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Blockchain Appointments and Contact Page
by Alex Merced (LNC Vice Chair) 09 Nov '18

09 Nov '18

1. I know there some confusion on my amendment to the email communication motion. To make it more clear my intention here is a sort of draft/prototype of what I meant. https://spark.adobe.com/page/4D3wLupaNIgBr/ 2. Seeking Blockchain committee appointments here is the committee so far: Blockchain Committee Members LNC Alex Merced Steven Nekhalia Elizabeth Van Horn Non-LNC: R1 R2 R3 Joseph Langenbrunner R4 R5 R6 R7 Joseph Duncan R8 Please email me names and emails when convenient. Alex Merced Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee/LP 1. I know there some confusion on my amendment to the email communication motion. To make it more clear my intention here is a sort of draft/prototype of what I meant. [1]https://spark.adobe.com/page/4D3wLupaNIgBr/ 2. Seeking Blockchain committee appointments here is the committee so far: Blockchain Committee Members LNC Alex Merced Steven Nekhalia Elizabeth Van Horn Non-LNC: R1 R2 R3 Joseph Langenbrunner R4 R5 R6 R7 Joseph Duncan R8 Please email me names and emails when convenient. Alex Merced Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee/LP References 1. https://spark.adobe.com/page/4D3wLupaNIgBr/

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LNC Meeting 12/01-12/02 Preliminary Details
by Robert S. Kraus 07 Nov '18

