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LP News online
by Geoffrey Neale 12 Jan '14

12 Jan '14

LNC: I have directed Wes Benedict to make LP News available online as soon as possible. The results of the online poll are at http://www.lp.org/poll/how-do-you-feel-about-the-lag-between-when-a-printed- copy-of-lp-news-is-sent-to-dues-paying In short, 89.9% of the LP members who responded stated that they were LP members want it available. We had discussed this at a prior LNC meeting (I believe it was December of 2012), and I came away with the opinion that there was no consensus view on the LNC in this regard. I think this poll justifies my action. Geoffrey Neale --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

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Fwd: EOM for Nov-13
by Timothy Hagan 07 Jan '14

07 Jan '14

The November end-of-month financial reports are attached. I apologize for the delay. Where I was staying during the holidays does not have Internet connection. Tim Hagan

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LNC Minutes, Dec. 14-15, 2013, Draft 4, May Be Auto Approved
by Gary Johnson 05 Jan '14

05 Jan '14

To the Libertarian National Committee, Here is a link to the fourth draft of the minutes of the December 14 and 15, 2013, LNC meeting in Dallas. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0aeUFU0tiIqRmk4SkNDT2hsbzQ/edit?usp=shari… Anyone with this link should be able to view this document. To download, click "File" and click "Download." This draft may be auto approved if no one objects within the next seven days. I am setting the deadline for challenges for Sunday, January 12, at 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. This version includes changes suggested by Dianna Visek and the December 13 version of the Region 1 Report instead of the December 6 version. Listed below are the changes from the third draft to the fourth draft. 38. TO CHANGE "OFFICE BUILDING" AND "BUILDING" TO "OFFICE" -- DELETE: Dr. Lark moved to amend the motion to adopt the goal "The LNC will purchase an office building and move its headquarters into that building by Dec. 31, 2014." The amendment passed. INSERT: Dr. Lark moved to amend the motion to adopt the goal "The LNC will purchase an office and move its headquarters into that office by Dec. 31, 2014." The amendment passed. 39. TO REMOVE A NUMBER FOR A NEW BUDGET LINE -- DELETE: Starchild moved to change "Direct Mail Fundraising Expense, House General Expense," line 7010-10, from $79,400 to $69,400 and to add a new item, "Crowdfunding Website," a new line 7120, for $5,000. INSERT: Starchild moved to change "Direct Mail Fundraising Expense, House General Expense," line 7010-10, from $79,400 to $69,400 and to add a new item, "Crowdfunding Website," for $5,000. 40. TO REMOVE A NUMBER FOR A NEW BUDGET LINE AND TO CLARIFY -- DELETE: Mr. Wiener moved to add a new item, "Staff, 6 Months for Art DiBianca," a new line 8015, for $20,000 and to change "Salary and Related Expense," line 8000, from $518,700 to $538,700. INSERT: Mr. Wiener moved to add a new item, "Staff, 6 Months for Art DiBianca," for $20,000 which would change "Salary and Related Expense," line 8000, from $518,700 to $538,700. Gary Johnson 512-441-6378 sedition(a)aol.com

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LNC Minutes, Dec. 14-15, 2013, Draft 3
by Gary Johnson 04 Jan '14

