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Draft minutes of the EC meeting on Jan. 28
by James Lark 17 Jun '14

17 Jun '14

Dear colleagues: I hope all is well with you. I have enclosed below the draft minutes of the Executive Committee meeting that took place last night (Monday, Jan. 28). Please let me know whether you have any proposed changes. I have also enclosed below the language of the Policy Manual concerning approval of EC meeting minutes. Section 1.02.06 includes the following statement: Absent objection from an Executive Committee member who attended the meeting, the minutes shall be deemed to be approved 14 days after their distribution. Thus, if no such objection is raised as of 3:25 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 12, the draft minutes will become the official minutes of the meeting. As always, thanks for your work for liberty. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or comments regarding this matter. Take care, Jim James W. Lark, III Advisor, The Liberty Coalition University of Virginia Region 5S Representative Secretary Pro Tem Libertarian National Committee ----- LNC Executive Committee meeting Libertarian National Committee January 28, 2013 Draft minutes (version 1) Submitted:Jan. 28, 2013 Mr. Neale called the meeting to order at 9:55 p.m. (EST). Executive Committee members in attendance:Geoff Neale (chair), Lee Wrights (vice chair), Jim Lark (secretary pro tem and Region 5S representative), Tim Hagan (treasurer), Bill Redpath (at-large representative), and Dan Wiener (Region 4 representative). Mark Hinkle (at-large representative), Vicki Kirkland (Region 2 representative), Dianna Visek (Region 6 representative), Paul Frankel (Region 7 alternate representative), and LNC general counsel Gary Sinawski were present. Mr. Neale and Mr. Wrights provided some background concerning an issue associated with the situation in Oregon.After discussion, Mr. Wrights moved that Mr. Sinawski prepare and issue a "cease and desist" order to those involved with the organization incorporated as the Libertarian Party of Oregon, Inc.The motion failed to receive a second. After discussion, Mr. Wiener moved the following: */That Mr. Sinawski draft an appropriate letter for review by the Executive Committee that asserts the LNC's right to protect the trademark "Libertarian Party" regarding the Libertarian Party of Oregon, Inc./* *//* After discussion, Mr. Hagan moved to amend the motion so that it would read as follows: */That Mr. Sinawski draft an appropriate letter for review by the Executive Committee that asserts the LNC's right to protect the trademark "Libertarian Party" regarding the Libertarian Party of Oregon, Inc.The Chair will seek the counsel of the Executive Committee before the letter is issued./* The motion to amend was approved without objection.The motion as amended was approved without objection. Without objection, the meeting adjourned at 10:27 p.m. (EST). Submitted by:Jim Lark James W. Lark, III Secretary Pro Tem Region 5S Representative Libertarian National Committee ----- ----- From the LNC Policy Manual: Section 1.02 MEETINGS 6) Meeting Minutes <SNIP> Meeting minutes for Executive Committee meetings may be promoted from draft status to official during the time between Executive Committee meetings as follows: . Draft minutes for Executive Committee meetings shall be emailed to all LNC Members not more than 7 days after each meeting. (Endnote 24) . Absent objection from an Executive Committee member who attended the meeting, the minutes shall be deemed to be approved 14 days after their distribution. (Endnote 25) . Executive Committee minutes shall be distributed to all LNC Members and alternates within 7 days of such approval. . The Secretary shall send an official copy of meeting minutes to staff within 7 days of the promotion of those minutes from draft to official status.

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Minutes of the Jan. 28 EC meeting
by James Lark 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

