CLARK PRESIDENT APRIL, 1980 NUMBER ONE BALLOT DRIVES The Clark for President campaign has hit the critical period in its drive to win ballot status in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia. Within a few weeks of each other, major ballot drive efforts have begun in Florida, Maryland, Georgia, Massachusetts, and West Virginia -- all of which are among the most difficult states for a new party to attempt ballot access. The total signature requirement in these states alone is OVer 3?5,000! In addition, the Clark campaign in finishing up ballot drive efforts in many other states, and is looking ahead to other difficult efforts in several others beginning in March, April, and May. In virtually every difficult state, a full?time ballot drive co-ordinator has been hired to manage the enormous number of volunteer and paid petitioners who must be found for the effort to succeed. These co?ordinators are under the super? vision of Field Co-ordinators Marion Williams and Riki Strandfeldt of the Na- tional Headquarters. Ballot drives such as these are enor? mously expensive, since many of the signa- tures are obtained by paid petitioners and administrative costs are considerable. At this moment, nationwide ballot status is the Number One priority. The Clark campaign has the people and the ability to execute successful ballot drives in every state. What we need is the money and we're appealing for major contributions to the Clark campaign and to the National Libertarian party to assist in this enormous, but vitally important undertaking. INFORMATION FOR ACTIVISTS a Clark for President campaign Work- book has been produced and distributed to all Clark State Chairs. The Workbook -- a looseleaf, three-ring notebook is designed as a reference manual for the entire campaign which can be expanded upon, added to, and used effectively by each State Clark for President Chair. The Workbook includes sections for General Information, Strategy, Organiza? tion, Projects, Finance, Goals, Ballot Status, and "How To." The "How To" sec? tion will include papers prepared by National Headquarters detailing methods and techniques for the successful imple- mentation of specific campaign activities, such as fundraising, neighborhood gather? ings, rallies, literature distribution, etc. The Clark campaign is completing the process of selecting individuals to serve as State Chairs for the Clark campaign; in most instances, the Clark State Chair will be different from the Libertarian Party State Chair, in order to achieve as much division of labor as possible. The Clark State Chair is responsible for set? ting up his or her own state organization and for assigning responsibility to key coordinators in the areas of finance, media, outreach, and ballot status, as well as to regional or local coordina~ tors. Many of the materials in the Work- book are written for use by any and all Libertarian activists. Information such as "How To" publications will be distri? buted as they are produced, for addition to the Workbook. If you are interested in receiving these materials, let Nation- al Headquarters know. The "Insider" is the internal newsletter of the Ed Clark for President Committee. DOING YOUR own FUNDRAISING All too often, would-be political activists appear to be stymied by lack of funds. Yet the solution to this problem often is readily available. One of the goals of the Clark cam- paign is to provide an opportunity to turn active volunteers into successful, confident fundraisers to raise money both for the national campaign and for local projects. The secret to raising funds success- fully is simple: You have to ask people to give money. There are many ways to do this, but the most effective involve per- sonal solicitations of other individuals, either face-to-face or over the telephone. For the first-time fundraiser, this can be a challenge. Few of us are accus- tomed to asking others for money. We think we might offend someone, or we think we'll be rejected. He'd rather approach the probelm obliquely, and hope that peo- ple will give money without being asked. This doesn't happen very often. In- stead, people assume that their contribu- tions aren't needed, because they haven't been asked directly to contribute. 80 their contributions are small or nonexis- tent -- not because they're unwilling to five more, but because they haven't been asked to give. Libertarians all over the country are facing up to this situation and are systematically organizing personal fund- raising efforts. The results have been astounding. In state after state where this has been done, the amounts of money raised have been orders of magnitude more than any amount ever raised in the past. Ballot drives in difficult states like Maryland, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Oregon are now under way because volun- teers in each state were willing to make personal solicitations of other Liber- tarians for money to run the drives. The tools you need are readil avail- able. You need a list of prospective contributors -- your state or local Liber- tarian mailing list plus lists of names reason to raise funds: which are available from National Head? quarters; phone numbers for these names- and people to systematically make the calls. Most important, you need a specific it could be a ballot drive, radio ads for Clark, a state headquarters, or any of literally hun- dreds of projects which will enable you to reach out to the voters in your area. v4 Libertarians have only scratched the ,3 surface of our potential to raise money for the Clark.campaign and associated activities. You can be a part of the .3 national finance effort, and benefit both?ni?.; the natiOnal campaign and your own state - and local activities. A4.r,r J. You don't need a textbook to raisg' fl funds successfully it's really a.matgf ter of deciding to do it and then doing :1 it. But if you'd like some helpfulgtipsy! examples, and techniques learnedjg'f other successful a contact Clark National '1 A LOOK AT ACTIVISJsuccessful activists fqr'Ed? the country. we regret sa?y mention all of the dedica?' who are energy, and resources into?f? _r jaws of defeat? Ask-331} Clark for President idv last over 18,000 validaag ify for the primary balls per cent of the voters gg that party and no one didates may appear on th?'?i?ll' ballot in November. In 1978, the LP Of its attempt to qualify ballot; morale was down 3., had dropped. In late 1979?~Qj? had just been elected to ?h?iif. Committee, decided to I i I . 