04 Jan '14

To the Libertarian National Committee, Here is a link to the third draft of the minutes of the December 14 and 15, 2013, LNC meeting in Dallas. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0aeUFU0tiIqeFpmMWRjS0lnMW8/edit?usp=shari… Anyone with this link should be able to view this document. To download, click "File" and click "Download." This version includes 35 appendices such as the approved budget and some changes to the previous draft suggested by Norm Olsen and Jim Lark. This is not the final draft that would be auto approved if no one objects within seven days. I will send that tomorrow, Sunday, January 5. Again, the Policy Manual says, "Attendees may submit corrections, clarifications, and changes to the draft minutes for the Secretary’s consideration for a period of 15 days following the distribution of the draft minutes." I sent the first draft on Friday, December 20. I set the 15 day deadline for submissions to be today, Saturday, January 4, at 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. The Policy Manual says, "The Secretary shall distribute an updated version of the draft minutes not later than 7 days following the end of that submission period. The updated version shall be deemed official if no LNC Member challenges the content to the Secretary within 7 days of the distribution of the updated version." Listed below are the changes from the second draft to the third draft. 33. TO CLARIFY -- DELETE: Mr. Sinawski replied that, while a topic may not be confidential, the particulars of the topic were confidential. INSERT: Mr. Sinawski replied that, while a topic may not be confidential, the particulars of the topic may be confidential. 34. TO CORRECT THE GRAMMAR -- DELETE: Also, in answer to question from Mr. Tomasso, Mr. Sinawski said litigation in Connecticut will still being planned. INSERT: Also, in answer to a question from Mr. Tomasso, Mr. Sinawski said litigation in Connecticut was still being planned. 35. TO CORRECT THE GRAMMAR -- DELETE: He said the price would about $825,000 and the mortgage would probably be for 10 years. INSERT: He said the price was about $825,000 and the mortgage would probably be for 10 years. 36. TO CORRECT THE GRAMMAR -- DELETE: In answer to question from Mr. Goldstein, Mr. Kraus said the cost of the build out should be relatively low. INSERT: In answer to a question from Mr. Goldstein, Mr. Kraus said the cost of the build out should be relatively low. 37. TO REMOVE "DIED" -- DELETE: The motion died for lack of a second. INSERT: The motion was not seconded. Gary Johnson 512-441-6378 sedition(a)aol.com

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LNC Minutes, Dec. 14-15, 2013, Draft 2
by Gary Johnson 02 Jan '14

