November 2015 - Lnc-business - Moellman Enterprises Email

LNC Affiliate Support Committee - Meeting Minutes
by Guy McLendon 04 Nov '15

04 Nov '15

Attached are the meeting minutes. Please advise of corrections/comments by 11/11/2015. Guy McLendon LNC At Large Member Chair Affiliate Support Committee Cell 832-372-8131 ~ Joint ASC / LSLA Teleconference US Toll: +1-415-655-0045 Access code: 662 880 049 8:30pm Eastern/5:30pm Pacific November 4, 2015 ASC Members - In attendance: Guy McLendon Vicki Kirkland Norm Olsen Joe Hauptmann Beth Vest Motion by Joe to adopt, as follows: An affiliate shall be considered "operational" if: . The affiliate maintains a functional website that's generally being updated (includes contact info for current officers); AND . The affiliate's leadership returns phone calls within three business days, AND . The affiliate has a bank account. Motion passes without objection. 2015 ASC Report Recommendations: 1. Based upon 2014 report, IT funding should be allocated to address the dbase deficiencies, and provide CRM services to affiliates. 2. Consider shared platform that enables targeted integration of database operation between consenting state affiliates and national. 3. Continue supporting contractor(s) or staff member(s) who focuses on Affiliate Support. 4. Utilize existing phone system and provide numbers for each affiliate + DC. Point out in report that Affiliate internal goals can benefit from having CRM as an essential tool. Clarify what numbers represent. Adjourned @ 8:19PM. Visitors: Brett Pojunis Leigh Lachine Paulie Andy Burns George Phillies Bill Redpath Jason

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ASC Annual Report - DRAFT
by Guy McLendon 04 Nov '15

04 Nov '15

Be thinking about what our recommendations should be for 2015 . Recommendations: 1. Based upon 2014 report, IT funding should be allocated to address the dbase deficiencies, and provide CRM services to affiliate and host on LNC-provided server. 2. Consider shared platform that enables targeted integration of database operation between consenting state affiliates and national. 3. Continue supporting staff member who focuses on Affiliate Support. Guy McLendon LNC At Large Member Chair Affiliate Support Committee Cell 832-372-8131

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Region I Report
by Norm Olsen 04 Nov '15

04 Nov '15

Please see attached. Update possible, but not likely. Norm -- Norman T Olsen Regional Representative, Region 1 Libertarian National Committee 7931 South Broadway, PMB 102 Littleton, CO 80122-2710 303-263-4995

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MEMBERSHIP-OCT-15
by Robert Kraus 03 Nov '15

03 Nov '15

The most recent 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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2015 Poll_Rev E.xlsx
by Guy McLendon 01 Nov '15

01 Nov '15

FYI . this is still DRAFT.

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Re: [Lnc-business] 2015 Affiliate Support Committee Poll
by Guy McLendon 01 Nov '15

01 Nov '15

DRAFT: Table - LNC Service Level Affiliates 2015 score of LNC's current service experienced a significant shift towards positive as compared to 2014. Scores from 2014, listed in bad to good order, were 5, 15, 21, 8 and 1. Only one affiliate gave a "good" score in 2014, but 2015 scores were 4, 4, 19, 11 and 7. "Bad" scores in 2014 were five times more frequent than "Good" scores, but 2015 good scores exceed bad by a 7:4 margin. Poll results from 2014 included responses from 50 affiliates {2014 bad to good scores }, but only 45 responses are available in table above. Guy McLendon LNC At Large Member Chair Affiliate Support Committee Cell 832-372-8131 From: Guy McLendon [mailto:guy@mclendon.net] Sent: Sunday, November 1, 2015 7:22 PM To: lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org Subject: RE: 2015 Affiliate Support Committee Poll On the first question, we're missing responses from the following 6 state affiliates: Arizona, Maryland, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire & Vermont. In 2014, we lacked feedback from only one state affiliate on this question. Region reps are encouraged to contact your respective state affiliates, and get the responses for this question. Also, your help in collecting straggler information would also be appreciated. I'll need to get all the raw data within the next couple of days, so that I'll have next weekend to finalize & print the report. Name of contact: State: Position: Phone: Please rank LNC current service level: 1 is worst, 3 is average and 5 is best. What are the top 3 "needs and interests" that you are addressing in your state? What is your state's #1 need from LNC? How many candidates were on the ballot in 2014-2015 (partisan or non-partisan)? What is your state's annual income (exclude LNC ballot access contributions)? What is your state's annual expenses? -----Original Message----- From: Guy McLendon [mailto:guy@mclendon.net] Sent: Sunday, November 1, 2015 5:27 PM To: statechairs(a)hq.lp.org Subject: 2015 Affiliate Support Committee Poll Please check your state's poll responses, and send me any updates ASAP. Please reply to this, so the subject line stays the same. If a state didn't know the answer, I put "?" into the field. If a state chose to opt out of the question, I put an "x" into the field. If a state gave a range, I typically used a single number that was the midpoint of the range. If several years of data was given, I tried to use the most recent year. Best regards, Guy McLendon Cell 832-372-8131 Res 337-626-1012

