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Proposed Agenda for December 13-14 LNC Meeting
by Nicholas Sarwark 07 Dec '14

07 Dec '14

Attached in Word and PDF format. At present, I don't have time blocked out for a site visit for a potential convention venue. If Mr. Hayes or someone else has a proposal for when and how long that would take, I'm flexible on fitting it in. Also, this is the first budget meeting I've done with the LNC, so if my timelines are overly aggressive, let me know where I should modify before we get to New Orleans. Lastly, if there is someone who has asked for agenda time that I have omitted, let me know and I'll modify. Same for those who meant to ask but forgot. At present, we still finish prior to the lunch hour on Sunday, but if I'd give it a day or two before trying to book an early afternoon flight out of New Orleans on Sunday. -Nick P.S. Congratulations to Chad Perry, newly elected Justice of the Peace, Ward 7, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana!

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student memberships for $10?
by Wes Benedict 07 Dec '14

07 Dec '14

Dear LNC, I'd like to offer some type of student membership for $10 with appropriate benefits TBD. These memberships would not be considered "bylaws Sustaining Members." First, I'd like feedback from the LNC on the concept, before I get into suggestions on programs. Second, I'd like the bylaws and Policy Manual aficionados to advise on what would have to happen for the technical implementation if that were decided upon. -- Wes Benedict, Executive Director Libertarian National Committee, Inc. *New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314* (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict(a)lp.org facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership

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FW: Libertarian Christmas Party!
by Robert Kraus 06 Dec '14

06 Dec '14

Just a reminder that any reports for the binders are needed by 9 am Mon 12/8. Please be sure to send them to me and Alicia. Also please note we all are invited to the NOLP Holiday Party Sat 12/13 after the meeting. See below for more details. Live Free! Robert Robert S. Kraus - Dir of Operations Operations(a)LP.org Libertarian National Committee Ph: 202.333.0008 x 231 Join today: https://www.lp.org/membership LP FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/libertarians _____ size=3 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> From: Libertarian Party of Louisiana [mailto:Wendy=LPLouisiana.org@mail185.wdc02.mcdlv.net] On Behalf Of Libertarian Party of Louisiana Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 9:39 PM To: =?utf-8?Q??= Subject: Libertarian Christmas Party! Christmas Party! <http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=94f6c80771c7b78bed54dfa4b&id=409e1e9a35…> View this email in your browser <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/94f6c80771c7b78bed54dfa4b/images/8f3ca13f-7ab…> Greater New Orleans Libertarian Christmas Party! Please join the Libertarian Party as we celebrate Christmas and work to bring liberty and peace to everyone this holiday season! We'll have exclusive access to the private club at 845 Carondelet St., formerly Indulge Island Grill, from 7pm till, on Saturday, December 13th, with fabulous food and spirits provided by gracious donors! 7pm till on Saturday, December 13th 845 Carondelet St., New Orleans The <http://facebook.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=94f6c80771c7b78bed54dfa4b…> Libertarian National Committee will be in town and the Greater New Orleans Libertarians would like to welcome them, as well as ALL of the Libertarians in Louisiana, Texas, our neighboring Gulf Coast States, and beyond! If you would like to make a contribution to the Libertarian Party of Louisiana please visit our <http://facebook.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=94f6c80771c7b78bed54dfa4b…> website here or contact Executive Director Wendy Adams at 504.6547627 or email Wendy(a)LPLouisiana.org. We appreciate your support! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! This email was sent to robert.kraus(a)lp.org <http://facebook.us7.list-manage1.com/about?u=94f6c80771c7b78bed54dfa4b&id=d…> why did I get this? unsubscribe <http://facebook.us7.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=94f6c80771c7b78bed54dfa4b…> from this list update <http://facebook.us7.list-manage.com/profile?u=94f6c80771c7b78bed54dfa4b&id=…> subscription preferences Libertarian Party of Louisiana · 121 Rosa Avenue, Metairie, LA · Metairie, La 70005 · USA <http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…> Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp <http://facebook.us7.list-manage.com/track/open.php?u=94f6c80771c7b78bed54df…>

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Apologies/non functional email
by Jay Estrada 05 Dec '14

05 Dec '14

Fellow LNC, I sincerely apologize. Apparently my google account was "corrupt" according to their tech support, and I have not received any email nor had access to my contacts since mid November. The situation has been rectified, my data restored, and I will now begin the process of sifting through the 1000+ emails that flooded my account when it was restored. If I have missed anything urgent please point me in the direction of the missed email(s) as it will probably take me several days to go through what I have missed. Thank you all for your hard work, Jay Estrada 432-934-2099 estrada00claudio(a)gmail.com

