Good Morning, Please see the message below from LPO attorney Mark Brown, regarding ballot access in Ohio. -Oliver From: Brown, Mark <MBrown@law.capital.edu> Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 8:01 AM To: harold.thomas@lpo.org Cc: oliverbhall@gmail.com Subject: LPO's status Remember that ORC 3501(F), which defines political parties in Ohio, states in subsection (2)(b) that "[a] newly formed political party shall be known as a minor political party until the time of the first election for governor or president which occurs not less than twelve months subsequent to the formation of such party, after which election the status of such party shall be determined by the vote for the office of governor or president." The first election for governor or president that occurs "not less than twelve months subsequent to the formation" of the LPO in August of 2018 will be the 2020 presidential election. The 2018 gubernatorial election occurred less than 12 months after the formation of the party. As we discussed previously, this provides the LPO two chances to win 3% of the vote, which is what parties receive when they first meet the vote test. E.g., Green Party which met the vote test in 2014. Mark R. Brown Newton D. Baker/Baker & Hostetler Chair Capital University Law School