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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I’m sorry, 38 cents on postage, not 44.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Blake Hanson <fieldopsdirector@lpillinois.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 4, 2023 9:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> Ken Mattes <secretary@lpillinois.org>; Russ Clark <treasurer@lpillinois.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Lpil-bod@lists.lpillinois.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [LPIL - Board of Directors] Fwd: Re: Discussion: vote Motion to authorize spending of $1, 800<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Good evening!<br><br>I have a couple of questions about this. First off, Secretary Mattes let me know the $1,800.00 (USD) in funding is coming from funding that came from a Cook County court decision, in which case this is extra funding which means good news for us; and we will have ~3,000 flyers being sent out (2/3 of which are in Cook County alone). Additionally I more or less like the flyer design -- although I'd suggest maybe swapping the dark blue to black so that it doesn't get confused as being a Mises Institute/PAC-sponsored promotional card, and that most people are more likely to associate "libertarianism" (at least in the US) with anarcho-capitalist beliefs, which has gold and black as colors. Other than that, which I agree is more aesthetic choice than anything else, I have a couple questions:<br><br>Specifically, I'd like to be sure that the $1.8K we are voting on will cover the cost. Secretary Mattes notified me that Treasurer Clarke would have more information, so onto the questions:<br>1) What size will the flyer be?<br>2) What paper type are we going to be using?<br>3) What vendor are we using to have these printed?<br>4) Is there a quote on potential services rendered from any vendors yet?<br>5) I assume we will be using USPS for shipping -- can this be confirmed?<br>6) Have the shipping costs been priced out or quoted yet?<br>7) If in the event the Convention Planning Committee votes to add extra speakers, etc: can the .pdf for the flyer be changed before we send them out?<br><br>I believe, especially with the current political climate and all the internal issues within the Party nationally, that optics is very important for us in the eyes of independent and unaffiliated voters. It is unlikely we will be able to use this convention to convince Republicans and Democrats to have an epiphany of Liberty, so we need to ensure that everything we do regarding this convention cannot come back down the road and cause issues for us -- regardless of whether or not it is before, during, or after the convention. I want to make sure we have all our metaphorical "i"s dotted and "t"s crossed when it comes to something like this -- especially such a large budget expenditure with regards to the general budget, and especially because a supermajority of the recipients of this flyers are in Cook County, so we need to make a good impression.<br><br>To be clear, I do not foresee any issues with this, I would just like a bit of clarification on the questions above. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=signature><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>---<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Regards,<br>~Blake Hanson<br>~Director, Field Operations Division<br>~Libertarian Party of Illinois<br>~Cell: (779) 777-5139<br>~Business Email: <a href="mailto:fieldopsdirector@lpillinois.org">fieldopsdirector@lpillinois.org</a><br>~Personal Email: <a href="mailto:blake.a.hanson1@gmail.com">blake.a.hanson1@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p id=reply-intro><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>On 2023-08-30 13:30, Ken Mattes via Lpil-bod wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 5.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><br><br>-------- Original Message --------<br>Subject: Re: Discussion: vote Motion to authorize spending of $1, 800<br>Date: 2023-08-30 13:27<br>From: Julie Fox <<a href="mailto:jafox1214@gmail.com">jafox1214@gmail.com</a>><br>To: Ken Mattes <<a href="mailto:secretary@lpillinois.org">secretary@lpillinois.org</a>><br><br>I vote yes.<br><br>Thanks for forwarding this to me!<br><br>Julie<br><br>On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 9:26</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>PM Ken Mattes <<a href="mailto:secretary@lpillinois.org">secretary@lpillinois.org</a>><br>wrote:<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 5.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The invitations would be sent to every voter who pulled a Libertarian<br>ballot in the 2022 primary election.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFbyq0H1pTo" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFbyq0H1pTo</a><br><br>On 2023-08-28 21:22, Kelly Liebmann-LPIL IT Operations Director wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 5.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Where is the mailing list coming from?<br>Have there been smaller test mailings done in the past to weed out<o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>old <o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 5.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>addresses?<br><br>When I mailed LPIL members in the 2020 election, we received like 60<br>of 130 mailings back to us as bad addresses, no longer living there<br>etc.<br><br>Kelly Liebmann<br><br>Greenwood Township Trustee<br>Selective Services Region 1 Board Member<br>Deputy Voter Registrar<br>Treasurer, McHenry County Libertarians<br>LPIL IT Operations Director<br>Greenwood 3 Libertarian Party Precinct Committeeman<br><br>_"It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its<br>government." -Thomas Paine_<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 5.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>On Aug 28, 2023, at 9:15 PM, Ken Mattes via Lpil-bod<br><<a href="mailto:lpil-bod@lists.lpillinois.org">lpil-bod@lists.lpillinois.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 5.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><br><br>-------- Original Message --------<br>Subject: ELECTRONIC BALLOT re. Motion to authorize spending of<br>$1,800<br>Date: 2023-08-28 17:50<br>From: Ken Mattes <<a href="mailto:secretary@lpillinois.org">secretary@lpillinois.org</a>><br>To: <a href="mailto:lpil-bod@lists.lpillinois.org">lpil-bod@lists.lpillinois.org</a><br><br>We have an electronic mail ballot presented by the Chair per the<br>bylaws of LPIL Article V section G.<br><br>All VOTES are due in (6) business days (by September 6, 2023 at<o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>5:50 <o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 5.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in'><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 5.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>PM Central) at which time the ballot will close, unless everyone<br>votes or expressly abstains, the ballot can close early.<br><br>Co-Sponsors: Redpath, Mattes.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>================================================================================================================================================================= <o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 5.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in'><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 5.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in'><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 5.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Motion: Move to authorize spending of $1,800 to print, address and<br>send postcards advertising the 2024 state convention to all<br>registered voters who voted in the Libertarian primary in 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>(Russ <o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 5.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in'><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 5.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Clark).<br>=========================================<br><br>THRESHOLD REQUIRED: Majority of votes cast.<br><br>An affirmative or 'Aye' vote is to confirm the spending<br>authorization. A negative or 'No' vote is to oppose the spending<br>authorization.<br><br>PLEASE REMEMBER TO USE "REPLY ALL" TO CAST YOUR VOTE.<br><br>Please notify me or the Chair of any discrepancies.<br>I will send a reminder email before the ballot expires if needed.<br><br>--<br>Ken Mattes<br>Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois<br><a href="mailto:secretary@lpillinois.org">secretary@lpillinois.org</a><br>815 342 5177<br>--<br>Lpil-bod mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Lpil-bod@lists.lpillinois.org">Lpil-bod@lists.lpillinois.org</a><br><a href="http://lpmail.lp.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpil-bod" target="_blank">http://lpmail.lp.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpil-bod</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><br>--<br>Ken Mattes<br>Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois<br><a href="mailto:secretary@lpillinois.org">secretary@lpillinois.org</a><br>815 342 5177<o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><br><span class=sig>-- </span><br><span class=sig>Ken Mattes</span><br><span class=sig>Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois</span><br><span class=sig><a href="mailto:secretary@lpillinois.org">secretary@lpillinois.org</a></span><br><span class=sig>815 342 5177</span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br /><table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;"><tr><td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;"><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><img src="https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;"/></a></td><td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; color: #41424e; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Virus-free.<a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;">www.avast.com</a></td></tr></table><a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"> </a></div></body></html>