02 Jan '14

To the Libertarian National Committee, Attached is the second draft of the minutes of the December 14 and 15, 2013, LNC meeting in Dallas. This is not the final draft that would be auto approved if no one objects within seven days. I will send that later. The Policy Manual says, "Attendees may submit corrections, clarifications, and changes to the draft minutes for the Secretary’s consideration for a period of 15 days following the distribution of the draft minutes." I sent the first draft on Friday, December 20. I set the 15 day deadline for submissions to be Saturday, January 4, at 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Please submit your corrections, clarifications, and changes to me as soon as possible. I plan to distribute the final draft on Sunday, January 5. The Policy Manual says, "The Secretary shall distribute an updated version of the draft minutes not later than 7 days following the end of that submission period. The updated version shall be deemed official if no LNC Member challenges the content to the Secretary within 7 days of the distribution of the updated version." Listed below are the chnages from the first draft to the second draft. This reflects changes suggested by Tim Hagan, Jim Lark, Dianna Visek, and Paulie Frankel. 1. TO REMOVE THE HONORIFICS -- DELETE: Chair, Mr. Geoffrey J. Neale, present; Vice Chair, Mr. R. Lee Wrights, absent; Secretary, Mr. David Blau, absent; Treasurer, Mr. Timothy Hagan, present; At Large Representative, Mr. Michael Cloud, present; At Large Representative, Mr. Mark Hinkle, present; At Large Representative, Mr. William Redpath, present; At Large Representative, Starchild, present; At Large Representative, Mr. Arvin Vohra, present; Region 1 Representative, Mr. Norm Olsen, present; Region 2 Representative, Ms. Vicki Kirkland, present; Region 3 Representative, Mr. Sam Goldstein, present; Region 4 West Representative, Mr. Daniel Wiener, present; Region 4 East Representative, Mr. Brett Pojunis, present; Region 5 North Representative, Mr. Rich Tomasso, present; Region 5 South Representative, Dr. James W. Lark III, present; Region 6 Representative, Mr. Dianna Visek, present; Region 7 Representative, Mr. Gary Johnson, present; Region 1 Alternate, Mr. Tony Ryan, absent; Region 2 Alternate, Mr. Doug Craig, absent; Region 3 Alternate, Mr. Steven R. Linnabary, present; Region 4 West Alternate, Dr. Scott Lieberman, present; Region 4 East Alternate, Ms. Audrey Capozzi, absent; Region 5 North Alternate, vacant; Region 5 South Alternate, Mr. Scott Spencer, absent; Region 6 Alternate, Mr. Michael Knebel, absent; Region 7 Alternate, Mr. Paulie Frankel, present. INSERT: Chair, Geoffrey J. Neale, present; Vice Chair, R. Lee Wrights, absent; Secretary, David Blau, absent; Treasurer, Timothy Hagan, present; At Large Representative, Michael Cloud, present; At Large Representative, Mark Hinkle, present; At Large Representative, William Redpath, present; At Large Representative, Starchild, present; At Large Representative, Arvin Vohra, present; Region 1 Representative, Norm Olsen, present; Region 2 Representative, Vicki Kirkland, present; Region 3 Representative, Sam Goldstein, present; Region 4 West Representative, Daniel Wiener, present; Region 4 East Representative, Brett Pojunis, present; Region 5 North Representative, Rich Tomasso, present; Region 5 South Representative, James W. Lark III, present; Region 6 Representative, Dianna Visek, present; Region 7 Representative, Gary Johnson, present; Region 1 Alternate, Tony Ryan, absent; Region 2 Alternate, Doug Craig, absent; Region 3 Alternate, Steven R. Linnabary, present; Region 4 West Alternate, Scott Lieberman, present; Region 4 East Alternate, Audrey Capozzi, absent; Region 5 North Alternate, vacant; Region 5 South Alternate, Scott Spencer, absent; Region 6 Alternate, Michael Knebel, absent; Region 7 Alternate, Paulie Frankel, present. 2. TO SIMPLIFY -- DELETE (IN PUBLIC COMMENTS): Aaron Starr, the chair of the Audit Committee, welcomed the LNC. INSERT: Mr. Starr welcomed the LNC. 3. TO CLARIFY -- DELETE: Mr. Johnson noted that the Region 2 Alternate was no longer Richard Schrade and was Doug Craig. INSERT: Mr. Johnson noted that Doug Craig had replaced Richard Schrade as Region 2 Alternate. 4. TO CORRECT THE SPELLING OF "MINUTES" -- DELETE: Mr. Redpath moved to amend the proposed agenda to add "Unpaid Pennsylvania Attorney" for 15 mintues before "Counsel's Report." INSERT: Mr. Redpath moved to amend the proposed agenda to add "Unpaid Pennsylvania Attorney" for 15 minutes before "Counsel's Report." 5. TO CHANGE "TIME" TO "DATE" -- DELETE: Dr. Lark moved to amend the proposed agenda to add "Set Time of Next Meeting" for 5 minutes after "Counsel's Report." INSERT: Dr. Lark moved to amend the proposed agenda to add "Set Date of Next Meeting" for 5 minutes after "Counsel's Report." 6. TO CHANGE "TIME" TO "DATE" -- DELETE: Set Time of Next Meeting (5 minutes). INSERT: Set Date of Next Meeting (5 minutes). 