Dear Chairman Neale: I hope all is well with you. I am writing to mention that as of 3:25 p.m. EST on Tuesday (Feb. 12), I did not receive any proposed changes to the draft minutes of the Executive Committee meeting on Jan. 28, 2013. Thus, according to the procedure specified in the Policy Manual (specifically, Section 1.02.06), those draft minutes now stand approved as the minutes of the meeting. I have enclosed the minutes below, as well as Section 1.02.06 of the Policy Manual; please note that I am sending a copy of this message to the LNC-Business list to provide our colleagues with a copy of the minutes. In a separate message I shall send the minutes to the LPHQ staff for inclusion on the LP.org website. As always, thanks for your work for liberty. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or comments regarding this matter. Take care, Jim James W. Lark, III Advisor, The Liberty Coalition University of Virginia Region 5S Representative Secretary Pro Tem Libertarian National Committee ----- LNC Executive Committee meeting Libertarian National Committee January 28, 2013 Minutes (Date of approval: Feb. 12, 2013) Mr. Neale called the meeting to order at 9:55 p.m. (EST). Executive Committee members in attendance:Geoff Neale (chair), Lee Wrights (vice chair), Jim Lark (secretary pro tem and Region 5S representative), Tim Hagan (treasurer), Bill Redpath (at-large representative), and Dan Wiener (Region 4 representative). Mark Hinkle (at-large representative), Vicki Kirkland (Region 2 representative), Dianna Visek (Region 6 representative), Paul Frankel (Region 7 alternate representative), and LNC general counsel Gary Sinawski were present. Mr. Neale and Mr. Wrights provided some background concerning an issue associated with the situation in Oregon.After discussion, Mr. Wrights moved that Mr. Sinawski prepare and issue a "cease and desist" order to those involved with the organization incorporated as the Libertarian Party of Oregon, Inc.The motion failed to receive a second. After discussion, Mr. Wiener moved the following: */That Mr. Sinawski draft an appropriate letter for review by the Executive Committee that asserts the LNC's right to protect the trademark "Libertarian Party" regarding the Libertarian Party of Oregon, Inc./* After discussion, Mr. Hagan moved to amend the motion so that it would read as follows: */That Mr. Sinawski draft an appropriate letter for review by the Executive Committee that asserts the LNC's right to protect the trademark "Libertarian Party" regarding the Libertarian Party of Oregon, Inc.The Chair will seek the counsel of the Executive Committee before the letter is issued./* The motion to amend was approved without objection.The motion as amended was approved without objection. Without objection, the meeting adjourned at 10:27 p.m. (EST). Submitted by:Jim Lark James W. Lark, III Secretary Pro Tem Region 5S Representative Libertarian National Committee ----- ----- From the LNC Policy Manual: Section 1.02 MEETINGS 6) Meeting Minutes <SNIP> Meeting minutes for Executive Committee meetings may be promoted from draft status to official during the time between Executive Committee meetings as follows: . Draft minutes for Executive Committee meetings shall be emailed to all LNC Members not more than 7 days after each meeting. (Endnote 24) . Absent objection from an Executive Committee member who attended the meeting, the minutes shall be deemed to be approved 14 days after their distribution. (Endnote 25) . Executive Committee minutes shall be distributed to all LNC Members and alternates within 7 days of such approval. . The Secretary shall send an official copy of meeting minutes to staff within 7 days of the promotion of those minutes from draft to official status.

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Official minutes of April 7 EC meeting
by David E. Blau, Esq. 23 Apr '13

23 Apr '13

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Email ballot 2013-8: Ballot access expense
by David E. Blau, Esq. 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

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VOTE - Re: [Lnc-discuss] Email ballot 2013-8: Ballot access expense
by Starchild 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

It appears this $25,000 allocation will pass overwhelmingly and that my vote will not have a material impact, but besides Norm's balanced on one hand/on the other hand remarks below, I haven't heard seen anything further on this motion in response to the questions I raised in the post to which he responded, so I vote to abstain. Except for the brief in-person conversation I alluded to with Brett Pojunis, who gave some reasons to support it (basically he feels the Arkansas LP is doing great work and deserves our help), there has been silence, and not having more information I do not feel comfortable voting yes under such circumstances. This is in no way a reflection on the Arkansas Libertarians; I would take the same approach if the state affiliate to receive the money were my own California and a positive rationale was similarly non-forthcoming (except in the case of California, I unfortunately can't say that I think we're doing such a great job as a state party right now. While Libertarian registration in the state is significantly up, this has not translated into increased members or activism that I have seen. Attendance at our recent state convention was pathetic -- less than 100 people, I'm pretty sure. Hopefully these things will change). Love & Liberty, ((( starchild ))) At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee On Apr 10, 2013, at 9:24 PM, Norm Olsen wrote: > Hello Starchild . . . > > This is a tough call. I'm a big fan of supporting affiliates. I appreciate how tough it can be to get an affiliate started without being able to put candidates on the ballot. I have in the past applied the criteria that major ballot access expenditures should provide benefits for more than just a single election. This would be true in the case of Arkansas, but only if the gubernatorial candidate gets 3+% of the statewide vote. The folks in Arkansas are optimistic as one would certainly hope for and expect. I'm not so sanguine. 3% in a statewide race is a tough barrier, though not impossible. > > So, this is a catch 22 situation and you can't get much in the way of truly objective information; it's all guess work. You can only go on gut feel. Supporting affiliates like Arkansas is definitely a legitimate purpose of the LNC. However: > > · Is this opportunity worth $25,000 in a year where we've cut so heavily into other very important things (LP News, project funding, web site, social media, organizational development, etc.)? > > · We have 31 affiliates with ballot access, and another 10 or so where ballot access is reasonable (http://www.ballot-access.org/2013/01/04/december-2012-ballot-access-news-pr…) What are we doing to improve our level of success in these 41 affiliates? Would we serve liberty and our other 50 affiliates better using that financial resource elsewhere? > > · Should we, or can we reasonably, expect more input from the Arkansas affiliate? > > In the past three years, we have made some very good expenditures in the ballot access area and some very poor ones. My recollection is that the smaller expenditures (i.e. $10,000 and less) tend to work out better than the larger ones ($50,000 or more). No one can predict the future (especially in politics) so knowing beforehand how this one will turn out is impossible. > > For now, I remain undecided. > > Norm > -- > Norman T Olsen > Regional Representative, Region I > Libertarian National Committee > 7931 S Broadway, PMB 102 > Littleton, Colorado 80122-2710 > 303-277-9967 > Norman.Olsen(a)lp.org > > "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Gandhi > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lnc-discuss [mailto:lnc-discuss-bounces@hq.lp.org] On Behalf Of Starchild > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 3:39 PM > To: LNC Discussion List > Subject: Re: [Lnc-discuss] [Lnc-business] Email ballot 2013-8: Ballot access expense > > Ballot access is important, but what is the rationale for passing this particular motion? I'm not leaning against it, however I'd like to see the arguments for spending $25,000 on this rather than on something else laid out clearly, as well as where specifically the money would come from. (Brett Pojunis mentioned the Audit Committee saving $6000 a year as a result of switching to a new auditor, and that the savings could be used for this type of affiliate support, but the motion doesn't specify that.) Perhaps Norm Olsen would like to make the counter-argument? We don't want to get into the habit of rubber-stamping stuff. > > Love & Liberty, > ((( starchild ))) At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee > > > On Apr 7, 2013, at 11:33 AM, David E. Blau, Esq. wrote: > > > Moved by Chairman Neale: To increase the LNC budget for Ballot Access expense for 2013 by $25,000, to assist in funding a petition drive for the Libertarian Party of Arkansas. > > > > Voting on this motion concludes at 11:59 PM Eastern time on April 17, 2013. Please reply directly to this email with your vote. > > > > -- > > > > David E. Blau, Esq. > > Chairman, Libertarian Association of Massachusetts. chair(a)lpmass.org > > Secretary, Libertarian National Committee. secretary(a)lp.org > > www.lpmass.org | www.lp.org > > 617.396.4253 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Lnc-business mailing list > > Lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org > > http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org > > _______________________________________________ > Lnc-discuss mailing list > Lnc-discuss(a)hq.lp.org > http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-discuss_hq.lp.org

