July 2016 - Lnc-business - Moellman Enterprises Email

blog entry with LNC meeting reports
by Wes Benedict 17 Jul '16

17 Jul '16

The blog entry with all of our reports posted is now here: http://www.lp.org/blogs/staff/lnc-meeting-july-17-in-las-vegas-nv I apologize to Region 1 Rep Caryn Harlos. I could not post her report since it is over 2 MB. I can post files greater than 2 MB when I'm in the office, but not from this hotel room for technical reasons. Therefore, I've gone ahead and attached her report again to this email to make it easier to find. ================ The Libertarian National Committee will conduct a one-day meeting on Sunday, July 17, at the Planet Hollywood Hotel in Las Vegas, NV, from 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. PT, in the Melrose 3 breakout room. The LNC will attempt to stream the meeting live on the Internet. Broadcast channel #1 - video and audio: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/libertarian-party1 -- 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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Ballot Access Committee Report and Supplemental Report
by Ken Moellman 17 Jul '16

17 Jul '16

I have attached the original report as well as a supplemental report. Ballot access is ever-evolving. In a couple of hours, the supplemental report will likely be obsolete. But this should give everyone an idea of where things are. -- Ken C. Moellman, Jr. LNC Region 3 Alternate Representative LPKY Judicial Committee

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convention reports
by Wes Benedict 16 Jul '16

16 Jul '16

Convention reports attached. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: FW: report Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 07:43:12 -0400 From: Robert Kraus <robert.kraus(a)lp.org> To: 'Wes Benedict' <wes.benedict(a)lp.org> Please forward and also save to z drive binder folder thanks! Live Free! /*/Robert/*/*/ /* Robert S. Kraus - Dir of Operations Operations(a)LP.org Libertarian National Committee Ph: 202.333.0008 x 231

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Johnson/Weld, last meeting question
by Arvin Vohra 16 Jul '16

16 Jul '16

Hi all, Just wanted to set the record straight on this public list. In the last meeting, I made a motion on behalf one of the members of my region, to remove Governor Weld from the ticket. I made the motion for two reasons: 1. In my role as region 0 rep, to ensure that those in my region have a voice on the LNC. 2. So that it could be voted down, and not need to be discussed further. It was quickly and unanimously voted down, including by me. While the LNC and attendees at the meeting got that, some of the Johnson/Weld campaign staff may have gotten the wrong idea. As I've said many times, I think we have a world class ticket with two excellent candidates with track records of cutting government. I continue to strongly support both candidates on the ticket, and expect to welcome them as my DC neighbors in November. In Liberty, Arvin Vohra -- Arvin Vohra www.VoteVohra.com VoteVohra(a)gmail.com (301) 320-3634

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Fw: DRAFT June Finiancails
by Tim Hagan 16 Jul '16

16 Jul '16

blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } Draft Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss reports are attached. The full monthly financial reports will be sent later this month. The unrestricted cash is at $390,373. This was aided by $75,165 of New Donor Online Contributions in June. Tim Hagan

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Re: [Lnc-business] Let’s step-up Johnson's marketing: My campaign redesign!
by Starchild 16 Jul '16

