As you may know, at last week’s state nominating convention the state committee (LPNY) selected a POTUS (Larry Sharpe) and VP (Rich Purtell, 2nd Vice Chair LPNY and Legislative Affairs Director) place holder candidates to run petitions for. This is because the NY independent nominating petition period April 16 -May 28 occurs before the delegation to the national convention selects the party’s nominee for
President and VP. When ballot access is achieved, the place holder candidates are expected to give their lines to the LP’s nominees selected at the national convention on May 26.
If you have the time and are willing to roll up your sleeves and put in the work needed to get alot of signatures you can receive a $3000 stipend to collect signatures for NY. Complete this form– Libertarian Ballot Freedom Fighters. Bill Redpath, the National Ballot Access Coordinator for the Libertarian Party, will be in contact with you. Redpath explains it below (you can also contact QL about county level activity to get a LP congressional candidate on the ballot in CD 3):
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Paid Petitioning Opportunity! Help the LP with Ballot Access!
A Message from National Ballot Access Coordinator Bill Redpath
We’ve all seen too much price inflation over the past few years. That we all know.
But, you might not know where inflation has possibly been the worst. The cost of paid petitioning has gone through the roof. Why? More presidential candidates this year who need to get on the ballot. And well-financed sponsors of initiatives in many states who drive the demand for people to gather signatures for them.
As advocates for the free market, we don’t begrudge anyone making an honest living to their own benefit. But, this situation has placed the Libertarian Party in a difficult situation this year out of no fault of our own.
Because of signature price escalation this year, we probably can’t afford to complete petition drives in the states of New York and Illinois, and in the District of Columbia, for our presidential ticket in the usual manner.
So, we need to dig deep and get resourceful. We need to do something special. Something unprecedented in the history of the Libertarian Party.
We are seeking activists dedicated to liberty to come to Illinois, New York and DC from late March until early August to gather signatures for the LP presidential ticket to get on the ballot there, so that 50 states plus DC ballot access for our presidential ticket can again be achieved.
We’ll pay you a monthly stipend of $3,000, plus housing in an airbnb. Modest compensation, we admit. But, the result of this effort can make sure that once again all Americans will have Libertarian candidates on their Fall 2024 ballot.
Please let us know if you are interested in learning more about this opportunity to maximize ballot access for our presidential ticket and other LP candidates this year.
If you or anyone you know may be interested in helping and getting paid work as a Libertarian Activist, please click the link below.
I’ve signed up to be a petitioner. Please join me and others in this noble and worthwhile effort for liberty, not just in our lifetimes, but in this year.
Bill Redpath
National Ballot Access Coordinator
Libertarian Party
Sign Up Here
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc_X7Dm344S3n27sCSUbcBNOpaphzNepyzw3_PSRlhGnP1D1A/viewform