December 2017 - Lnc-business - Moellman Enterprises Email

A short reminder regarding decorum
by Nicholas Sarwark 29 Oct '19

29 Oct '19

Dear All, I expect that members of the Libertarian National Committee will disagree with each other with respect. I expect that after the Libertarian National Committee comes to a decision on an issue, be it the purchase of an office or the choice to make a goal a certain number of candidates running for public office, that every member of the committee will either support the goal or at least stop trying to publicly fight against it after they've lost. I expect that every member of the Libertarian National Committee will be polite and respectful to the rest of the members and to the national office staff. If anyone is unwilling or unable to meet these expectations, I will happily accept your resignation from the Libertarian National Committee and wish you the best of luck in whatever future endeavors you choose. Yours in liberty, Nicholas J. Sarwark Chair, Libertarian National Committee

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April 2018 LNC Meeting Info
by Robert S. Kraus 17 Apr '18

17 Apr '18

Here is the preliminary meeting info for the Meeting Info 04/21-22 LNC Meeting in Denver! Hotel Info: Woolley's Classic Suites @ DIA - 16450 E 40th Cir, Aurora, CO 80011 - http://www.woolleysclassicsuites.com - map & parking info: http://www.woolleysclassicsuites.com/map-directions/ When: Sat Dec 04/21 Time TBD - likely from 9 am – 6 pm & 9 am – 3 pm on Sun the 22th. Meeting room: Monoco Grand Salon. A light lunch will be served on the 21st around 12:15 pm Reservations: Can be made via this link - https://tinyurl.com/LNC0418 - $134 per night. You can also call 720-599-3750 for reservations – ask for rate code #3387963 or Libertarian National Committee Group Meeting Rate. Please note: Rate includes free shuttle from DIA, free made to order hot breakfast, evening cocktail reception & complimentary wifi thru-out. The free shuttle will also take you to the nearby light rail for quick access to down town & also local shops & restaurants. Shuttle pickup info here: http://www.woolleysclassicsuites.com/transportation/ Full list of amenities listed on right side of this page including indoor pool & fitness center: http://www.woolleysclassicsuites.com/services-amenities/ There will also likely be a VIP Event on Fri 04/20 in the evening - details soon! There are also a number of events going on during the day such as this one: https://www.denver420rally.org/ -- Robert S. Kraus - Operations Director Operations(a)LP.org Libertarian National Committee, Inc. 1444 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Ph: 202.333.0008 x 231

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roll call for this email list
by Alicia Mattson 14 Apr '18

14 Apr '18

We have recently made a major change in how this email list works, with everyone given mailboxes instead of forwarders, and changing the list so that we must now send from those mailboxes rather than from our personal email addresses. It is not a given that everyone has successfully made the transition, so I'm asking for all LNC members/alternates to reply to this message to verify who has or hasn't figured out the new configuration. If someone isn't receiving, they may just think the list has no traffic, and might not know to contact someone about a problem. If they haven't tried to send yet, they may not know yet if there's a problem. Some may need technical assistance figuring out what they need to do. Who is here and functioning with the new setup? *Caryn Ann*: You seem to be attempting to email this list by sending to the email address "lnc-business-bounces(a)hq.lp.org". That does not result in a post to this list. That's an address that's used by an email service provider to notify the list that a message is undeliverable. You need to be using the email address "lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org" instead. -Alicia

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August LNC meeting
by Sam Goldstein 27 Jan '18

27 Jan '18

Dear LNC members, Many of us are in the midst of planning our summers and I think it is time that we take up the issue of where to have our meeting scheduled for August 19-20, 2017. I'm in favor of moving west for this one. Let's get the ball rolling with suggestions of locations and sites so we can narrow it down over the next couple weeks and perhaps have a decision done by our April meeting. Thanks and Live Free, Sam Goldstein Libertarian National Committee Member at Large 8925 N Meridian St, Ste 101 Indianapolis IN 46260 317-850-0726 Phone 317-582-1773 Fax

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List of events and dates in 2018
by James Lark 04 Jan '18