16 Jul '16

Hi Scott, Thank you for your message and interest in helping with Gary Johnson's website. I did check out your Dropbox link, but I confess the redesign doesn't really do much for me. I'm not saying the current website does either, but the color schemes and so on look rather conservative and establishment-oriented, nothing cool and inspiring like the "Live Free" logo of 2012. I'm also not a big fan of eagle imagery for our party, as I think it tends to evoke a war-hawk type of symbolism. All this may be moot however, as the design of Gary Johnson's website is really in the hands of the campaign and something that the Libertarian National Committee has very little to do with. Some of us would like to see more use of the word "libertarian" in his campaign materials, but your version doesn't appear to fix that issue. Certainly you're welcome to contact the campaign directly and offer your services – preferably describing exactly what is being offered and how much money is being requested – but I wouldn't expect too much when they presumably have their hands full and already face a big deficit in funds in terms of competing with The CLUMP (Clinton/Trump). If this is more than just a job opportunity to you though, there are plenty of Libertarian candidates running low-budget down-ticket campaigns who I'm sure could use your assistance to help get the word out. Like most LP activists, including everyone on the LNC, most of them are volunteers who are making sacrifices to do the activist work that they do. Love & Liberty, ((( starchild ))) At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee RealReform(a)earthlink.net (415) 625-FREE P.S. - Dr. Marc Feldman sadly passed away last month; I've removed his name from the message header. On Jul 10, 2016, at 11:44 AM, Scott Barmby wrote: > Dear LP Members & Leadership, > > My name is Scott Barmby and I’m a graphic designer from Sacramento, Ca. I hold a B.S. in graphic design from Sacramento State and since then I’ve worked for various local PR firms and web development firms. The type of work I usually do is corporate web design and political advertising. > > I have noticed since Gary won the nomination some decent efforts have been made to increase the quality of Gary Johnson’s campaign website. That being said, In my expert opinion, the site still lacks a sense of professionalism, it does not visually represent Gary’s ideas, and lacks a clear vision. > > But all is not lost, in my time after work I decided to do a complete rebrand of the Johnson Weld campaign. Right now it’s only the home page of the website and a custom designed logo, which I feel is close to on par with Obama’s and Hillary's. It’s a visual representation of the shield in front of the eagle in the U.S. Seal, but with a J and W hidden in it’s negative space. I believe this shows how Gary is a defender of Liberty. I posted this on facebook and it’s gotten a very good response from everyone I’ve shown. In fact the supporters on his fb page told me to get in touch with the LP about it. > > Please take a look at my included dropbox link. I have put a lot of time and thought into this and I guarantee it’ll be worth it. https://www.dropbox.com/s/vwgic6jhda4rvmv/johnson_site_v3-01.jpg?dl=0 > > If the LP and campaign were ever to decide to utilize my vision, I have drupal web developers that can crack this out. Personally, I’m willing to take a pay cut to help the LP, but I would have to pay my developers. > > Even if you don’t want to or can’t use this, please get back to me because I’ll just keep trying harder to get this design in front of the people that can make decisions. I really want Gary Johnson to have the tools he needs to bring more Americans back to the ideas liberty. > > Sincerely, > Scott Barmby

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Secretary's report
by Alicia Mattson 16 Jul '16

16 Jul '16

I knew that several details in my report for this meeting would be changing through the week, so I just held it rather than putting out one version and needing to update it by the time of the meeting. Attached is my report. I'll bring printed copies of it with me to the meeting. -Alicia

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Re: [Lnc-business] [meetup-group-DzOZgCSi] GaryJohnsonMeetups.com: Habitats for the Politically Homeless
by Starchild 15 Jul '16

15 Jul '16

Thanks, Chris. I'm copying your reply below to the LNC list. It's your call, but I think hearing a few words from the Libertarian Party leadership could be encouraging/inspirational to folks. I'm not suggesting any kind of aggressive pitch (I don't much like that kind of thing myself!), more just sharing a few words along the lines of, "Thanks for doing this, we're in solidarity with you, here's what else you can do if you want to support Gary's party and the cause of freedom." There's also a chance that Gary Johnson's campaign manager will be at our meeting and able to join on the call. But please let me know as soon as you can what LNC participation you can make time for; we're on our own schedule and have plenty of other business to get through at our meeting, so committee members will want to know what the deal is and not take too much time with it in any case. Love & Liberty, ((( starchild ))) At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee RealReform(a)earthlink.net (415) 625-FREE On Jul 15, 2016, at 8:34 PM, Christopher Kula wrote: > Hi all, > > I'd be delighted to have you join. > > Note however that this is an informational call about a platform and approach with much material to cover. There won't be time or the conversational opportunity for additional information. > > Nor, do I think, is it necessary, since the folks I have reached out to are, for the most part, already "in the door" or are fellow travelers that are not ready for that kind of pitch at this juncture. Hope that makes sense. > > If you pop on for a few minutes, I will certainly introduce you. That might (contradicting myself) be a chance to squeeze in a quick pitch. ; ) > > Of course I would love to talk with any of you about this project and about developing the (L/l)ibertarian base. > > Cheers, > > Chris > > > On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 8:05 PM, Starchild <sfdreamer(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > Meetup groups are being organized nationally to support Gary Johnson for president, and a series of conference calls have been planned to support this effort (see message below). I notice that one of the calls is scheduled for 2pm Pacific Time this Sunday (during the time the LNC will be meeting in Las Vegas). > > I suggest that we take a couple minutes during our meeting to call in to call in and express our solidarity and appreciation for this effort as leaders of the Libertarian Party (perhaps Nick Sarwark speaking for us as party chair if he is amenable), and encourage folks on the call to get involved with their local and state LP chapters, join the party, and work for and with down ticket candidates as well as the national ticket, to support the cause of freedom. > > I've copied GJ Meetups organizer Chris Kula on this message to let him know of the possibility of our participation on the call so that hopefully this can be accomplished smoothly without either taking too much of our meeting time or disrupting the online conference call proceedings. > > Love & Liberty, > ((( starchild ))) > At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee > RealReform(a)earthlink.net > (415) 625-FREE > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: "Chris K." <info(a)meetup.com> >> Date: July 15, 2016 12:49:14 PM PDT >> To: meetup-group-DzOZgCSi-announce(a)meetup.com >> Subject: [meetup-group-DzOZgCSi] GaryJohnsonMeetups.com: Habitats for the Politically Homeless >> >> Johnson-Weld Supporters, >> >> I have been super busy the past few weeks building a tool to help expand Meetups nationally and to take maximum advantage of this platform as a tool for organization and outreach: >> >> www.GaryJohnsonMeetups.com >> >> The GJM website is just about ready to roll, and now we are reaching out to liberty supporters across the nation to build our network. The ambitious (but doable) goal is Meetups in all 50 states (plus DC), and Meetups in the 50 largest metro areas by *August 1st*. #FiftyFiftyFirst >> >> You are most welcome to join in one of our conference screen shares over the next few days where we will tour GaryJohnsonMeetups.com, a tool to encourage and coordinate grassroots efforts across the country. You can be one of the first to hear about the exciting plans for coming weeks and months! >> >> Conference times are: >> Saturday, July 16 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT >> Sunday, July 17 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT >> Monday, July 18 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT >> >> DETAILS: >> www.uberconference.com/cjkula >> Dial-in: 857-216-2412 PIN: 45420 >> >> Attending from a computer is preferred in order to follow along with the screen presentation, but dialing in is also great. >> >> Think, if you will, of the plight of the politically homeless during this chilly election season. Where will they go if we neglect to give them somewhere to... Meetup? >> >> Cheers, >> Chris >> >> >> -- >> This message was sent by Meetup on behalf of Chris K. from San Francisco Gary Johnson for President. >> If you want to reply to Chris K., click here. >

