July 2015 - Lnc-business - Moellman Enterprises Email

Next LNC meeting no binders, 2 stapled packages
by Wes Benedict 30 Jul '15

30 Jul '15

For the next LNC meeting, help me remember that we should not do the binders. The binders not only cost a lot to ship, but they take up a lot of space on the tables in the conference rooms. I think we can have two handouts. 1. Policy Manual. Stapled. 2. All the other handouts. Stapled into one. With page numbers at the bottom. I took the contents out of my last LNC meeting binder and those two items are very manageable as stapled packages. I think this will be a cinch for Casey to prepare as well. All reports from the July 18-19 meeting are posted online here (event the late ones like I.T. Committee): http://www.lp.org/blogs/staff/lnc-meeting-july-18-19-2015-in-alexandria-va If there are any you see missing, including any handouts that maybe should be added, let me know and I'll see about adding them. -- 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: Demographic Trends for both Major Parties - Caution Up Ahead
by Scott L. 29 Jul '15

29 Jul '15

I am not sure what to make of this chart. I am not surprised by the fact that Republican voters are mostly white, whereas Democrat voters are "less white" than Republican voters, but the disparity between the two parties in the white to non-white ratio is pretty amazing. Scott Lieberman _____ <http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=73a64fdb-a62a-495e-adff-b1fe2e998152&a=1117424 089885&d=1121229276389&r=3&o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gif&c =881c5050-0200-11e4-91e6-d4ae527b8053&ch=886a9760-0200-11e4-9262-d4ae527b805 3> <https://static.ctctcdn.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif> <http://files.ctctcdn.com/d1b7aab2401/51b8bc4a-19df-4f7d-b530-3bfdd2d8dbc8.p ng> <https://static.ctctcdn.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif> <https://static.ctctcdn.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif> <https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif> F This email was sent to by shawnsteel(a)shawnsteel.com | <https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif>

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LNC Session in Orlando - hotel contract?
by Scott L. 27 Jul '15

27 Jul '15

We are only 3 ½ months away from our next LNC Session. At this time, I am seeing some decent airline fares on the Southwest web site. The fact that Thanksgiving is a good 1 ¾ weeks after our Session is probably part of the reason that most of the flights are still relatively inexpensive. I hope that our Operations Director is able to finalize the hotel contract relatively soon, so that those of us who are not willing to take a red-eye on Spirit or Allegiant can benefit from being able to book our airline tickets sooner rather than later. TIA. Scott Lieberman

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Policy Manual updated for 7/18/15 changes
by Alicia Mattson 24 Jul '15

24 Jul '15

Attached is the new Policy Manual, updated to reflect the changes adopted on Saturday. Staff please update the version online when you get a chance to do so. Alicia Mattson LNC Secretary

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Fwd: JUDICIAL COMMITTEE PETITION AND TRANSMITTAL
by Alicia Mattson 24 Jul '15

24 Jul '15

I have been asked by the Chair of the national Judicial Committee to forward the information below to the Libertarian National Committee as a potential respondent in this matter. Alicia Mattson LNC Secretary ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: M Carling <mcarling(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 3:07 PM Subject: Fwd: JUDICIAL COMMITTEE PETITION AND TRANSMITTAL To: Alicia Mattson <agmattson(a)gmail.com> Dear Ms. Mattson, Please forward the appeal below to the members and alternates of the LNC. The LNC is named as a potential respondent. Please also find attached a copy of the current LP bylaws and the rules of appellate procedure of the Judicial Committee. M Carling Chairman, LP Judicial Committee Begin forwarded message: *From: *Ian Epstein <johannstein(a)gmail.com> *Subject: **JUDICIAL COMMITTEE PETITION AND TRANSMITTAL* *Date: *July 23, 2015 at 13:16:14 PDT *To: *M Carling <mcarling(a)gmail.com> Dear Mr. Carling, On behalf of the Libertarian Party of Oregon, in my capacity as Chair, I hereby submit the following petition to the national Judicial Committee. Respectfully, Ian Epstein, Chair Libertarian Party of Oregon Attachment

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draft minutes of 7/18/15 LNC session
by Alicia Mattson 24 Jul '15