1.4. continued from p. 2 organized a successful petition drive which collected over 26,000 signatures by the first part of January, four months before the legal deadline, and the Mich- igan LP became one of the first state par? ties to meet its ballot status require- ments. Membership in the LP has increased dramatically, and enthusiasm has returned. "most Libertarians didn't think we could collect the signatures we needed by May, let alone by January," O'Keefe says. "it?s really made a big difference in our attitude." What about getting the required vote in the August primary? Says O'Keefe, don't think we'll have much trouble with that.? it If you're interested in doing the "impossible", get some advice from KENT GUIDA and JANET NELSON, a husband?and wife team from Annapolis, Maryland. Guide, the Chairman of the Maryland LP, faced a ballot access requirement which was the most difficult in the country: a total of 100,000 signatures, divided be- tween two petitions, and 45,000 of which was due by March 3. This staggering requirement called for extraordinary action if the Maryland LP was even to attempt a ballot drive. Guida, Nelson, and other Marylanders agreed to attempt a drive to raise $20,000 in four weeks; then to co?ordinated a bal- lot drive effort to meet the early dead- line. The result? Nearly $16,000 was pledged with an average pledge of $125 from Maryland Libertarians, enough to start the drive. By March 3, over 45,000 signatures had been submitted after a ballot drive of seven weeks, and all signs indicated that the remaining portion of this "impossible" ballot drive would be successful. never really thought that we couldn't do it," says Guide, "because we didn't have any choice. Either we did it or Ed Clark wouldn't be on the ballot this COMMUNICATIONS CORNER When Ed Clark was in Washington, D.C. for the opening of his national headquar- ters, a five-person camera crew was with him for the entire day. They were hired to complete the filming of a fifteen-min? ute campaign film that has been underway for the past few months. Filming in Wash- ington included Ed's news conference at the National Press Club, the open house festi- vities, and "candid" comments on the cam- paign by various members of Ed's headquar? ters staff. The purpose of the film, which is being supervised by Communications Direc? tor, Ed Crane, is primarily for fundraising. It concludes with a three minute statement by Ed Clark, looking directly into the cam- era, in which Ed discusses the opportuni- ties we have in 1980 and why we need money to take advantage of them. There is considerable footage of the national convention at the beginning of the film, including comments from several Libertarian luminaries. This film, in ad? dition to its fundraising role, will be a useful campaign tool at neighborhood meet- ings, coffee klatches, and state conven- tions. We plan to produce twenty prints of the film so its availability should be no problem. Editing is now in process with a scheduled completion date of April 5. During February, Ed Clark taped individualized sixty-second radio spots for each of the fifty states. The tapes will be available at no charge to any state or local Clark organization that wishes to raise money to air them. Ed Crane has notified the three tele- vision networks that the Clark for Presi- dent Committee intends to purchase from each of them twenty five-minute prime-time ads beginning in June and gradually accel- erating toward election day. That assumes a $1.2 million television budget -- so let's raise some money! Paid for by the Ed Clark President Comittee, Ray Cmninghcun, Chaim. A copy of'our report is filed with and available from the Federal Election Whahington, D.C. a?l KOCH MAKES THE NEWS The following is a reprint of an edi- torial titled "Mr. Koch on Target," from the Anchorage Times, published a few days after Libertarian Vice Presidential can? didate David Koch's visit to Alaska: it In all of the attention being given presidential politics these days. there is not a hint that anybody seriously thinks the candidates of the Libertarian party have a ghost of a chance of winning elec- tion in November. Neither, we assume, do the party's nominees for president and vice president, Ed Clark of California and David Koch of New York. When Mr. Koch, the No. 2 man on the Libertarian ticket, was in Anchorage for a couple of public appearances, he con- fessed to being a realist about the whole affair. Nonetheless, he is so dedicated to the idea that uncontrolled government growth represents a danger to this coun- try that he is willing to spend a year or so trouping the country preaching the need for fiscal restraint. Along the way, he says, he and those who campaign under the Libertarian banner hope to attract several million votes -- not enough to win, but enough to help deliver a mes- sage to the new president and the new Congress. One of the messages he delivered here had special interest for Alaskans and it's worth recording that this New York businessman who also happens to be a minor party candidate for vice pres- ident is aware of one of the major problems faced by the people of the 49th State. Addressing the annual public affairs dinner meeting of the Alaska chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Hr. Koch described the Alaska land situation as a prime example of excessive govern? ment regulations. and assisting in placing more land in private ownership. Mr. Koch won't become vice presi- dent of the United States. But when it comes to understanding Alaska's land prob- lems, he's right on target. CLARK, KOCH APPEARANCES The Libertarian ticket of Ed Clark and Kavid Koch has hit the campaign trail with appearances in several key cities in the past month. Clark took a campaign swing through the Phoenix, Arizona area in early Feb? ruary, followed by a major speech at the Libertarian party of California banquet in Orange County on February 17. He spoke at an anti-draft rally in Manchester, N.H. the following weekend, and before a large audience of businessmen in Diego a few days later. He ended the month in Jersey City with a media tour and speech related to the New Jersey Libertarian party state convention. The month of March opened with a Clark tour through Northern Califorg__. in Santa Clara and Marin Counties, where fundraising dinners in both places drew over 100 people each. That swing was followed immediately by a trip to ?gghore Y?x? ?32. Alaska. where Clark appeared beretmeeting of Commonwealth North. I 8 of prominent business and political 1.947? era, and spoke about Libertarian.a01?ndf tions to Alaskan issues. Clark the Chicago, Illinois area on March and 22, speaking at an and before the LP state conventionr?LVJ?? flew down to Amea, Iowa on to put in an appearance at the tomtraii' gathering there. Clark rounded anti; 7 month with a visit to Albasz, mi for media interviews and speech . {dthL CEE Free Libertarian Party ates. on. Pu" i 1' David Koch spent three days {if i J.- Rather than seek continued and ex- Janus in Anch panded withdrawals of public lands here. speakiig - he said, the nation -- in its own self- he was banquet .pggk.t .3 two interest should be actively promoting Conventions: in development of natural resources in Alaska and in 1" ?va . y-ma CLARK FOR PRESIDENT - 2300 Hiaconain Ave. Washinaton. D.C- anon? (ones as!