07 Nov '18

*What:* LNC Meeting 12/01-12/02 *Where: *Residence Inn Alexandria Old Town/Duke Street - 1456 Duke Street, Alexandria VA 22314 (right by LPHQ) *Room Rate:* $139 Single or Double includes free wifi in both sleeping & meeting rooms. Additionally they provide a free hot breakfast buffet (& evening reception Mon-Thu). *Reservations:* Via this link: https://tinyurl.com/LNC-120118 - Rate available from 11/29-12/4. Or call (703) 548-5474 and ask for the Libertarian Party Board Meeting Room Block *Parking & Transportation:* The hotel is an easy 2 block walk from the King Street Metro Station ($2.50 - 2 stops / 6 min from DCA). They also havce a local area shuttle that will take you anywhere within Old Town Alexandria. Please note there is very limited overnight parking (currently $28 however we are working on a discount) & will advise further. There will be discounted hourly parking for those driving in locally. In addition LPHQ has a limited number of spots & we typically can get some additional spots from our neighbors. Street parking also available both metered & un-metered. *Meeting Time & Location:* "King/Prince Conference Center" on 2nd Floor - time TBD (but typically 9 am – 6 pm Sat & 9 am – 3 pm Sun). No meals are planned but there are plenty of options within a 2 block radius including a couple diners, Whole Foods, Subway, Laporta's & more. *Dining: *See some additional options here: https://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-information/restaurant/wasdk-residenc… *Possible Friday or Monday Baltimore Outing:* The Baltimore CVB & Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel would like to bring a van load of people for a day trip to Baltimore if there is enough interest. They would take you to Fort McHenry, National Aquarium, Inner Harbor & the Hilton which was one of the top contenders for our 2020 Convention. Please let me know if you have an interest & if so which day is best for you? If we can get 8-10 people for the same day we should be able to make this happen. * **Friday / Saturday Events:* There will likely be a casual social at LPHQ next door to the hotel at 1444 Duke St on Fri night & a VIP Event Sat night. Details forthcoming! *Local Area:* https://www.marriott.com/hotels/local-things-to-do/wasdk-residence-inn-alex… * **Long link for hotel reservations in case you have issues with the TinyURL: *https://www.marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/group-corporate-travel/groupCorp.mi?resLinkData=Libertarian%20Party%20Board%20Meeting%5EWASDK%60LPBLPBA%60139.00%60USD%60false%602%6011/29/18%6012/4/18%6011/9/18&app=resvlink&stop_mobi=yes *Directions:* To hotel & LPHQ available here: https://tinyurl.com/LPHQ-Directions Thanks in advance & please let me know if you have any issues reserving a room or special requests, Robert -- -- 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 What: LNC Meeting 12/01-12/02 Where: Residence Inn Alexandria Old Town/Duke Street - 1456 Duke Street, Alexandria VA 22314 (right by LPHQ) Room Rate: $139 Single or Double includes free wifi in both sleeping & meeting rooms. Additionally they provide a free hot breakfast buffet (& evening reception Mon-Thu). Reservations: Via this link: [1]https://tinyurl.com/LNC-120118 - Rate available from 11/29-12/4. Or call (703) 548-5474 and ask for the Libertarian Party Board Meeting Room Block Parking & Transportation: The hotel is an easy 2 block walk from the King Street Metro Station ($2.50 - 2 stops / 6 min from DCA). They also havce a local area shuttle that will take you anywhere within Old Town Alexandria. Please note there is very limited overnight parking (currently $28 however we are working on a discount) & will advise further. There will be discounted hourly parking for those driving in locally. In addition LPHQ has a limited number of spots & we typically can get some additional spots from our neighbors. Street parking also available both metered & un-metered. Meeting Time & Location: "King/Prince Conference Center" on 2nd Floor - time TBD (but typically 9 am – 6 pm Sat & 9 am – 3 pm Sun). No meals are planned but there are plenty of options within a 2 block radius including a couple diners, Whole Foods, Subway, Laporta's & more. Dining: See some additional options here: [2]https://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-information/restaurant/wasdk-r esidence-inn-alexandria-old-town-duke-street/ Possible Friday or Monday Baltimore Outing: The Baltimore CVB & Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel would like to bring a van load of people for a day trip to Baltimore if there is enough interest. They would take you to Fort McHenry, National Aquarium, Inner Harbor & the Hilton which was one of the top contenders for our 2020 Convention. Please let me know if you have an interest & if so which day is best for you? If we can get 8-10 people for the same day we should be able to make this happen. Friday / Saturday Events: There will likely be a casual social at LPHQ next door to the hotel at 1444 Duke St on Fri night & a VIP Event Sat night. Details forthcoming! Local Area: [3]https://www.marriott.com/hotels/local-things-to-do/wasdk-residence-i nn-alexandria-old-town-duke-street/ Long link for hotel reservations in case you have issues with the TinyURL: [4]https://www.marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/group-corporate-travel /groupCorp.mi?resLinkData=Libertarian%20Party%20Board%20Meeting%5EWASDK %60LPBLPBA%60139.00%60USD%60false%602%6011/29/18%6012/4/18%6011/9/18&ap p=resvlink&stop_mobi=yes Directions: To hotel & LPHQ available here: [5]https://tinyurl.com/LPHQ-Directions Thanks in advance & please let me know if you have any issues reserving a room or special requests, Robert -- -- Robert S. Kraus - Operations Director [6]Operations(a)LP.org Libertarian National Committee, Inc. 1444 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Ph: 202.333.0008 x 231 References 1. https://tinyurl.com/LNC-120118 2. https://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-information/restaurant/wasdk-residenc… 3. https://www.marriott.com/hotels/local-things-to-do/wasdk-residence-inn-alex… 4. https://www.marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/group-corporate-travel/groupC… Party Board Meeting^WASDK`LPBLPBA`139.00`USD`false`2`11/29/18`12/4/18`11/9/18&app=resvlink&stop_mobi=yes 5. https://tinyurl.com/LPHQ-Directions 6. mailto:Operations@LP.org

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NOTICE OF EXCOMM MEETING WEDNESDAY 10/31/18 9:30 pm Eastern/6:30 pm Pacific
by Caryn Ann Harlos 05 Nov '18

