[LPIL - Board of Directors] Executive Director Report - October 2024

[Justin Tucker]

Thank you to all our donors, both new and recurring. If you are not a 
recurring monthly donor to LP Illinois, please visit www.lpillinois.org 
and click DONATE. A monthly donation of $5, $10, $25, or any amount 
helps out a lot. If you cannot donate monthly, please consider a 
one-time donation. Also please consider Lifetime Memberships, which will 
get you into future conventions. We paid for a convention earlier this 
year and are having an Election Night Watch Party, so please help us 
replenish the treasury. Please reach into your couch cushions, put aside 
a few coffees, and give whatever you can spare, large or small, to help 
rebuild. Become a donor today by clicking here: 
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Visit https://lpillinois.org/precinct-committeemen/ to learn more.

All-time is $31,753.27 give or take. I have recently audited my 
donations. There are a few things I'd like to discuss with the Treasurer 
offline regarding some of the donations. My donors brought in $502.70 in 
August thanks to several large donations and $167.25 in September.

Cook County ballots in at least one precinct do not give the option to 
vote for Michael Murphy, the Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court 
candidate. We are waiting to hear back from the Clerk County Clerk's 
attorney to find out more. If you have a Cook County mail-in ballot that 
does not give an option to vote for our candidates, call the Cook County 
Clerk's office. Chris Laurent appeared on Hard Lens Media's morning 
YouTube show yesterday to discuss the misprinted ballots.

E-mails to the general list went out regarding the slate and announcing 
the Chicagoland Election Night Watch Party, happening on Nov. 5. Food 
and drinks were provided.

I sent out a press release announcing our slate of candidates. Craig 
Dellamore read it and asked to interview Kopinski but Kopinski was 
admitted to the hospital.

I served jury duty, so I missed the Cato Institute program last week. 
Jury duty was an eye-opening experience and I recommend everyone do it 
if they can.

I attended the fundraiser for Chris Laurent last Saturday with 
Tsatsoulis and Humay. Please consider donations to Libertarian 
candidates. Candidates who are fundraising can see me to send an e-mail 
out to our list as I did in previous election cycles.

The task force created last meeting drafted flyers and the Oliver / ter 
Maat campaign expressed no objections. The task force has hundreds of 
flyers ready to distribute. The Facebook campaign is the next step.

I will be running a write-in candidacy for State Rep in the 39th House 
District. Write in Justin Tucker if that is your district. My opponent 
is Will Guzzardi who voted for HB4488.

I start classes toward a Paralegal Certificate from DePaul University on 
Oct. 29. I want to use my certificate for liberty.

Thanks to all our candidates, volunteers, donors, and voters who made a 
difference this election cycle. Thank you.

Write in Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat for President and Vice 
President. Vote Libertarian.

Best,
Justin Tucker
Executive Director, Libertarian Party of Illinois