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two agenda requests
by Alicia Mattson 05 Dec '14

05 Dec '14

Nick, The draft agenda isn't due until tomorrow, so I don't know if these items are already on your list or not. If not, we should add items to appoint both the Convention Oversight Committee and also the Audit Committee. The Convention Oversight Committee needs to get started on site selection for the 2018 convention so that process can be wrapped up before they then have to start the actual planning of the 2016 convention. We're almost to the end of another fiscal year, so we need to let the Audit Committee get started with their search for an external firm to engage for this term. -Alicia

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Membership Report
by Robert Kraus 05 Dec '14

05 Dec '14

The latest membership report is attached. Live Free! Robert Robert S. Kraus - Dir of Operations Operations(a)LP.org Libertarian National Committee Ph: 202.333.0008 x 231 Join today: https://www.lp.org/membership LP FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/libertarians

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Controlled experiment of the Libertarian spoiler effect
by Scott L. 05 Dec '14

05 Dec '14

In addition to the exit polls that have been done in Virginia and other places, the evidence below strongly suggests that the spoiler effect of Libertarian Nominees is pretty minimal. The good news is that this article can be used when lobbying major party state legislators to pass bills that make it easier for third parties to retain ballot access. We now have evidence that the effect of Libertarians on the vote difference between Republican and Democrat nominees is extremely small. http://www.ballot-access.org/2014/12/special-virginia-u-s-house-race-acts-as -experiment-to-determine-true-effect-of-libertarian-candidates-on-outcome/ Scott Lieberman

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FW: Welcome Jeffrey Hewitt!
by Scott L. 05 Dec '14

05 Dec '14

The LP of California's Operations Committee is our state equivalent of the LNC'S Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is our state equivalent of the LNC. Scott Lieberman HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH The Operations Committee has approved the appointment of Calimesa Councilman Jeff Hewitt to the Executive Committee to replace the spot held by Jose Tovar. This appointment will be good until the next Convention. Jeff will be in attendance this weekend at our joint EC meeting in Las Vegas. This is a historic moment for the LP. We now have not just one, but *TWO* elected officials serving on the LPC Executive Committee. The other one is <http://www.lp.org/node/8123> Jim Hoerricks, who is the President of the West Valley County Water District Board of Directors. I feel like that this is a record for us, and perhaps for the national Libertarian Party. If not, one for the current time and one I hope is exceeded at some point. I look forward to working with Jeff and hope all of you do as well. Kevin Takenaga Chairman Libertarian Party of California http://www.ca.lp.org

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Alaska Libertarians get a lagniappe
by Scott L. 04 Dec '14

04 Dec '14

Exhibit A: ALASKA GOVERNOR/LT GOVERNOR Total Votes 279,958 ________________________________________ Walker/Mallott NA 134,658 48.10% Parnell/Sullivan REP 128,435 45.88% Clift/Lee LIB 8,985 3.21% Myers/Rensel CON 6,987 2.50% Write-in Votes 893 0.32% [ NA means "non-affiliated" ] Exhibit B: http://amandacoyne.com/politics/unintended-consequences-libertarian-will-be- joining-the-apoc-commission/ (they also maintained ballot status, since the vote test is 3% for Governor) IMNSHO, this kind of result is infinitely more beneficial to the Libertarian Party than running 90% of our candidates for offices that are: A. unwinnable AND B. are not included in the vote test for ballot-access retention. Mr. Pojunis might have been a little harsh in his recent comments, but he is on the right track. Winning is much better than losing. Even though the next Governor of Alaska will not be a Libertarian, the Alaska Libertarian Party won two very nice consolation prizes. Scott Lieberman

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scheduling an LNC budget review session
by Alicia Mattson 04 Dec '14

04 Dec '14

The Executive Committee has reviewed and made some adjustments to the draft budget. You may recall that in the September LNC meeting in Alexandria, we adopted a motion, "that the LNC have an informal conference approximately 2 weeks prior to the December session in order to review the draft budget to be proposed at that session." In terms of scheduling a time for this review, Robert Kraus will be off work following the Thanksgiving holiday until December 2nd, and we need him to be available to field questions during this review. The current proposed time to have a budget review with the full LNC is December 3rd at 9pm Eastern / 6pm Pacific. How well does that proposed schedule work for the rest of the LNC? Please respond to let us know if you would be available then or not. Alicia Mattson LNC Secretary

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