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Fwd: [meetup-group-DzOZgCSi] GaryJohnsonMeetups.com: Habitats for the Politically Homeless
by Starchild 15 Jul '16

15 Jul '16

Meetup groups are being organized nationally to support Gary Johnson for president, and a series of conference calls have been planned to support this effort (see message below). I notice that one of the calls is scheduled for 2pm Pacific Time this Sunday (during the time the LNC will be meeting in Las Vegas). I suggest that we take a couple minutes during our meeting to call in to call in and express our solidarity and appreciation for this effort as leaders of the Libertarian Party (perhaps Nick Sarwark speaking for us as party chair if he is amenable), and encourage folks on the call to get involved with their local and state LP chapters, join the party, and work for and with down ticket candidates as well as the national ticket, to support the cause of freedom. I've copied GJ Meetups organizer Chris Kula on this message to let him know of the possibility of our participation on the call so that hopefully this can be accomplished smoothly without either taking too much of our meeting time or disrupting the online conference call proceedings. Love & Liberty, ((( starchild ))) At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee RealReform(a)earthlink.net (415) 625-FREE Begin forwarded message: > From: "Chris K." <info(a)meetup.com> > Date: July 15, 2016 12:49:14 PM PDT > To: meetup-group-DzOZgCSi-announce(a)meetup.com > Subject: [meetup-group-DzOZgCSi] GaryJohnsonMeetups.com: Habitats for the Politically Homeless > > Johnson-Weld Supporters, > > I have been super busy the past few weeks building a tool to help expand Meetups nationally and to take maximum advantage of this platform as a tool for organization and outreach: > > www.GaryJohnsonMeetups.com > > The GJM website is just about ready to roll, and now we are reaching out to liberty supporters across the nation to build our network. The ambitious (but doable) goal is Meetups in all 50 states (plus DC), and Meetups in the 50 largest metro areas by *August 1st*. #FiftyFiftyFirst > > You are most welcome to join in one of our conference screen shares over the next few days where we will tour GaryJohnsonMeetups.com, a tool to encourage and coordinate grassroots efforts across the country. You can be one of the first to hear about the exciting plans for coming weeks and months! > > Conference times are: > Saturday, July 16 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT > Sunday, July 17 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT > Monday, July 18 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT > > DETAILS: > www.uberconference.com/cjkula > Dial-in: 857-216-2412 PIN: 45420 > > Attending from a computer is preferred in order to follow along with the screen presentation, but dialing in is also great. > > Think, if you will, of the plight of the politically homeless during this chilly election season. Where will they go if we neglect to give them somewhere to... Meetup? > > Cheers, > Chris > > > -- > This message was sent by Meetup on behalf of Chris K. from San Francisco Gary Johnson for President. > If you want to reply to Chris K., click here.

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Where can I download the documents for this Sunday's LNC meeting?
by William Redpath 15 Jul '16

15 Jul '16

Thanks, Bill Redpath

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