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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I just received an email from Michael Shannon, LP presidential candidate from Illinois, saying that Illinois is in crisis mode with 19,000 signatures to go in the next ten days. Mike said he is working on collecting signatures every evening and they can use any help they can get.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Celebrate Life, Set the Bar High and LIVE FREE!</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span></i></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>The War on Cronyism Begins Now!</span></i></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>~David Pratt Demarest</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Region 6 Representative, Libertarian National Committee</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Secretary, Nebraska Libertarian State Central Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:David.Demarest@LP.org">David.Demarest@LP.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:Secretary@LPNE.org">Secretary@LPNE.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:DPDemarest@centurylink.net">DPDemarest@centurylink.net</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:David.Demarest@firstdata.com">David.Demarest@firstdata.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.LP.org">http://www.LP.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.LPNE.org">http://www.LPNE.org</a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Cell: 402-981-6469<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Home: 402-493-0873<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Office: 402-222-7207<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nicholas Sarwark<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 15, 2016 5:11 PM<br><b>To:</b> lnc-business <lnc-business@lp.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [Lnc-business] Illinois Ballot Access Progress<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Below is a graph that Wes Benedict prepared that shows our progress on ballot access in Illinois. There are steps being taken presently to ramp up signature gathering efforts significantly that should still have us making the 40,000 signature goal, but it's going to be a tough 10 days.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>If you, or anyone you know, can help in Illinois, it would be greatly appreciated at this point. more information on how to help can be found at <a href="https://lpillinois.org/petition/">https://lpillinois.org/petition/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Yours truly,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Nick <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b>Wes Benedict</b> <<a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>><br>Date: Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 2:40 PM<br>Subject: Informing LNC about Illinois Ballot Access Progress<br>To: Bill Redpath <<a href="mailto:william.redpath@lp.org">william.redpath@lp.org</a>>, Nicholas Sarwark <<a href="mailto:chair@lp.org">chair@lp.org</a>><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p>Nick,<o:p></o:p></p><p>Perhaps the LNC should be informed about our status in Illinois. Below is a chart I made that I think accurately represents things, based on data from the Illinois spreadsheet I was given access to yesterday. I realize we have taken action to speed things up, but it's a tough week and a half ahead of us to close the gap. <o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p><img border=0 width=480 height=288 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01D1C743.E4178D20"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><span style='color:#888888'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:#888888'>Wes Benedict, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:#888888'>Libertarian National Committee, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:#888888'>1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:#888888'><a href="tel:%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232" target="_blank">(202) 333-0008 ext. 232</a>, <a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:#888888'><a href="http://facebook.com/libertarians" target="_blank">facebook.com/libertarians</a> @LPNational<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='color:#888888'>Join the Libertarian Party at: <a href="http://lp.org/membership" target="_blank">http://lp.org/membership</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>