04 Jan '18

Dear Wes: I hope all is well with you and your family. In a separate message I shall send you a Word file containing a list of events and dates that may be helpful to you. Specifically, I have assembled a list of events and dates in 2018 to which the LP may wish to draw attention; I have prepared such lists for the past several years. For example, it may be useful for LPHQ to issue press releases concerning some of these events and dates; it may also be useful for state affiliates to conduct outreach efforts on or about some of these dates. I have provided supplemental information regarding some of these events/dates. Some of the events and dates listed are included because I know something about them, or because I suspect they will be of interest to people sympathetic to the libertarian perspective. Some events and dates are included at the suggestion (or request) of LP colleagues. Inclusion of an event does not imply that I believe it is particularly important or that the LP should commemorate it in some manner. Similarly, omission of an event from the list does not imply I believe it is unimportant or that we should not commemorate it in some manner. While I endeavored to check the accuracy of the listings, in some cases I did so using secondary sources (e.g., Wikipedia). Hence, before using information from this list, I encourage you to conduct research to ascertain whether the information is indeed correct. (Some events sent to me by Libertarian colleagues evidently did not occur on the dates provided.) As usual, I shall provide the document to my LNC colleagues. Since I do not have access to the State Chairs' list, I would appreciate it if you would send the document to that list. I hope those receiving the document will review the information and provide suggestions concerning additional events and dates, as well as any corrections that should be made. As always, thanks for your work for liberty. Best wishes to you and the family for a great 2018. Take care, Jim James W. Lark, III Dept. of Systems and Information Engineering Applied Mathematics Program, Dept. of Engineering and Society Affiliated Faculty, Dept. of Statistics University of Virginia Advisor, The Liberty Coalition University of Virginia Region 5 Representative, Libertarian National Committee

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Draft Minutes Comments
by Joshua Katz 04 Jan '18

