that only a few
of us saw coming. <br>
<br>
We can get 50, if we do what it takes, instead of other time-burning
things.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
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