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<p>All,</p>
<p>I apologize in advance. Due to prior work commitments, I will not
be able to attend.</p>
<p>Some quick notes for a divisional report...</p>
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<p><b><u>Caught up on candidate recruitment</u></b></p>
<p>I am currently caught up on any candidate inquiries that were
sent to us from LP National, although there have been no returned
communications at this time. This includes someone who appeared to
express interest in running for office in a comment on one of LP
Illinois' Facebook posts.</p>
<p><b><u>Petitioning for 2026 Libertarian Primary in Cook County
underway</u></b></p>
<p>Petitioning is underway in Cook County for the Libertarian
primary next spring. Thanks to Justin Tucker for extending the
invitation to sit in on one of their recruitment meetings,
ensuring they can have as full a slate as possible for the
November 2026 general election.</p>
<p>622 valid signatures is the threshold for all five major offices
in Cook County up for election in 2026: President of the Board of
Commissioners, County Clerk, County Sheriff, County Treasurer, and
County Assessor. All 17 seats on the Board of Commissioners, and
the valid signature threshold varies from 17 in District 7 to 97
in District 17. 622 signatures are also required for two seats
currently up on the Board of Review (1st and 2nd Districts).</p>
<p>If you would like to help support their drive in any capacity,
feel free to reach out to Justin Tucker, Adam Balling, or Jim
Humay.</p>
<p>Petitioning will run until late October/early November, when the
filing period is set for Monday, October 27 through Monday,
November 3.</p>
<p>For any offices where there's no nominee, the Cook County
Libertarian Central Committee will have until Monday, June 1, to
file "nominations in vacancy" to the County Clerk's office.</p>
<p>Cook County's signature requirements are attached below.</p>
<p><b><u>Other election-related notes</u></b></p>
<p>Speaking of the 2026 election, I noticed that the Illinois State
Board of Elections has updated some documents, which have also
been attached.</p>
<p>Based on the election calendar, county conventions are scheduled
for Wednesday, April 15 (the irony of holding it on Tax Day), so
we should plan on holding our officer and SCC elections at that
time.</p>
<p>Please note that our 2026 petitioning cycle is much earlier than
earlier and will start on February 25, 2026, 20 days before the
Primary Election, which is set for March 17, 2026. Our filing
window for our statewide petition will be Monday, May 18 through
Tuesday, May 26. (Thanks to that Monday being Memorial Day, it
gives one more day to give a final push to collect petition
signatures.)</p>
<p>Not accounting for one day to finalize assembly of the petition,
that brings our total days to circulate petitions to 89 days.</p>
<p>We don't have anyone actively campaigning for (despite some prior
interest) a nomination for any of the statewide races: U.S.
Senate, Governor/Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State. State
Comptroller, State Treasurer, or Attorney General, or that of
district-oriented positions such as U.S. House, Illinois Senate,
and Illinois House.</p>
<p><b><u>October veto session</u></b></p>
<p>The Illinois General Assembly will be back in Springfield for six
days in October for its annual veto session. They will be in
Springfield October 14-16 and October 28-30. If there are any
bills you'd like us to track in this session, please reach out to
Legislative Director Cody Graves, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:legislative@lpillinois.org"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">legislative@lpillinois.org</a>.</p>
<p><b><u>Federal matters as SCC Representative</u></b></p>
<p>I've tried reaching out to Rep. Mary Miller (15th Congressional
District, R - Oakland) regarding matters that not only has she
ignored, but also matters ignored by the duopoly. </p>
<p>She's yet to return a single email or phone call since taking
office, so I'm not going to hold my breath on receiving a
response. </p>
<p>They're concerned about the negative implications of the "Big
Beautiful Bill," as well as continued inflation and the ongoing
threat of Chinese companies buying American land, including land
owned by long-time farmers in the district. That's among a long,
extensive laundry list of issues in face-to-face conversations
with Democrats, Republicans, and independents alike, including
people who were once active in the Libertarian Party and haven't
been for at least a decade or longer.</p>
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<b>Jake Leonard</b></font><br>
<font size="2">
<b><font color="black">Interim Chairman and Executive Director</font>
| <font color="#12AD2B">ChrisMont Libertarian Central
Committee</font></b> (<i>Christian County, Montgomery County</i>)<br>
<i><b>Congress</b>: 15</i> | <i><b>Montgomery County</b>:
Illinois Senate 54/55, Illinois House 107/108/110</i> | <i><b>Christian
County</b>: Illinois Senate 48/54, Illinois House
95/96/107/108</i><br>
<br>
<b><font color="black">Political Director and State Central
Committeeperson - 15th Congressional</font> | <font
color="#12AD2B">Libertarian Party of Illinois</font></b><br>
800 Capps Ave. | Nokomis, IL 62075-1415<br>
<b>Mobile</b>: <a href="tel:2175659709">(217) 565-9709</a> | <a
href="tel:2175659273">(217) 565-9273</a> || <b>Work</b>: <a
href="tel:2175694230,700">(217) 569-4230 ext. 700</a> | <a
href="tel:2177185281">(217) 718-5281</a> || <b>Fax</b>: <a
href="tel:2177178079">(217) 717-8079</a></font><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/7/2025 9:40 PM, Ken Mattes via
Lpil-bod wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:7ee9be5193305658b3586b9ea12fc5f0@lpillinois.org">Please
send any agenda items.
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