05 Nov '18

There will be an Executive Committee Meeting to discuss submitting or signing on to Amicus Brief in pending case Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 Time: 9:30 pm Eastern/6:30 pm Pacific Subject: Amicus Brief This will be held via teleconference. Conference Dial-in: 712-770-8044 Conference Code: 396415 This is not a confidential meeting and any Party member may attend. Staff, please post this to the calendar. -- In Liberty, Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary - Caryn.Ann. Harlos(a)LP.org or Secretary(a)LP.org. Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee - LPedia(a)LP.org Call me at 561.523.2250 and follow my public figure page at facebook.com/pinkflameofliberty/ ========================================================================= Peaceful Commerce With All Nations * Non-interventionism * Re-Legalize All Drugs * End Government Intrusion In The Bedroom * Repeal All Gun Laws * Abolish All Taxation * Sound, Free-market Money * Abolish The Fed * End Corporate & Individual Welfare * Abolish The IRS and Repeal the Income Tax * Privatize Transportation Infrastructure * Free-market Emergency Services * Open Migration * Transfer Government Schools To The Private Sector * Eliminate Regulation * VOTE LIBERTARIAN * 800-ELECT-US or http://www.LP.org =========================================================================

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Re: [Lnc-business] Fyi- Missoulian: Montana candidate drops out to endorse Republican
by john.phillips＠lp.org 31 Oct '18

31 Oct '18

Thanks Nick. FYI this is the other article. Seems like if the reason article is accurate, then a call for a retraction from the other might be in order. https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2018/10/31/libertarian-withdra… John Phillips Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative Cell 217-412-5973 ------ Original message------From: Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-businessDate: Wed, Oct 31, 2018 3:11 PMTo: lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org;Cc: Nicholas Sarwark;Subject:Re: [Lnc-business] Fyi- Missoulian: Montana candidate drops out to endorse Republican But see this article: "But as Breckenridge clarified in a phone interview this morning, it is not true. The reporter on the original tweet misunderstood the meaning of Breckenridge declaring he had more trust in Rosendale on a particular issue bugging him this week: the use of political "dark money" to send anonymous mailers; in this particular case, one slamming Rosendale for wanting "to use drones and patrols to spy on our private lives," while seeming to endorse Breckenridge as "a true conservative" who "opposes government intrusion into Montanans private lives." "No, I am not dropping out" Breckenridge says, though he grants he used the word "endorse" to reporters regarding Rosendale over Tester, but only on the issue of rooting out dark money, which this anonymous mailer has now made personal to him." http://reason.com/blog/2018/10/31/despite-donald-trump-jr-retweet-libertar On Wed, Oct 31, 2018 at 1:04 PM Joe Bishop-Henchman via Lnc-business wrote: > > https://missoulian.com/news/government-and-politics/libertarian-candida > te-drops-out-of-montana-s-u-s-senate/article_1869bec8-0f26-5f19-bdad-25 > b53f50c4d4.html > > BILLINGS — The Libertarian candidate in Montana's U.S. Senate race > threw his support behind Republican Matt Rosendale on Wednesday in > response to an election mailer from an unknown group that appeared > aimed at undermining Rosendale's support among conservatives. > > Rosendale, Montana's state auditor and insurance commissioner, is in a > tight race against two-term Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, with the > balance of power in the closely divided Senate potentially at play. > > Libertarian Rick Breckenridge has virtually no chance of winning. But > his participation has threatened to peel away votes that might > otherwise go toward the Republican and boost Tester's chances next > week. > JBH Thanks Nick. FYI this is the other article. Seems like if the reason article is accurate, then a call for a retraction from the other might be in order. [1]https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2018/10/31/libertarian- withdraws-montana-senate-race/1833577002/ John Phillips Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative Cell [2]217-412-5973 ------ Original message------ From: Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-business Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2018 3:11 PM To: [3]lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org; Cc: Nicholas Sarwark; Subject:Re: [Lnc-business] Fyi- Missoulian: Montana candidate drops out to endorse Republican But see this article: "But as Breckenridge clarified in a phone interview this morning, it is not true. The reporter on the original tweet misunderstood the meaning of Breckenridge declaring he had more trust in Rosendale on a particular issue bugging him this week: the use of political "dark money" to send anonymous mailers; in this particular case, one slamming Rosendale for wanting "to use drones and patrols to spy on our private lives," while seeming to endorse Breckenridge as "a true conservative" who "opposes government intrusion into Montanans private lives." "No, I am not dropping out" Breckenridge says, though he grants he used the word "endorse" to reporters regarding Rosendale over Tester, but only on the issue of rooting out dark money, which this anonymous mailer has now made personal to him." [4]http://reason.com/blog/2018/10/31/despite-donald-trump-jr-retweet-libertar On Wed, Oct 31, 2018 at 1:04 PM Joe Bishop-Henchman via Lnc-business wrote: > > [5]https://missoulian.com/news/government-and-politics/libertarian-candida > te-drops-out-of-montana-s-u-s-senate/article_1869bec8-0f26-5f19-bdad-25 > [6]b53f50c4d4.html > > BILLINGS — The Libertarian candidate in Montana's U.S. Senate race > threw his support behind Republican Matt Rosendale on Wednesday in > response to an election mailer from an unknown group that appeared > aimed at undermining Rosendale's support among conservatives. > > Rosendale, Montana's state auditor and insurance commissioner, is in a > tight race against two-term Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, with the > balance of power in the closely divided Senate potentially at play. > > Libertarian Rick Breckenridge has virtually no chance of winning. But > his participation has threatened to peel away votes that might > otherwise go toward the Republican and boost Tester's chances next > week. > JBH References 1. https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2018/10/31/libertarian-withdra… 2. tel:217-412-5973 3. mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org 4. http://reason.com/blog/2018/10/31/despite-donald-trump-jr-retweet-libertar 5. https://missoulian.com/news/government-and-politics/libertarian-candida 6. http://b53f50c4d4.ht/