04 Jan '18

Colleagues: I apologize for waiting until the last minute on this, but it has been a busy time (and continues to be) for me. Furthermore, I would like to thank Ms. Harlos for serving as secretary pro tem. I have served as secretary in a few organizations, and I imagine it would be a much harder job to do without notice, so thank you. Finally, let me apologize for my absence, and relative silence since. As I mentioned, it's been a busy time, and during the few days that were less busy, I had little desire to think, which resulted in reorganizing my apartment (a definite plus, in my book). I had expected things to eventually become less busy, but that has proven illusory, with my next job coming in on Tuesday, and a parliamentary engagement coming up. I have a few items, but before I proceed to those, I'd like to note an issue with the Policy Manual which I will seek cosponsors to amend. On page 12, discussing automatic approval for minutes, the Policy Manual states "Attendees may submit . . . ." It then goes on to state the deadline for comments. Members who are not in attendance either may not submit comments (the more likely interpretation) or may submit them anytime (which, while not what was meant, is also true; failing to meet the deadlines just means a motion to Amend Something Previously Adopted is needed). But, as this email proves, those not in attendance can very well submit comments. Since all the rule says is that these comments are submitted for the Secretary's consideration, there's clearly nothing stopping me. Nothing requires that the draft be changed based on the comments below - but that would be equally true for comments from an attendee. So, the language in the Policy Manual limiting comments to attendees is toothless, or achieves nothing. But even if it were effective, I would object, as those not in attendance might very well have useful comments (it's a matter of opinion whether or not those below are useful). As a clear example (which I admit to stealing), if a member not in attendance sees the minutes reflecting a motion made by that very member, that member has every bit of information needed to object. So I would like to amend by striking "Attendees" and inserting in its place "Members," and seek cosponsors. With that said, here are my comments on the minutes. Most reflect the following, found at RONR, 11th ed, p. 468, ll. 14-21: "In an ordinary society, the minutes should contain mainly a record of what was done at the meeting, not what was said by the members." Certainly a body may choose to include more, and our minutes often contain things not described in RONR. Some of those are listed in the Policy Manual on p. 12. Others typically include, .e.g., the full course of amendment of a motion. So I am not objecting to everything in the minutes not stated by RONR, just to those things I think should not be there. In particular, I'm going to call attention to points where debate has been included, and where it may be mistakenly thought to reflect some part of an action taken by the LNC. Page 5: "After debate and concerns expressed by Ms. Bilyeu, Ms. Harlos, and Starchild about the problems with secrecy, Mr. Goldstein called the question (no second recorded) . . . ." I do not think these debating points belong in the minutes. I would equally object even if debate from both sides were included. I also have two nit-picks here. First, I would suggest that motions for the previous question be stated more precisely, because the phrasing used here suggests (if the context is ignored) that one member can close debate. Second, while I'm not objecting to the inclusion, throughout, of seconds (although I noted while writing that Dr. Lark is, and I don't disagree), I would question the parenthetical here. As a general rule, the minutes need not include seconders, so I think it is unnecessary for them to note the absence of a record of the seconder. What's more, even the absence of a second would be immaterial once the chair states the question and debate begins, and noting it suggests, to my eye at least, some deficiency. Finally, the note is ambiguous - was the motion not seconded, or was it seconded and the seconder not recorded? Page 9: “Both Harlos and Starchild object to the re-appointment of the same persons, no matter how obviously qualified, year after year.” As I said, I do not think these sorts of debating points should be in the minutes. I note that, while I was writing, Dr. Lark raised an objection to this same sentence on other grounds. I have no opinion on that objection since I was absent, and since, in my view, accuracy is not material where I think the item should not be included regardless. Page 13 I have no particular comments here, but I note Dr. Lark's comment. I don't have a strong opinion on including the information Dr. Lark mentions (I do have an opinion, but it isn't strong), but I would say that, if this is to be done, it should be done consistently throughout. I am in a rush to finish this since I have an early flight, so I have not checked to see if there are other instances where it would apply. Page 15: Amendment to Procedure for Approving Litigation This was my agenda item, and I want to thank Dr. Lark for keeping it alive. Since no action was taken, I will be seeking cosponsors for an email ballot. I was in the process of perfecting the wording in the airport when I noticed a group of angry people at the ticket counter and hurried over, and haven't worked on it since, so I don't have my proposed wording yet. My intent, though, was to remove the EC's exclusive authority over this topic, and to empower the LNC to decide - both for and against (that is, not a simple addition of "or the LNC.") I also want to create a preference for the LNC deciding, subject to time constraints. The language on that last part is giving me trouble to avoid perverse incentives. All that said, I don't object to the inclusion of a general statement of what was discussed. I think too much detail has been included, considering that (as far as I can tell) nothing there reflects an LNC decision. Pages 15-16 I do not think the minutes should include the bulleted list of topics covered in questions, unless that list was adopted by the LNC in some way. If it was, I think that should be made more clear. Similarly, I do not think the gun rights factor should be included. As the draft minutes state, it was a factor in the discussion, i.e. debate, which should not be in the minutes. Similarly, I would raise the same comments about the meeting location decision at the bottom of the page. Joshua A. Katz

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Email Ballot 2017-23: Appoint Van Horn to Social Media Process Review Committee
by Alicia Mattson 03 Jan '18

03 Jan '18

We have an electronic mail ballot. *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by January 2, 2018 at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.* *Co-Sponsors:* Mattson, Harlos, Katz, Hagan, Hayes *Motion:* to appoint Elizabeth Van Horn to the Social Media Process Review Committee -Alicia

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Comments regarding draft minutes
by James Lark 31 Dec '17