7. TO ADD INFORMATION ABOUT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CHANGES SINCE THE LAST LNC MEETING -- DELETE (FROM SECRETARY REPORT): Mr. Blau had updated the Potential Conflicts of Interest of LNC Members since the last meeting. INSERT (TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST): Mr. Blau had updated the list of Declared Potential Conflicts of Interest since the previous LNC meeting. The update reflected that Mr. Hagan was treasurer of the Libertarian Party of Nevada, Mr. Goldstein was campaign manager for the Tatgenhorst for Secretary of State campaign, and Mr. Goldstein was no longer the chair of Libertarian Party of Indiana. 8. TO REWORD AT THE REQUEST OF JIM LARK -- DELETE: Dr. Lark said he would provide a written disclosure. INSERT: Dr. Lark said that a potential conflict of interest that he had previously disclosed was not in the list of Declared Potential Conflicts of Interest and that he would inform the secretary about it. 9. TO CLARIFY THE UPDATE TO THE POLICY MANUAL -- DELETE: Mr. Blau had prepared a written Secretary's Report on the results of eight e-mail ballots, all of them sponsored by the chair, since the last LNC meeting and updated the Policy Manual to reflect those votes. INSERT: Mr. Blau had submitted a written Secretary's Report which included the results of the eight e-mail ballots, all of which were sponsored by the chair, cast since the previous LNC meeting. He had provided the updated Policy Manual, dated August 22, 2013, to reflect those votes. 10. TO ADD "VOTED AGAINST" TO THE E-MAIL BALLOT 2013-12 -- DELETE: Cloud, Hinkle, Johnson, Lark, Vohra, and Wrights. INSERT: Cloud, Hinkle, Johnson, Lark, Vohra, and Wrights voted against. 11. TO CLARIFY -- DELETE: Ms. Visek suggested including the chair of the Audit Committee and this was approved without objection. INSERT (IN A SEPARATE PARAGRAPH): Ms. Visek moved to let the Audit Committee attend the executive session. The motion passed. 12. TO PUT "SECRET MEETING" IN QUOTATION MARKS -- DELETE: Starchild asked for the secret meeting to be for narrow purposes. INSERT: Starchild asked for the "secret meeting" to be for narrow purposes. 13. TO LIST THOSE WHO VOTED IN FAVOR OF GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER -- DELETE: Neale, Hagan, Cloud, Hinkle, Redpath, Vohra, Olsen, Kirkland, Goldstein, Wiener, Pojunis, Tomasso, Lark, Visek, and Johnson voted in favor. INSERT: Cloud, Goldstein, Hagan, Hinkle, Johnson, Kirkland, Lark, Neale, Olsen, Pojunis, Redpath, Tomasso, Visek, Vohra, and Wiener voted in favor. 14. TO CORRECT TWICE THE SPELLING OF "SINAWSKI" --- DELETE: Gary Sinaswki, the legal counsel, spoke by telephone from 8:10 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. During this period, Starchild asked Mr. Sinawski about attorney client confidentiality. Mr. Sinawksi replied that, while a topic may not be confidential, the particulars of the topic were confidential. INSERT: Gary Sinawski, the legal counsel, spoke by telephone from 8:10 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. During this period, Starchild asked Mr. Sinawski about attorney client confidentiality. Mr. Sinawski replied that, while a topic may not be confidential, the particulars of the topic were confidential. 15. TO CLARIFY -- DELETE: Also, in answer to question from Mr. Tomasso, Mr. Sinawski said litigation in Connecticut will still planned. INSERT: Also, in answer to question from Mr. Tomasso, Mr. Sinawski said litigation in Connecticut will still being planned. 16. TO CORRECT THE SPELLING OF "HINKLE" -- DELETE: Mr. Hinke moved to suspend the rules to take up the agenda item Budget Review and Approval. INSERT: Mr. Hinkle moved to suspend the rules to take up the agenda item Budget Review and Approval. 17. TO BE CONSISTENT -- DELETE: F.E.C. MOTION. INSERT: FEC MOTION. 18. TO CLARIFY -- DELETE: Brett Pojunis suggested disbanding the Affiliate Support Committee and the Information Technology Committee. INSERT: Mr. Pojunis said he thought the Affiliate Support Committee was inactive and the staff was not supporting the Information Technology Committee. And he called for disbanding both committees. 19. TO NOT CAPITALIZE WEB -- DELETE: Starchild moved that the LP.org Web page listing committee members include links to committee reports posted online and contact information. INSERT: Starchild moved that the LP.org web page listing committee members include links to committee reports posted online and contact information. 20. TO ADD "AND" TO THE LIST OF THOSE WHO VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDED MOTION TO MAKE PAID ATTENDEES PAY FOR THOSE WHO DON'T PAY -- DELETE: Hagan, Johnson, Kirkland, Lark, Neale, Olsen, Redpath, Starchild, Tomasso, Vohra, Wiener voted in favor. INSERT: Hagan, Johnson, Kirkland, Lark, Neale, Olsen, Redpath, Starchild, Tomasso, Vohra, and Wiener voted in favor. 21. TO CORRECT THE SPELLING OF "STRATEGIST" -- DELETE: Mr. Redpath presented a written Ballot Access Action Report. He said the Our America Initiative political advocacy committee, formed by Presidential candidate Gary Johnson with his stategist Ron Nielson, might be willing to fund a petition drive in Oklahoma. INSERT: Mr. Redpath presented a written Ballot Access Action Report. He said the Our America Initiative political advocacy committee, formed by Presidential candidate Gary Johnson with his strategist Ron Nielson, might be willing to fund a petition drive in Oklahoma. 