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Re: [Lnc-business] Fyi- Missoulian: Montana candidate drops out to endorse Republican
by john.phillips＠lp.org 31 Oct '18

31 Oct '18

Thanks Nick. John Phillips Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative Cell 217-412-5973 ------ Original message------From: Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-business Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2018 3:11 PMTo: lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org;Cc: Nicholas Sarwark;Subject:Re: [Lnc-business] Fyi- Missoulian: Montana candidate drops out to endorse Republican But see this article: "But as Breckenridge clarified in a phone interview this morning, it is not true. The reporter on the original tweet misunderstood the meaning of Breckenridge declaring he had more trust in Rosendale on a particular issue bugging him this week: the use of political "dark money" to send anonymous mailers; in this particular case, one slamming Rosendale for wanting "to use drones and patrols to spy on our private lives," while seeming to endorse Breckenridge as "a true conservative" who "opposes government intrusion into Montanans private lives." "No, I am not dropping out" Breckenridge says, though he grants he used the word "endorse" to reporters regarding Rosendale over Tester, but only on the issue of rooting out dark money, which this anonymous mailer has now made personal to him." http://reason.com/blog/2018/10/31/despite-donald-trump-jr-retweet-libertar On Wed, Oct 31, 2018 at 1:04 PM Joe Bishop-Henchman via Lnc-business wrote: > > https://missoulian.com/news/government-and-politics/libertarian-candida > te-drops-out-of-montana-s-u-s-senate/article_1869bec8-0f26-5f19-bdad-25 > b53f50c4d4.html > > BILLINGS — The Libertarian candidate in Montana's U.S. Senate race > threw his support behind Republican Matt Rosendale on Wednesday in > response to an election mailer from an unknown group that appeared > aimed at undermining Rosendale's support among conservatives. > > Rosendale, Montana's state auditor and insurance commissioner, is in a > tight race against two-term Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, with the > balance of power in the closely divided Senate potentially at play. > > Libertarian Rick Breckenridge has virtually no chance of winning. But > his participation has threatened to peel away votes that might > otherwise go toward the Republican and boost Tester's chances next > week. > JBH Thanks Nick. John Phillips Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative Cell [1]217-412-5973 ------ Original message------ From: Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-business Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2018 3:11 PM To: [2]lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org; Cc: Nicholas Sarwark; Subject:Re: [Lnc-business] Fyi- Missoulian: Montana candidate drops out to endorse Republican But see this article: "But as Breckenridge clarified in a phone interview this morning, it is not true. The reporter on the original tweet misunderstood the meaning of Breckenridge declaring he had more trust in Rosendale on a particular issue bugging him this week: the use of political "dark money" to send anonymous mailers; in this particular case, one slamming Rosendale for wanting "to use drones and patrols to spy on our private lives," while seeming to endorse Breckenridge as "a true conservative" who "opposes government intrusion into Montanans private lives." "No, I am not dropping out" Breckenridge says, though he grants he used the word "endorse" to reporters regarding Rosendale over Tester, but only on the issue of rooting out dark money, which this anonymous mailer has now made personal to him." [3]http://reason.com/blog/2018/10/31/despite-donald-trump-jr-retweet-libertar On Wed, Oct 31, 2018 at 1:04 PM Joe Bishop-Henchman via Lnc-business wrote: > > [4]https://missoulian.com/news/government-and-politics/libertarian-candida > te-drops-out-of-montana-s-u-s-senate/article_1869bec8-0f26-5f19-bdad-25 > [5]b53f50c4d4.html > > BILLINGS — The Libertarian candidate in Montana's U.S. Senate race > threw his support behind Republican Matt Rosendale on Wednesday in > response to an election mailer from an unknown group that appeared > aimed at undermining Rosendale's support among conservatives. > > Rosendale, Montana's state auditor and insurance commissioner, is in a > tight race against two-term Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, with the > balance of power in the closely divided Senate potentially at play. > > Libertarian Rick Breckenridge has virtually no chance of winning. But > his participation has threatened to peel away votes that might > otherwise go toward the Republican and boost Tester's chances next > week. > JBH References 1. tel:217-412-5973 2. mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org 3. http://reason.com/blog/2018/10/31/despite-donald-trump-jr-retweet-libertar 4. https://missoulian.com/news/government-and-politics/libertarian-candida 5. http://b53f50c4d4.ht/

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Re: [Lnc-business] Fyi- Missoulian: Montana candidate drops out to endorse Republican
by john.phillips＠lp.org 31 Oct '18

31 Oct '18

Smdh. John Phillips Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative Cell 217-412-5973 ------ Original message------From: Joe Bishop-Henchman via Lnc-business Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2018 3:04 PMTo: lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org;Cc: Joe Bishop-Henchman;Subject:[Lnc-business] Fyi- Missoulian: Montana candidate drops out to endorse Republican https://missoulian.com/news/government-and-politics/libertarian-candida te-drops-out-of-montana-s-u-s-senate/article_1869bec8-0f26-5f19-bdad-25 b53f50c4d4.html BILLINGS — The Libertarian candidate in Montana's U.S. Senate race threw his support behind Republican Matt Rosendale on Wednesday in response to an election mailer from an unknown group that appeared aimed at undermining Rosendale's support among conservatives. Rosendale, Montana's state auditor and insurance commissioner, is in a tight race against two-term Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, with the balance of power in the closely divided Senate potentially at play. Libertarian Rick Breckenridge has virtually no chance of winning. But his participation has threatened to peel away votes that might otherwise go toward the Republican and boost Tester's chances next week. JBH Smdh. John Phillips Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative Cell [1]217-412-5973 ------ Original message------ From: Joe Bishop-Henchman via Lnc-business Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2018 3:04 PM To: [2]lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org; Cc: Joe Bishop-Henchman; Subject:[Lnc-business] Fyi- Missoulian: Montana candidate drops out to endorse Republican [3]https://missoulian.com/news/government-and-politics/libertarian-candida te-drops-out-of-montana-s-u-s-senate/article_1869bec8-0f26-5f19-bdad-25 [4]b53f50c4d4.html BILLINGS — The Libertarian candidate in Montana's U.S. Senate race threw his support behind Republican Matt Rosendale on Wednesday in response to an election mailer from an unknown group that appeared aimed at undermining Rosendale's support among conservatives. Rosendale, Montana's state auditor and insurance commissioner, is in a tight race against two-term Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, with the balance of power in the closely divided Senate potentially at play. Libertarian Rick Breckenridge has virtually no chance of winning. But his participation has threatened to peel away votes that might otherwise go toward the Republican and boost Tester's chances next week. JBH References 1. tel:217-412-5973 2. mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org 3. https://missoulian.com/news/government-and-politics/libertarian-candida 4. http://b53f50c4d4.ht/

