From: mlee@esd.dl.nec.com (Michael Lee)
Subject: LIBERTARIAN - TRUE GRASSROOTS EFFORT
Organization: NEC America, Engineering & Support
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 20:54:08 GMT

Here's an interesting fact or two:

It is extremely difficult for third parties and independents to get on
the ballot.

The Republicrats (or is is Demopublicans?) like it that way.

Ross Perot found this out the hard way.  The last I heard he was on the
ballot in 24 states.  (He may be on 30 by now.)

He spent $6 to $10 Million of his money helping his volunteers get this
done.

The Libertarians are firmly on the ballot in 35 states.  It is likely
they will make all 50 states.

In 1988, they spent about $550,000 to get on 46 states.

In 1992, they will spend a similar amount - $500,000 to $600,000.


So, Perot gets 24-30 states for $6-10 Million
and the Libertarians get 46-50 states for $.6 Million.

Twice as many states at one tenth the cost.
The Libertarians may be even more efficient managers than Ross Perot.  :-)



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Date: 11 Aug 92  13:02:47

 
        STATUS OF PETITIONING FOR MARROU/LORD TICKET 
 
States where petitioning is going on or could be going on [8]: 
  
              required   collected   est. to go   deadline  
               (valid)      (raw)       (raw)  
   
 Virginia       13920       12500        8500      Aug 21 
 New York       15000       13566        8400      Aug 24  
 D.C.            3072         100        6900      Aug 18  
 North Dakota    4000         600        5100      Sep 4  
 Ohio            5000        7000        5000      Aug 20  
 Minnesota       2000         400        2400      Sep 15  
 Rhode Island    1000          10        1390      Sep 4  
 Connecticut    14620       22350           0*     Aug 12 
                                       ------  
                                        37690 
 
  ("0*" to go means target has been reached but additional signatures 
   may still be collected before final turn-in) 
 
States where petitioning work is complete but the petitions have not been
submitted to the state [1]: 
 
 Tennessee 
 
States where petitions have been submitted but we do not have confirmation of
sufficiency from the state [7]: 
 
 Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, West Virginia 
 
States where no more petition-related work needs to be done to put 
   Marrou/Lord ticket on the ballot [35]: 
 
 Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, 
 Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, 
 Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, 
 New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, 
 South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, 
 Wisconsin, Wyoming 

--- Opus-CBCS 1.13
 * Origin: Dehnbase Emerald (1:104/418.0)


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