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Re: [Lnc-business] 2015 Affiliate Support Committee Poll
by Guy McLendon 01 Nov '15

01 Nov '15

On the first question, we're missing responses from the following 6 state affiliates: Arizona, Maryland, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire & Vermont. In 2014, we lacked feedback from only one state affiliate on this question. Region reps are encouraged to contact your respective state affiliates, and get the responses for this question. Also, your help in collecting straggler information would also be appreciated. I'll need to get all the raw data within the next couple of days, so that I'll have next weekend to finalize & print the report. Name of contact: State: Position: Phone: Please rank LNC current service level: 1 is worst, 3 is average and 5 is best. What are the top 3 "needs and interests" that you are addressing in your state? What is your state's #1 need from LNC? How many candidates were on the ballot in 2014-2015 (partisan or non-partisan)? What is your state's annual income (exclude LNC ballot access contributions)? What is your state's annual expenses? -----Original Message----- From: Guy McLendon [mailto:guy@mclendon.net] Sent: Sunday, November 1, 2015 5:27 PM To: statechairs(a)hq.lp.org Subject: 2015 Affiliate Support Committee Poll Please check your state's poll responses, and send me any updates ASAP. Please reply to this, so the subject line stays the same. If a state didn't know the answer, I put "?" into the field. If a state chose to opt out of the question, I put an "x" into the field. If a state gave a range, I typically used a single number that was the midpoint of the range. If several years of data was given, I tried to use the most recent year. Best regards, Guy McLendon Cell 832-372-8131 Res 337-626-1012

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Libertarian National Convention - registration page
by Scott L. 01 Nov '15

01 Nov '15

Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to put an exact copy of what I am talking about into this e-mail. If you go to http://www.lp.org/convention/register You will see that the "regular" prices are featured, and that the current "pre-early-bird" prices are much less obvious. I suggest that staff put the current prices in the upper left of each box, in a large font. At the bottom of each box, in a smaller font, put what the price will be starting January 1. I think doing this will increase "pre-early-bird" package sales. Scott Lieberman

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September End-of-Month Financial Reports
by Tim Hagan 01 Nov '15

01 Nov '15

The September Financial Report, with the new logo, is attached. The deficit for the month was $10,144, but the reserve, at $113,139, remains above the $50,460 targeted reserve. The increase in the budget for branding revenues and expenses will be reflected in the October report. Tim Hagan

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Top Two rears its ugly head in the US House
by Scott L. 01 Nov '15

01 Nov '15

http://www.non-partisanmd.org/what-s-happening.html “Open Our Democracy Act of 2015, H.R. 2655 (Rep. John Delaney, MD 6th (Democrat)) ~Requires a "Top 2 Non-Partisan Open Primary" for all US House and US Senate seats. ~Limits the ensuing general election to the top two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in the single open primary, regardless of political party preference. ~Gives candidates the option, at the time of filing to run for office, to declare a political party preference, which does not constitute or imply endorsement of the candidate by the party designated. ~Treats the general election day in the same manner as a legal public holiday for purposes of federal employment. ~Expresses the sense of Congress that private employers should give their employees a day off on the general election day in November 2016 and each even-numbered year thereafter to enable them to cast votes in elections held on that day. ~Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the feasibility and desirability of enacting national standards and criteria for congressional redistricting.” https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2655 The “Open Our Democracy Act” was introduced on June 4. Richard Winger updates us in the November 1, 2015 issue of Ballot Access News that “despite a well-funded campaign by Independent Voting, after 6 months the bill still has only 3 co-sponsors.” On the “good news” side of the ledger, in another item Winger reveals “Polls show that the US Senate election in California in November 2016 will be between two Democrats: Attorney General Kamala Harris and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez. These two Democrats agree with each other on issues. Having such an important election with no real choice will likely persuade many Californians that the system should be reformed.” Scott Lieberman

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