Good Evening Libertarians: I hope you all had a wonderful Tuesday. As Marc Montoni wrote earlier, the Virginia GOP's baseless attacks on our petition drive turned out to be a colossal waste of time, and proved what lengths they are willing to go to try to keep our candidates off the ballot.
*Just how desperate are they?* * * Below is the latest press release on where things stand. As Marc mentioned earlier, there are action items that *YOU* can take: *ACTION ITEM # 1*: Don't forget -- there will be some expenses to deal with in order to fight this challenge (travel costs, legal fees, possibly FOIA fees, etc) so if you can help out with a donation, it would be greatly appreciated. Please visit http://Contribute.LPVA.com<http://contribute.lpva.com/> and throw a few dollars into the account. There is an option for "notes" on one of the payment pages, just paste in the phrase "Petition Challenge" in that box and we will direct your contribution to these expenses. **THANK YOU** for any help you can provide. *ACTION ITEM # 2*: Publicize what's going on to your friends and family who believe in fairness and defending the rights of political minorities. Leave a comment on, and "Share" this article with your Facebook friends: http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2012/sep/04/tdmet01-va-gop-challenges-ballot-petitions-of-good-ar-2175648/#fbcomments Same article on WSLS Radio site: http://www2.wsls.com/news/2012/sep/04/10/va-oks-constitution-libertarian-green-presidential-ar-2176934/ On Virginia Watchdog: http://watchdog.org/54423/va-state-puts-virgil-goode-libertarians-and-greens-on-presidential-ballot/ In Liberty, Laura Delhomme [email protected] LPVA Communications Committee, Chair * --------------- Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Libertarian Party of Virginia Beats Back Virginia GOP Challenge to Ballot Access (RICHMOND, September 4, 2012) --- After a last minute attempt by the Virginia GOP to remove the Libertarian Party’s candidate from the ballot, the Virginia State Board of Elections issued a Certification of Candidates which included Gary Johnson, 2012 Libertarian Party candidate for president. After the Libertarian Party of Virginia legitimately qualified for the Virginia ballot by gathering at least 10,000 valid signatures (including at least 400 from each of the 11 congressional districts), the Republican Party of Virginia sent a letter charging that the petition forms submitted by the Libertarian Party and the Constitution Party were invalid. “If political parties are allowed to second guess the review of the board and their staff it turns the certification process into a game of political football," Alicia Dearn, lawyer for the Gary Johnson for President campaign said. "I think the decision today was a prudent decision and also the one that was mandated by the law the way that it stands.” As of Tuesday afternoon, the State Board of Elections has confirmed that the Libertarian Party of Virginia has properly submitted all required documentation to put Gary Johnson on the ballot in Virginia. Questions about the Libertarian Party of Virginia may be directed to LPVA chairman Chuck Moulton at (215) 768-6812 or [email protected] or to LPVA communications director Laura Delhomme at (571) 249-4613 or [email protected]. * ############################################################# Have an announcement you'd like to post? SCC members & many committee heads are all authorized to post; or you may send your announcements to the List Master: <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Announcement>. ############################################################# Unsubscribe: Send an email to [email protected] with no subject and "Unsubscribe Announce" as the text. ############################################################# Libertarian Party of Virginia http://www.LPVA.com Phone: 703-715-6230 ############################################################# Want to see past messages? Check the Archive: http://www.Mail-Archive.com/[email protected]/ #############################################################