31 Dec '17

Dear colleagues: I hope all is well with you. I have enclosed several comments regarding the draft minutes of the December LNC meeting. I hope you find these comments to be helpful. A goodly number of the comments involve substantive issues (e.g., corrections); many of the comments involve suggested wording. I apologize that I was unable to prepare and send these comments sooner; during the past three weeks I have been swamped with faculty duties (and faculty problems), Libertarian duties, and travel. Also, because of my schedule, I was able to review the draft only once (and in haste). Thus, it is possible I have overlooked some items that are worthy of consideration. Allow me to express again my appreciation for Ms. Harlos' work to prepare the draft minutes. As one who has served as secretary pro tem for the LNC on occasion (and who now serves as secretary of the Libertarian Party of Virginia), I am well aware of the effort required to assemble draft minutes. As always, thanks for your work for liberty. Best wishes for a great 2018. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the list of comments. Take care, Jim James W. Lark, III Dept. of Systems and Information Engineering Applied Mathematics Program, Dept. of Engineering and Society Affiliated Faculty, Dept. of Statistics University of Virginia Advisor, The Liberty Coalition University of Virginia Region 5 Representative, Libertarian National Committee ----- General comments: * To be consistent with previous minutes, I suggest that the phrase "the motion passed" be replaced by "the motion was adopted." Please note that both phrases are used within these draft minutes. * To be consistent with previous minutes, I suggest that seconders of motions not be listed. * When I refer to the "original agenda" below, I refer to the agenda that was distributed by staff at the meeting. p. 2: * In listing the LNC members and alternates not in attendance, in order to be consistent with previous minutes, the alternates should be listed in order of region number (1 through 8), rather than in alphabetical order of surname. (Thus, Region 4 alternate Starr should be listed before Region 5 alternate Somes.) * I suggest that the phrase "(the Great Snowpocalypse of 2017)" be removed. Also, if I understood Starchild correctly, he was in New Orleans as of Friday afternoon. The phrasing of the special note suggests that his late arrival at the LNC meeting on Dec. 9 was due to a flight delay. * I suggest that the paragraph under "Credentials Report and Paperwork Check" be rewritten as follows: Ms. Harlos confirmed the attendance roster and distributed a departure time information sheet to determine when quorum would be lost on Sunday. Staff provided copies of meeting packets. It was noted that Mr. Bittner had resigned as Region 3 Representative on November 30, 2017. * Near the bottom of the page, I suggest that the phrase "... Mr. Bittner’s resignation as Region 3 Regional Representative ..." be reworded as follows: ".... Mr. Bittner’s resignation as Region 3 Representative ...." p. 3: * In listening to my recording of the meeting, it sounds to me that it was Mr. Redpath who moved that the agenda be adopted as amended, rather than Mr. Hewitt. (Mr. Redpath was seated next to me during the meeting, and his voice comes through clearly in my recording of the meeting. I did not hear Mr. Hewitt's voice.) * Under Reports of Standing Committees, the original agenda listed a report (allotted 5 minutes) from the Credentials Committee, to take place following a report from the Bylaws Committee. That report was not removed from the agenda. (The agenda items for the Platform and Bylaws committees were subsequently removed; the Credentials Committee agenda item was not.) * The time allotted for the agenda item "Amendment to the procedure for approving litigation" is listed as 30 minutes. According to the original agenda, the amount of time allotted is 10 minutes. As far as I can tell, this amount was not changed to 30 minutes. * Under the heading "Sunday Morning Session," the original agenda listed the item "Opportunity for Public Committee," which was allotted 10 minutes. As far as I can recall, it was not removed from the agenda; in addition, Mr. Sarwark solicited public comment on Sunday morning. (Mr. Kraus offered some comments.) p. 4: * The URL for Mr. Sarwark's website is Sarwarkforphoenix.com. (When he announced the website, Mr. Sarwark spelled the word "for.") * Under the "Treasurer's Report," I suggest that the phrase "Mr. Hagan noted that since the Party uses the accrual method that the revenues for the 2018 National Convention ..." be reworded as follows: "Mr. Hagan noted that since the Party uses the accrual method, the revenues for the 2018 National Convention ...." p. 5: * In the second bullet-point item under the "Treasurer's Report," I suggest that the phrase "... (Mr. Kraus will need to confirm if mortgage will be paid in