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Fyi- Missoulian: Montana candidate drops out to endorse Republican
by Joe Bishop-Henchman 31 Oct '18

31 Oct '18

https://missoulian.com/news/government-and-politics/libertarian-candida te-drops-out-of-montana-s-u-s-senate/article_1869bec8-0f26-5f19-bdad-25 b53f50c4d4.html BILLINGS — The Libertarian candidate in Montana's U.S. Senate race threw his support behind Republican Matt Rosendale on Wednesday in response to an election mailer from an unknown group that appeared aimed at undermining Rosendale's support among conservatives. Rosendale, Montana's state auditor and insurance commissioner, is in a tight race against two-term Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, with the balance of power in the closely divided Senate potentially at play. Libertarian Rick Breckenridge has virtually no chance of winning. But his participation has threatened to peel away votes that might otherwise go toward the Republican and boost Tester's chances next week. JBH

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Reminder: LNC Amicus Brief Deadlines
by Oliver Hall 31 Oct '18

31 Oct '18

Good Morning, SeveralLNC members have expressed support for the LNC filing an amicus brief in /Utah Republican Party v. Cox./ Please note that the LNC must serve noticeof its intent to do so by November 2, and the filing deadline for the brief itself is November 12. Given that we do not have counsel retained to draft this brief, I recommend that if the LNC decides to proceed, it should join the brief to be filed on behalf of the Libertarian Party of California, the Constitution Party, the Republican Party of Idaho, and the Utah Republican Native American Caucus, and potentially additional amici TBD. If you would like to review abrief outline of the arguments that brief will make, please email me separatelyand I will send it to you. _Please keep that outline confidential._ Thank you, Oliver -- Oliver B. Hall Special Counsel Libertarian National Committee 617-953-0161 Good Morning, Several LNC members have expressed support for the LNC filing an amicus brief in Utah Republican Party v. Cox. Please note that the LNC must serve notice of its intent to do so by November 2, and the filing deadline for the brief itself is November 12. Given that we do not have counsel retained to draft this brief, I recommend that if the LNC decides to proceed, it should join the brief to be filed on behalf of the Libertarian Party of California, the Constitution Party, the Republican Party of Idaho, and the Utah Republican Native American Caucus, and potentially additional amici TBD. If you would like to review a brief outline of the arguments that brief will make, please email me separately and I will send it to you. Please keep that outline confidential. Thank you, Oliver -- Oliver B. Hall Special Counsel Libertarian National Committee 617-953-0161

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Request for Amicus Brief
by Oliver Hall 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