22. TO CHANGE THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ALABAMA PETITION DRIVE FROM "DISTRICT BY DISTRICT" TO "COUNTY BY COUNTY" -- DELETE: Mr. Frankel told how the Alabama party was getting on the ballot district by district. INSERT: Mr. Frankel told how the Alabama party was getting on the ballot county by county. 23. TO CORRECT THE TIME OF THE LUNCH BREAK ON SUNDAY -- DELETE: The meeting recessed for lunch from 12:45 p.m. to 12:20 p.m. INSERT: The meeting recessed for lunch from 11:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. 24. TO CORRECT THE DATE OF THE MOTION ON THE BUILDING FUND FROM DECEMBER 20-21, 2012, TO NOVEMBER 20-21, 2010 -- DELETE: Mr. Wiener moved to rescind the motion adopted at the December 20-21, 2012, meeting, "The LNC shall establish a headquarters building fund. Such funds or pledges of funds for the building fund shall only be used for that purpose. None of these funds shall be used for fundraising or any other expenses." After discussion, he withdrew the motion to rescind. INSERT: Mr. Wiener moved to rescind the motion adopted at the November 20-21, 2010, meeting, "The LNC shall establish a headquarters building fund. Such funds or pledges of funds for the building fund shall only be used for that purpose. None of these funds shall be used for fundraising or any other expenses." After discussion, he withdrew the motion to rescind. 25. TO CLARIFY THAT A MOTION WAS TO RESCIND PART OF A MOTION, NOT ALL OF IT -- DELETE: Mr. Wiener moved to rescind the motion adopted at the November 20-21, 2010, meeting, "The LNC shall establish a headquarters building fund. Such funds or pledges of funds for the building fund shall only be used for that purpose. None of these funds shall be used for fundraising or any other expenses." After discussion, he withdrew the motion to rescind. INSERT: Mr. Wiener moved to rescind the last sentence of a motion adopted at the November 20-21, 2010, meeting, "The LNC shall establish a headquarters building fund. Such funds or pledges of funds for the building fund shall only be used for that purpose. None of these funds shall be used for fundraising or any other expenses." After discussion, he withdrew the motion to rescind. 26. TO CORRECT THE REQUIREMENT FOR A TWO-THIRDS VOTE -- DELETE: The motion to amend the proviso passed. Thus, the amended proviso became: "Ballot access expenditures for 2014 shall only be authorized by a vote of two-thirds of the Executive Committee and the total expended cannot exceed the budgeted amount." INSERT: The motion to amend the proviso passed. Thus, the amended proviso became: "Ballot access expenditures for 2014 shall only be authorized by a two-thirds vote of the Executive Committee and the total expended cannot exceed the budgeted amount." 27. TO CLARIFY -- DELETE: Ms. Visek moved to include Mr. Starr in the executive session. The motion passed. INSERT: Ms. Visek moved to let the Audit Committee attend the executive session. The motion passed. 28. TO CORRECT THE IDENTITY OF A LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET -- DELETE: Mr. Pojunis moved to change "Revenue, Direct Mail Fundraising, New Donor Prospecting," line 4020-30, from $12,600 to 80,000. The motion passed. INSERT: Mr. Pojunis moved to change "Revenue, Direct Solicitation Major Donor, Executive Director Solicitation," line 4020-30, from $30,000 to 80,000. The motion passed. 29. TO SPECIFY THE LINE NUMBER FOR A BUDGET ITEM -- DELETE: Mr. Hagan moved to change "Program-Related Expenses, LP News," from $48,000 to $32,000. INSERT: Mr. Hagan moved to change "Program-Related Expenses, LP News," line 7340, from $48,000 to $32,000. 30. TO ADD "AND" TO THE LIST OF THOSE WHO VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDED RESOLUTION ON ANNUAL TARGET REVENUE -- DELETE: Johnson, Pojunis, Starchild, Visek voted in favor. INSERT: Johnson, Pojunis, Starchild, and Visek voted in favor. 31. TO ADD "AND" TO THE LIST OF THOSE WHO VOTED IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THE PROPOSED BUDGET AS AMENDED -- DELETE: Hagan, Hinkle, Johnson, Lark, Linnabary, Pojunis, Neale, Vohra, Wiener voted in favor. INSERT: Hagan, Hinkle, Johnson, Lark, Linnabary, Pojunis, Neale, Vohra, and Wiener voted in favor. 32. TO REWORD AT THE REQUEST OF JIM LARK -- DELETE: Dr. Lark observed that it was Bill of Rights Day. He announced that services would be held in Virginia on December 20 for former LNC member and retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Michael C. Colley. INSERT: Dr. Lark thanked the Libertarian Party of Texas and the Libertarian Party of Dallas County for their hospitality. He observed that it was Bill of Rights Day. He announced that services would be held in Virginia at Arlington National Cemetery on December 20 for former LNC member and retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Michael C. Colley. Gary Johnson 512-441-6378 sedition(a)aol.com