full ..." be reworded as follows: "... (Mr. Kraus will need to confirm whether the mortgage will be paid in full ...." * In the third bullet-point item under the "Treasurer's Report," I suggest $2400 be replaced by $2,400 in order to be consistent with other dollar figures included in the draft. * In the second sentence under "Staff Reports," I suggest that the phrase "... regarding the goals and duties for the new contractors including the recruitment of 2,000 candidates ..." be punctuated as follows: "... regarding the goals and duties for the new contractors, including the recruitment of 2,000 candidates ...." * In the final sentence under "Staff Reports," perhaps reword "Ms. Daugherty was given a round of applause" as "Ms. Daugherty received a round of applause." p. 6: * At the top of the page, I suggest that the phrase "Starchild moved that the LNC disclose everything discussed in the secret session ..." be reworded as follows: "Starchild moved that the LNC disclose everything discussed in the executive session ...." * In the final paragraph under the "Public Disclosure of Items Discussed in Executive Session" item, the first sentence reads as follows: Mr. Moellman moved that the LNC disclose the discussions in the secret session excluding any personally identifiable information which is not just limited to names. I believe the phrase "secret session" should be changed to "executive session." (Mr. Moellman used the phrase "executive session" in stating his motion.) * In the final paragraph under the "Public Disclosure of Items Discussed in Executive Session" item, the final sentence reads as follows: After debate, this motion passed by a show of hands with the required 2/3 vote. It is not clear to me why a 2/3rds vote was required. Prior to the vote, Mr. Sarwark indicated that the motion required a 2/3rds vote. After the vote concluded, a question was raised as to why a 2/3rds vote was needed; someone suggested that since the motion received 2/3rds, it was not necessary to linger in order to discuss the parliamentary issue. If I understand correctly, a motion to postpone a pending question to a time certain only requires a majority vote unless it makes the question a special order. As far as I can tell, adoption of the question considered would not establish a special order. Thus, it appears to me that a 2/3rds vote was not required. I suggest that if it cannot be demonstrated a 2/3rds vote was required, the final sentence should be reworded as follows: After debate, this motion was adopted by a show of hands. * In the third paragraph under the "Audit Committee" item, I believe the phrase "... (see Appendices E and F respectively) ...." should be punctuated as follows: "... (see Appendices E and F, respectively) ...." p. 7: * The first paragraph at the top of the page reads as follows: Ms. Fox indicated that there were some differing opinions on the duties of the Audit Committee which slowed down its progress and that the LNC might want to review the Policy Manual language for clarity. I suggest that the paragraph be rewritten as follows: Ms. Fox indicated that there were some differing opinions on the duties of the Audit Committee, which slowed down its progress. She suggested that the LNC may wish to review the Policy Manual language for clarity. * In the second paragraph at the top of the page, I suggest that the sentence "Recommendations were made to implement ACH and check positive pay which Mr. Kraus indicated is already in process" be reworded as follows: Recommendations were made to implement check and ACH positive pay; Mr. Kraus indicated that an effort to implement these procedures is already underway. (Note: The specific language used by the Audit Committee is "... also recommends check and ACH positive pay ....") * Under the "Partial Population of Awards Committee" item, I suggest that the sentence "Dr. Lark noted that it is preferable to have continuity on this Committee and two past members (Mr. Lark and Mr. Hagan) have expressed interest" be rewritten as follows: Dr. Lark noted that the Policy Manual explicitly suggests there should be continuity on this Committee. He also noted that as far as he was aware, two members of the 2016 Awards Committee (Dr. Lark and Mr. Hagan) submitted applications for the 2018 Committee. In addition, the following sentence in the draft should be reworded as follows: "Mr. Hayes also indicated ...." * Since I don't like splitting infinitives, I suggest that the second paragraph under "Partial Population of Awards Committee" be rewritten as follows: Mr. Hewitt moved to appoint Hagan, Hayes, and Lark to the Awards Committee (with the understanding that the other two committee members would be selected subsequently). The motion passed without objection. * In the fourth bullet-point under "Convention Oversight Committee," I believe the phrase "... pending approval by Mr. Sarwark" should be in parentheses, or perhaps preceded by a