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Re: [Lnc-business] Convention Management Committee
by SAM8074＠aol.com 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

Thanks In a message dated 4/9/2013 9:54:12 P.M. US Eastern Daylight Time, liber8or(a)austin.rr.com writes: Will do From: Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org] On Behalf Of SAM8074(a)aol.com Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 8:40 PM To: lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org Subject: Re: [Lnc-business] Convention Management Committee Geoff, Can you have Robert set up an email list for COC and CMC communications? Thanks, Sam In a message dated 4/9/2013 7:50:09 P.M. US Eastern Daylight Time, _liber8or(a)austin.rr.com_ (mailto:liber8or@austin.rr.com) writes: I have selected the following people to populate the Convention Management Committee: Nancy Neale (chair) Bette Rose Ryan Michael Cloud Kevin Knedler Nick Clayton Geoffrey Neale _______________________________________________ Lnc-business mailing list _Lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org_ (mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org) http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org _______________________________________________ Lnc-business mailing list Lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org

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Re: [Lnc-business] Convention Management Committee
by SAM8074＠aol.com 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

Geoff, Can you have Robert set up an email list for COC and CMC communications? Thanks, Sam In a message dated 4/9/2013 7:50:09 P.M. US Eastern Daylight Time, liber8or(a)austin.rr.com writes: I have selected the following people to populate the Convention Management Committee: Nancy Neale (chair) Bette Rose Ryan Michael Cloud Kevin Knedler Nick Clayton Geoffrey Neale _______________________________________________ Lnc-business mailing list Lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org

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Convention Management Committee
by Geoffrey Neale 09 Apr '13

09 Apr '13

I have selected the following people to populate the Convention Management Committee: Nancy Neale (chair) Bette Rose Ryan Michael Cloud Kevin Knedler Nick Clayton Geoffrey Neale

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Re: [Lnc-business] Email ballot 2013-8: Ballot access expense
by Gary Johnson 07 Apr '13

07 Apr '13

I vote yes to increase the LNC budget for Ballot Access expense for 2013 by $25,000, to assist in funding a petition drive for the Libertarian Party of Arkansas. Gary Johnson -----Original Message----- From: David E. Blau, Esq. <blau.liberty(a)gmail.com> To: lnc-business <lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org> Sent: Sun, Apr 7, 2013 1:33 pm Subject: [Lnc-business] Email ballot 2013-8: Ballot access expense Moved by Chairman Neale: To increase the LNC budget for Ballot Access expense for 2013 by $25,000, to assist in funding a petition drive for the Libertarian Party of Arkansas. Voting on this motion concludes at 11:59 PM Eastern time on April 17, 2013. Please reply directly to this email with your vote. -- David E. Blau, Esq. Chairman, Libertarian Association of Massachusetts. chair(a)lpmass.org Secretary, Libertarian National Committee. secretary(a)lp.org www.lpmass.org | www.lp.org 617.396.4253 _______________________________________________ Lnc-business mailing list Lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org

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Re: [Lnc-business] Email ballot 2013-8: Ballot access expense
by Mark Hinkle 07 Apr '13

07 Apr '13

Yes. Mark Hinkle LNC At-Large & Retire LP Chair Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID "David E. Blau, Esq." <blau.liberty(a)gmail.com> wrote: >_______________________________________________ >Lnc-business mailing list >Lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org >http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org

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