Re: [Lnc-business] Ballot Access for State Senate, Wisconsin.
The LP Wisconsin is looking to raise another $300 in pledges tonight if possible to have a candidate on the ballot in 2015. If you're willing to help, please email Andy Craig (cc'd on this note - andy.craig@lpwi.org) and tell him the amount you're willing to contribute. More details below. Wes Benedict, Executive Director Libertarian National Committee, Inc. *New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314* (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict@lp.org facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership On 12/29/2014 5:32 PM, andy.craig@lpwi.org wrote:
I am currently soliciting donations towards getting Phil Atwood on the ballot. Phil is a local Red Cross volunteer and semi-retired restaurant manager running as a Libertarian for Wisconsin State Senate. I am his campaign manager/treasurer, in the April 7 special election for the 20th District. The state has given us the most difficult gathering period possible- Dec 16 to Jan 6 for 400 valid signatures- and has refused our request for administrative relief lowering the threshold based on past court decisions re: special election ballot access.
I have an arrangement in place with somebody who's willing help us get enough signatures to put us over the top, for $500, and he's ready to start immediately. Phil has gathered aprox. 100 sigs already, with him and myself and hopefully one or two more volunteers we can knock out another 150-200 in the next week, leaving us to need 200 paid signatures. I think it is an important priority for our state to have a candidate in this election, which will almost certainly be the only partisan election in 2015 in Wisconsin, and I feel strongly that Phil is a great candidate for us to have who will make a competitive effort, so I'm asking for help to make it happen. The state party will be chipping in some amount less than $300, under our chair's discretionary spending limit, but the state party budget is very meager at the moment. I already have $70 pledged from our local members, including myself, and except to be able to get at least another $100 in pledges this evening here in Wisconsin. If any members of the LNC, or other persons affiliated with LP-national, would be willing to chip in, it would be greatly appreciated. I will have an online donation function and campaign website up and running within the next 48 hrs, for now we're just looking for pledges so I can authorize the agreement with our petitioner in good faith. This is a modest effort in scale, but very time-critical and will make a huge difference to the continued growth and activity of LP-WI over the next year.
Sincerely, Andy Craig Libertarian Party of Wisconsin
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According to the Internet, Mr. Atwood lives in West Bend, WI. According to this web site: http://www.co.washington.wi.us/uploads/docs/summary040114ff.pdf It looks like the number of votes needed to win an Alderman seat, or even a County Supervisor seat in his town is in the low hundreds. And those offices appear to be non-partisan. And of course, there is at least one school board in West Bend. I would love to know if Mr. Atwood has ever run for any of those offices, or if he plans on running for any of those offices in 2015 or 2016. Scott Lieberman _____ From: Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org] On Behalf Of Wes Benedict Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 2:47 PM To: andy.craig@lpwi.org; lnc-business@hq.lp.org Subject: Re: [Lnc-business] Ballot Access for State Senate, Wisconsin. The LP Wisconsin is looking to raise another $300 in pledges tonight if possible to have a candidate on the ballot in 2015. If you're willing to help, please email Andy Craig (cc'd on this note - andy.craig@lpwi.org) and tell him the amount you're willing to contribute. More details below. Wes Benedict, Executive Director Libertarian National Committee, Inc. New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314 (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict@lp.org facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership On 12/29/2014 5:32 PM, andy.craig@lpwi.org wrote: I am currently soliciting donations towards getting Phil Atwood on the ballot. Phil is a local Red Cross volunteer and semi-retired restaurant manager running as a Libertarian for Wisconsin State Senate. I am his campaign manager/treasurer, in the April 7 special election for the 20th District. The state has given us the most difficult gathering period possible- Dec 16 to Jan 6 for 400 valid signatures- and has refused our request for administrative relief lowering the threshold based on past court decisions re: special election ballot access. I have an arrangement in place with somebody who's willing help us get enough signatures to put us over the top, for $500, and he's ready to start immediately. Phil has gathered aprox. 100 sigs already, with him and myself and hopefully one or two more volunteers we can knock out another 150-200 in the next week, leaving us to need 200 paid signatures. I think it is an important priority for our state to have a candidate in this election, which will almost certainly be the only partisan election in 2015 in Wisconsin, and I feel strongly that Phil is a great candidate for us to have who will make a competitive effort, so I'm asking for help to make it happen. The state party will be chipping in some amount less than $300, under our chair's discretionary spending limit, but the state party budget is very meager at the moment. I already have $70 pledged from our local members, including myself, and except to be able to get at least another $100 in pledges this evening here in Wisconsin. If any members of the LNC, or other persons affiliated with LP-national, would be willing to chip in, it would be greatly appreciated. I will have an online donation function and campaign website up and running within the next 48 hrs, for now we're just looking for pledges so I can authorize the agreement with our petitioner in good faith. This is a modest effort in scale, but very time-critical and will make a huge difference to the continued growth and activity of LP-WI over the next year. Sincerely, Andy Craig Libertarian Party of Wisconsin fb.com/Atwood4Senate
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