comma. * I suggest that the first paragraph under the "Request for Policy Manual Change" be rewritten as follows: Mr. Hayes stated that there is some potential ambiguity in the current Policy Manual language regarding whether other convention-related revenues would count towards donor contribution levels, such as Life Memberships. To clarify the language, he requested that Section 2.05.2 of the Policy Manual be amended as follows: p. 9: * Under the "IT Committee" item, the last sentence of the first paragraph reads as follows: Back-end assistance would be appreciated with Ruby on Rails for the candidate database. I assume the sentence is supposed to convey that those working on the candidate database would welcome the assistance of people who have competence with Ruby on Rails. If so, I suggest that the sentence be reworded as follows: Those working on the candidate database would welcome the assistance of people who have competence with Ruby on Rails. * Under the "Credentials Committee" item, the following sentences appear: The Credentials Committee is awaiting appointment of an interim Chair. Mr. Hayes moved to appoint Emily Salvette with Mr. Goldstein seconding. Ms. Harlos then moved to appoint Susan Hogarth with Starchild seconding. Both Harlos and Starchild object to the re-appointment of the same persons, no matter how obviously qualified, year after year. I believe the last of these sentences should be modified or removed. When Mr. Sarwark asked whether there was objection to the motion appointing Ms. Salvette, Starchild objected and mentioned the issue of re-appointing people. As far as I can tell from my recording, Ms. Harlos did not make a comment regarding the issue mentioned by Starchild. (She did make comments about the issue. However, as far as I can tell, those comments were made the following day in speaking on behalf of Susan Hogarth's nomination for interim Credentials Committee chair.) * The third sentence under the "Ballot Access Committee" item reads as follows: Mr. Moellman supplemented with an oral report and answered questions including the following information: I suggest that the sentence should be rewritten as follows: Mr. Moellman supplemented with an oral report and answered questions. He provided the following information: * In the first bullet-point under the "Ballot Access Committee" item, I am uncertain whether the statement "Kentucky has submitted a prior request for LNC assistance" is worded correctly. Should the word "prior" be deleted? * In the first sentence of the final paragraph on the page, I believe there should be a comma between the words "Committee" and "creating." The sentence would then read, "Mr. Moellman resigned from the Ballot Access Committee, creating a vacancy ...." p. 11: * Under the "Adoption of 2018 Budget" item, the second sentence of the second paragraph contains the phrase "... took turns to briefly comment, request information ...." I believe the phrase should be reworded as follows: "... took turns to comment briefly, request information ...." * As mentioned previously, I believe "Opportunity for Public Comment" was on the agenda at the beginning of the Sunday session. Mr. Sarwark asked whether there were such comments; Mr. Kraus offered comments regarding check-out times. * Near the bottom of the page, I suggest that Ms. Salvette and Ms. Hogarth be referred to as Emily Salvette and Susan Hogarth. p. 13: * The following paragraph appears around the middle of the page: Mr. Demarest moved to amend revenue line 4375 “Branding/Political Materials” and expense line 7375 “Branding/Political Materials” from $100,000 to $125,000, for an increase of $25,000 on each. Mr. Hewitt seconded. After debate, this motion passed by a show of hands with a vote total of 12-0 with 2 express abstentions. I believe the names of the members who expressed their abstentions should be mentioned. I was one of the abstainers; I believe Starchild was the other, but it is not clear from my recording. * At the bottom of the page, in recording the "aye" votes on the motion, the surnames are not listed in alphabetical order. To be consistent with previous practice, I believe the surnames should be listed in alphabetical order. p. 14: * In the table containing budget items, the heading of the fourth column is "2019 Budget as Amended." I believe this should be "2018 Budget as Amended." p. 15: * In the table containing budget items, the number for the Bequest Receivable for both the 2018 Budget Proposal and the 2018 Budget as Amended is listed as 67,800. According to Mr. Hagan's spreadsheet, that number should be 66,800. Also, Unrestricted Operating Surplus (or Deficit) for the 2018 Budget Proposal is listed as (269,264). In reviewing the spreadsheet distributed by Mr. Hagan (as modified by changing the ballot access expense from $202,000 to $250,000), I believe this number should be (269,864). If so, the number for Net Surplus (or Deficit) After