May 5. 1978

David Koch

200 Central Park S.


New York, NY 10019

Dear Mr. Koch:

April was a busy month. with three mass mailings to plan
and execute. the New Political Times to order and distribute,
the May 14 National-bommittee meeting in Seattle to prepare

for, and ballot drives in several slates to work on.

This last item is as important is it is time-consuming
and expensive. We have a chance

to gain status in
1980 if we petition now, in So

uth Carolina, North Carolina.
and Michigan. South Carolina is nearly finished, and they

will have ballot status permanently. In Michigan, YLA
Co-ordinator Jay Hilgertner has put in a grueling month

trying to organize the LP there as well as collecting several
thousand signatures himself; it books as though we'll mike

the necessary number, but barely. North Carolina will require
a similar effort.

Clearly. however, our 1976 experience dictates that we
must get as many states

as possible with LP ballot status before
the 1980 campaign begins.

(we could have six or eight in this
category by the end of this year if all goes well.)
bbviously, successful petit

ion drives and campaigns are among
our top priorities in 1978, and will make for an active year.

Best regards.

Chris Hooker
National Director
CH/ci

 
8500 I. 13th.;atrfol
H1ch1tn., ll: $380.5 02101

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