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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>There hasn’t been much to report on for the Political Division. Blanked out on scheduling the petitioning status meetings over the past month. I need to do better this month.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Only received one candidate inquiry from National on May 6 and 7 (Gabriel Maldonado of Plainfield, duplicate submissions for some weird reason. I attempted contact on Sunday, but I’ve have yet to hear back. (That’s been the never-ending plague. Response rates to date are about 7.7%, as recently calculated. Compared to the 2020 primary and general elections and the 2021 consolidated election, it’s significantly down from 21% in 2020-21.)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As far as other divisional things, the only thing of significance this month will be the ballot access update from BAD Bill Redpath.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto'>Jake Leonard</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#657B8E'>Chapter Chairman</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#667B8E'>| </span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#61BB46'>Tri-Counties Libertarian Party<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#657B8E'>BOD Member and Political Director</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#667B8E'>| </span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#61BB46'>Libertarian Party of Illinois<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#657B8E'>Ballot Access Committee Member</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#667B8E'>| </span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#61BB46'>Libertarian National Committee</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'><br>800 Capps Ave., Nokomis, IL 62075<br></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#657B8E'>Website:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'> </span><a href="http://www.tricountylibertarians.org/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#0563C1'>www.tricountylibertarians.org</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#FF5B00'>work – Heartland Newsfeed:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto'> </span><a href="tel:217.569.4230" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto'>217.569.4230</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'> x700 | </span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#FF5B00'>work – Pana News Group/SILMG:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto'> </span><a href="tel:217.718.6938"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto'>217.718.6938</span></a><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:blue'><br></span></u><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#FF5B00'>mobile:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'> </span><a href="tel:217.565.9273" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto'>217.565.9273</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#667B8E'> | </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'> </span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#FF5B00'>mobile:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'> </span><a href="tel:217.565.9709" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto'>217.565.9709</span></a><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Lpil-bod <lpil-bod-bounces@lists.lpillinois.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Steve Suess via Lpil-bod<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 10, 2022 10:55 PM<br><b>To:</b> Lpil Bod <LPIL-BOD@lists.lpillinois.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [LPIL - Board of Directors] Call For Agenda Items for 5/17/22 Meeting<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This is a call for agenda items for next week's meeting. Please respond with any business items in the thread. Thanks! 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