Capital Expenses & Bequest for the 2018 Budget Proposal should be changed from (201,464) to (203,064). In addition, I believe the number for Net Surplus (or Deficit) After Capital Expenses & Bequest for the 2018 Budget as Amended should be changed from (286,464) to (287,464). * Under the "Amendment to the Procedure for Approving Litigation" item, the following sentence appears: Dr. Lark raised concerns regarding the process for approval of the last amicus brief that was filed without adequate lead-time for review. I suggest that this sentence be reworded as follows: Dr. Lark raised concerns regarding the process for approval of the previous amicus brief, which he believes was filed without adequate lead-time for review. p. 16: * Following the bullet-point list of topics at the top of the page, the following paragraph appears: Mr. Sarwark resumed the gavel and presided over discussion on the timing of a vote on this decision. One key factor in the discussion was the possibility of showing our strong support for Second Amendment rights in a gun-friendly venue with the concurrent publicity that may ensue. I believe the word "key" should be removed, or that the phrase "One key factor ..." should be replaced by "One of the factors ...." * In the paragraph following the listing of the votes for the convention site, the second sentence reads as follows: The LNC responded with a rousing rendition of “Deep in the Heart of Texas.” I request that this sentence be reworded as follows: Some LNC members responded with a rousing rendition of “Deep in the Heart of Texas.” On a personal note, I was impressed by the number of different keys in which "Deep in the Heart of Texas" was sung. (When I played violin and viola with various orchestras and string ensembles, and when I played drums with various groups, we usually endeavored to settle on one key in which we would all play.) p. 17: * The item "Changes to names of Party donor association levels" was added to the agenda under the heading New Business without Previous Notice, and is so listed on p. 4. However, the discussion of the item is included on this page under the heading New Business with Previous Notice. p. 18: * The second sentence at the top of the page reads as follows: Jess Mears is her Campaign Manager. I suggest that "Campaign Manager" be written as "campaign manager." * The third sentence at the top of the page reads as follows: Between 6,000 and 7,000 votes are needed to win. I suggest that this sentence be reworded as follows: The number of votes needed to win is estimated to be between 6,000 and 7,000. * In referring to the report from Region 5, it is noted that I provided a Campus Organizing report and an International Representative Report, which are included in appendices P and Q, respectively. While it is acceptable to organize the appendices in this manner, it may be better to reorganize the appendices so that the Campus Organizing and International Representative reports follow the block of regional reports. p. 19: * In referring to the Region 5 report (Appendix O), the following is listed: Region 5 Report (NC, PA, VA, WV). Since it is unclear why "(NC, PA, VA, WV)" appears, allow me to note that the state affiliates in Region 5 are Delaware (DE), the District of Columbia (DC), Maryland (MD), North Carolina (NC), Pennsylvania (PA), Virginia (VA), and West Virginia (WV). The state parties for which someone submitted material included in this report are Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia; no material was submitted for Delaware, DC, North Carolina, and Virginia.

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Email Ballot 2017-22: Appoint Nanna to Ballot Access Committee
by Alicia Mattson 31 Dec '17

31 Dec '17

We have an electronic mail ballot. *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by December 27, 2017 at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.* *Co-Sponsors:* Goldstein, Hayes, Harlos, Van Horn *Motion:* to appoint Dustin Nana (Region 3 Alternate) to the Ballot Access Committee -Alicia

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First draft of 12/9/17 LNC Meeting Minutes
by Caryn Ann Harlos 31 Dec '17

31 Dec '17

Attached are the first draft minutes from the December 9-10, 2017 LNC meeting. Please note that comments from the LNC on the minutes are due by December 30. Thank you for trusting me with this. It was quite a bit of fun. But then again I like writing 107 page Regional reports. -- *In Liberty,* *Caryn Ann Harlos* Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann. Harlos(a)LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos(a)LP.org> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado <http://www.lpcolorado.org> Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee A haiku to the Statement of Principles: *We defend your rights* *And oppose the use of force* *Taxation is theft*

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