24 Jul '15

Attached is the first draft of the minutes from last weekend's session in Alexandria. Comments from LNC members are due August 7th. For the new LNC members: 1) The LNC has an auto-approval process for LNC minutes, found in Policy Manual Section 1.02.6. That's the basis for the sequence of dates listed on the front page of this draft. 2) Part of the Secretary's brownie point game, in which I arbitrarily and capriciously award meaningless points to LNC colleagues for anything I please but usually for paying attention to technical details, is the Waldo. The first draft of face-to-face minutes often contains a hidden Waldo. What's a Waldo? You'll know it when you see it. Be the first to identify it and win a brownie point. Mmmm....brownies... Alicia Mattson LNC Secretary

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Three versions of new logo shown below
by Wes Benedict 22 Jul '15

22 Jul '15

I've seen some versions of the new logo on places like Independent Political Report that may make readers misunderstand what the logo should actually look like. Here it is with a slogan: And here it is without. Both are valid as far as I'm concerned. And neither looks like what the amateur reporters at Independent Political Report put at the top of the article here (even after a revision or two): http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2015/07/lnc-selects-new-logo/ Whether or not you like the new logo, it's kind of hard for me to understand how anyone could say it's terrible. It's mostly the word LIBERTARIAN in all caps, with a little torch and eagle to the left. The graphic elements are too small to be terrible. It prominently features the word LIBERTARIAN in all caps. It pushed the LIBERTARIAN brand, just like on the T-shirts and hats that we sell that have been great sellers. It was designed by a graphic designer with something like 20 years of experience in graphic design, who went back to college for a masters degree. The title of his thesis is "Political Discourse: Campaign Visual Identities and the Rise of the Consumer-Voter." The political and graphic design authorities who supported him are impressive. And here's another valid version for use on a silver (or gray) background. I think it's going to be a whole lot easier to work with for novice graphic designers who need a simple set of colors to work with. And that's who is doing 90% of the graphic design work for our candidates and affiliates, novices. We're making it a lot easier on them. I'm looking forward to using it once we iron out the contract, details, and final specs. Libertarians, you're gonna like the way you look! -- 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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Re: [Lnc-business] I have been asking for for ballot money
by doug＠vikingmetals.com 21 Jul '15