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LNC Conflicts of Interest, 2013-12-16, 2013-12-23
by Gary Johnson 02 Jan '14

02 Jan '14

To the Libertarian National Committee: Attached are two new versions of the LNC Declared Potential Conflicts of Interest. The first version is arbitrarily dated December 16 and reflects the changes announced at the December 14 and 15 meeting. The second version is arbitrarily dated December 23 and reflects written statements sent to me after the meeting. One statement is from a December 22 e-mail from Jim Lark of a disclosure he says he made before December 14 but was not on the the list in the binder for the December 14 and 15 meeting. One statement is from a December 22 e-mail from Starchild. DISCLOSED AT THE DECEMBER 14-15 MEETING -- INSERT: Mr. Cloud: Working on Archimedes Online for online recruiting. INSERT: Mr. Redpath: Treasurer of Citizens in Charge. DELETE: Starchild: At-Large representative of the Libertarian Party of California. DELETE: Mr. Olsen: Campaign Director for the Libertarian Party of Colorado. INSERT: Mr. Olsen: Financial interest in Big L Solutions Inc. DELETE: Mr. Schrade: No information. INSERT: Mr. Craig: No information. DISCLOSED BEFORE DECEMBER 14 BUT NOT LISTED -- INSERT: Dr. Lark: Member of the Board of Advisors for the Freedom and Entrepreneurship Foundation (Fundacja Wolności i Przedsiębiorczości), Katowice, Poland. [Please note that the Polish letters may not copy and paste.] DISCLOSED IN AN E-MAIL ON DECEMBER 22 -- INSERT: Starchild: In a hypothetical situation where I have to choose between loyalty to the Libertarian Party and loyalty to the larger libertarian movement which is by definition all the individuals and groups consciously working for freedom from a libertarian perspective at any given time, my primary allegiance will be to the movement, because organizations can and do go astray and it is the IDEAS that matter -- the LP like every other organization being not an end in itself but simply a means to our goal of universal freedom, a world in which each individual is sovereign over his/her own life. Gary Johnson 512-441-6378 sedition(a)aol.com

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