<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><div>Andy,</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Thank you for once again alerting members of the Libertarian National Committee to problems or issues related to the party's petition drives which deserve our attention. I am very sorry that you had to spend time in jail, not to mention undergoing significant expense and inconvenience as a result of being persecuted for exercising your legal rights as a petitioner on behalf of the Libertarian Party and the cause of freedom for which we stand. Indeed it makes me angry to hear how you were treated, and I would like to see justice done.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The full LNC did not hold a conference call on January 28, 2017, however there was an LNC Executive Committee conference call. According to the draft minutes of that meeting (attached), you were a participant on the call. Unfortunately the minutes are rather sparse and do not include any information about what you said or any response that may have been given to your remarks (an example of why I believe minutes should be detailed and not record only motions and such!). Do you recall who said they would take action to have the party send out letters to the Arkansas authorities reminding them of our free speech rights and their legal obligations? You sound certain that such letters were not sent, but I am wondering how you know that.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Assuming you are correct that no action was taken despite the assurances you say you were given, what action do you recommend we take at this time? Do you feel it would be useful for such a letter to be sent to Arkansas Revenue (an apt name for a DMV, if you ask me!) now, or do you think it is too late for that to do any good and that only legal action or the threat of it will produce results at this point? Given that we are in a better than usual situation this year with respect to ballot access, it seems to me that perhaps we ought to be better able than usual to spare the legal resources to take action on issues like those you raise here. </div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>At our meeting in Pittsburgh last weekend, we spoke by phone with LNC counsel Oliver Hall, and as I recall it was decided that he would be added to to this list, but I do not know whether or not that has occurred. Oliver, if you are reading this, perhaps you can respond and weigh in? </div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Unless Oliver or anyone else has compelling arguments to the contrary, I would request our chair Nick Sarwark ask counsel to send a letter to Arkansas Revenue along the lines suggested by Andy Jacobs, and also to direct counsel to talk with Andy and report back to the LNC on whether, in counsel's opinion, there are sufficient legal grounds for proceeding with a lawsuit or suits against the Arkansas authorities who arrested and prosecuted him along with fellow LP petition circulator Roger Pope in apparent violation of their constitutional rights and against the interests of the Libertarian Party in getting our candidates on the ballot. </div><div><br></div><div>Love & Liberty,</div><div> ((( starchild )))</div><div>At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee</div><div> (415) 625-FREE</div><div> @StarchildSF</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>