21 Jul '15

did we see any bump in the last 24 by chance ? Doug Craig -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Lnc-business] I have been asking for for ballot money From: Wes Benedict <wes.benedict(a)lp.org> Date: Jul 21, 2015 4:04 PM To: lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org CC: As Brett wrote below, sales pitch at the top of the donation page doesn't show up on a mobile phone. I've duplicated the problem with my phone. So, for those interested, I'm pasting that content below in this email. > 15 years. > > That's how long it's been since Oklahomans have been able to vote for > a Libertarian. Not since Harry Browne ran for President in 2000 have > we been on the ballot in Oklahoma, a state with some of the worst > ballot access laws in the country. > > Thanks to the dedication of activists over decades, the Governor in > Oklahoma signed a bill that reduced the signature requirement to > 24,475, which makes it an achievable goal. This is such an amazing > opportunity that Richard Winger, ballot access hero, has committed > $30,000 of his own money to make sure this petition drive succeeds. > > But there's a catch. We can only unlock this donation if we can raise > funds to match his donation. Our goal for the online campaign is > $15,000. If we achieve it, we will immediately get petitioners on the > ground in Oklahoma to ensure that there is a Libertarian on the ballot. > > If we get Oklahoma, we have a realistic opportunity to get 50-state > ballot access again so that every American will have a Libertarian on > their ballot in 2016. > > We need your help. Donate today! > > If you're having trouble contributing on this donation page, or to use > PayPal. go to our regular contribution page and write "ballot access > Oklahoma" in the comment field: > https://www.lp.org/contribute > > Please donate below. > http://www.lp.org/okla 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 On 7/20/2015 9:35 PM, Brett Bittner wrote: > > On mobile, that page just displays the embedded Piryx/Rally form. > > Brett Bittner > > Region 3 Alternate (IMOK Region) > Libertarian National Committee > > **This message sent from my phone. Please excuse any typos. > > On Jul 20, 2015 5:09 PM, "Nicholas Sarwark" <chair(a)lp.org > <mailto:chair@lp.org>> wrote: > > There is a write up on the Oklahoma-specific donation page here: > http://www.lp.org/okla > > -Nick > > On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 2:01 PM, Brett Bittner > <brett(a)brettbittner.com ><mailto:brett@brettbittner.com>> wrote: > > Doug means about the specific request for Oklahoma. I've been > a part of those discussions, and I've not been able to find > details myself. > > Brett Bittner > > Region 3 Alternate (IMOK Region) Libertarian National Committee > > **This message sent from my phone. Please excuse any typos. > > On Jul 20, 2015 4:22 PM, "Marc Allan Feldman" > <marc(a)openivo.com ><mailto:marc@openivo.com>> wrote: > > > The Importance of Ballot Access by Richard Winger > > > Reprinted with permission from the Spring 1994 Long Term > View, Massachusetts School of Law, Andover, MA. > > > > http://www.conservativepartyal.org/?p=113 > > > > On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 4:13 PM, <doug(a)vikingmetals.com > <mailto:doug@vikingmetals.com>> wrote: > > > I have been out asking for ballot access money and I > need someone that has better writing skills write me > to a write a history of national ballot access and > why it important...folks are wanting to place the > request on the web pages and their facebooks. > Doug Craig > > > > iginal Message -------- > > Subject: [Lnc-business] Fwd: Is it safe to > purchase plane tickets to > Orlando... > From: Wes Benedict <wes.benedict(a)lp.org > <mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org>> > Date: Mon, July 20, 2015 12:01 pm > To: lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org > <mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org> > > Please do not purchase plane tickets for any LNC > meeting until Robert Kraus confirms we have a > contract with the hotel where we plan to stay. > > Therefore, please do not purchase plane tickets > for the November 14-15 meeting yet. > > My advice on this is just free advice. > > Someone, please help us remember to remind the LNC > when it comes time to decide each meeting that > people should not buy their tickets until we > confirm the location. We have had to change cities > in the past based on failure to find any suitable > places in a particular city--usually because some > major event is happening that drives up costs in a > particular city. Thanks, > > Wes Benedict, Executive Director > Libertarian National Committee, Inc. > *New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314* > (202) 333-0008 ext. 232 > <tel:(202) 333-0008 ext. 232>, > wes.benedict(a)lp.org <mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org> > facebook.com/libertarians > <http://facebook.com/libertarians> @LPNational > Join the Libertarian Party at: > http://lp.org/membership > > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: Is it safe to purchase plane tickets to > Orlando... > Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 11:32:31 -0700 > From: William Redpath <wredpath2(a)yahoo.com> > <mailto:wredpath2@yahoo.com> > To: chair(a)lp.org <mailto:chair@lp.org> > CC: wes.benedict(a)lp.org > <mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org>, robert.kraus(a)lp.org > <mailto:robert.kraus@lp.org> > > > > ...for the weekend of November 14-15? Has the venue been finalized? Thanks, Bill > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > 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 <mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org> > http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org > > > > > -- > Marc Allan Feldman > CEO > OpenIVO, Inc. > Beachwood, OH > marc(a)openivo.com <mailto:marc@openivo.com> > http://about.me/marcallanfeldman > 216-312-4169 <tel:216-312-4169> (direct) > > _______________________________________________ > 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 <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 <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 _______________________________________________ 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] I have been asking for for ballot money
by doug＠vikingmetals.com 21 Jul '15

21 Jul '15

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blog entry with LNC meeting details and reports
by Wes Benedict 20 Jul '15

20 Jul '15

Attention Bill Redpath: I recommend that you print a copy of the attached PDF for yourself. The blog entry is here: http://www.lp.org/blogs/staff/lnc-meeting-july-18-19-2015-in-alexandria-va It includes the agenda, region reports, etc. Not all reports are available yet. Also attached is a giant PDF with the agenda on the front, followed by all the reports and even a motion in writing. This is attached in case you want to load it onto your iPad for reading on the plane, or if you want to print it out to read. You don't have to print each individual report that way. Thanks, -- 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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