Good Morning, The LNC has received a request from the petitioners in /Utah Republican Party v. Cox/ to submit an amicus brief in support of their petition for certiorari to the Supreme Court. The URP is challenging a law that effectively requires it to nominate by primary election, rather than by caucus, as it had previously done. URP contends that the law was enacted with the specific intent of causing it to nominate less "extreme" candidates. URP claims that this violates its freedom of association as that right was construed in/California Democratic Party v. Jones/. I believe this case raises issues that are of fundamental importance to the Libertarian Party -- in particular its right to select nominees according to its own preferred method -- and for that reason, I think the LNC should consider submitting an amicus brief in support of the petition for certiorari. The petition is also quite strong. It was filed by experienced Supreme Court practitioners, and they present their case well. Additionally, in the decision they seek to appeal, the 10th Circuit ruled against them in a 2-1 divided decision, with the Chief Judge of the 10th Circuit dissenting, and expressly stating his view that the Supreme Court should take the case, due to the importance of the issues it raises. I am attaching for your review the petition for certiorari (including the lower court decisions in an appendix), as well as a brief cover memo outlining the request for amicus briefs. I just received the petition yesterday. Please note, however, that if the LNC wishes to proceed, we must serve notice of that intent on the parties by *Friday, November 2, 2018.* The amicus brief would then be due on *Monday, November 12, 2018.* I am aware of the LNC's need for adequate time to consider these matters, and have obtained and forwarded the materials for your review as quickly as possible. Please also note that the LNC would need to retain counsel to write the brief. Additionally, printing costs would be approximately $1500. Alternatively, the LNC could potentially join a brief authored by another amicus. I have discussed this possibility with petitioners' counsel, and I'm told that a brief is being prepared on behalf of a number of state parties, which may be appropriate for the LNC to join. I am available to address any questions you may have. Thank you, Oliver -- Oliver B. Hall Special Counsel Libertarian National Committee 617-953-0161 Good Morning, The LNC has received a request from the petitioners in Utah Republican Party v. Cox to submit an amicus brief in support of their petition for certiorari to the Supreme Court. The URP is challenging a law that effectively requires it to nominate by primary election, rather than by caucus, as it had previously done. URP contends that the law was enacted with the specific intent of causing it to nominate less "extreme" candidates. URP claims that this violates its freedom of association as that right was construed in California Democratic Party v. Jones. I believe this case raises issues that are of fundamental importance to the Libertarian Party -- in particular its right to select nominees according to its own preferred method -- and for that reason, I think the LNC should consider submitting an amicus brief in support of the petition for certiorari. The petition is also quite strong. It was filed by experienced Supreme Court practitioners, and they present their case well. Additionally, in the decision they seek to appeal, the 10th Circuit ruled against them in a 2-1 divided decision, with the Chief Judge of the 10th Circuit dissenting, and expressly stating his view that the Supreme Court should take the case, due to the importance of the issues it raises. I am attaching for your review the petition for certiorari (including the lower court decisions in an appendix), as well as a brief cover memo outlining the request for amicus briefs. I just received the petition yesterday. Please note, however, that if the LNC wishes to proceed, we must serve notice of that intent on the parties by Friday, November 2, 2018. The amicus brief would then be due on Monday, November 12, 2018. I am aware of the LNC's need for adequate time to consider these matters, and have obtained and forwarded the materials for your review as quickly as possible. Please also note that the LNC would need to retain counsel to write the brief. Additionally, printing costs would be approximately $1500. Alternatively, the LNC could potentially join a brief authored by another amicus. I have discussed this possibility with petitioners' counsel, and I'm told that a brief is being prepared on behalf of a number of state parties, which may be appropriate for the LNC to join. I am available to address any questions you may have. Thank you, Oliver -- Oliver B. Hall Special Counsel Libertarian National Committee 617-953-0161

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Boston Globe endorses Fishman for Auditor
by Joe Bishop-Henchman 29 Oct '18

29 Oct '18

ICYMI: "Fishman wants to step up payroll audits, and post information on the Web for citizens and journalists to scrutinize. And he wants to meet the legal requirements of auditing each agency once every three years. “You’re not allowed to say your job is too complicated in Massachusetts,” he says. "Libertarians have looked for a breakthrough against the two-party system for years. If Fishman manages to defy the odds and win, he would be the party’s first-ever statewide elected official, and the national Libertarian Party’s biggest chance to show it can govern.[...] "Fishman would bring a sorely needed independent streak to the office. Give this Libertarian a shot." https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2018/10/29/editorial-boa rd-endorsement-dan-fishman-libertarian-for-auditor/wefAPjZ6BCss2FfDxg8I YJ/story.html?fbclid=IwAR38x2dGRkTf7_2LacitHfQyvK4Nd-qYa32xP1zhZlYpFf9l titNkMIdWO0 JBH

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