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approved 2/24/18 EC minutes
by Alicia Mattson 14 Mar '18

14 Mar '18

Attached are the now-approved minutes from the 02/24/18 Executive Committee meeting. Staff, please post to the website when you get a chance to do so. -Alicia Attached are the now-approved minutes from the 02/24/18 Executive Committee meeting. Staff, please post to the website when you get a chance to do so. [cleardot.gif] -Alicia

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Does anyone know this (fundraising record)?
by Caryn Ann Harlos 13 Mar '18

13 Mar '18

A member asked me: Ever find the record for most money raised by a Libertarian candidate for state legislature? -- *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 Chair, Libertarian National Party Platform Committee A haiku to the Statement of Principles: *We defend your rights* *And oppose the use of force* *Taxation is theft* A member asked me: Ever find the record for most money raised by a Libertarian candidate for state legislature? -- In Liberty, Caryn Ann Harlos Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - [1]Caryn.Ann. Harlos(a)LP.org Communications Director, [2]Libertarian Party of Colorado Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee Chair, Libertarian National Party Platform Committee A haiku to the Statement of Principles: We defend your rights And oppose the use of force Taxation is theft References 1. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org 2. http://www.lpcolorado.org/

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Draft Proposal for Feedback: Outreach Committee
by Alex Merced (Region 8 Alt) 13 Mar '18

13 Mar '18

Hello Fellow LNC Members, I’ve been working on this proposal which some of you have already given me some feedback on (wanted to make sure I didn’t make any glaring errors). Now I want to solicit feedback, suggestions and improvements from the body. To clarify I’m not putting forth this motion I am merely soliciting feedback since I know any committees formed at this point will be dissolved come the national convention but I figured working out the language and starting the discussion can help this be ready to go right after the convention so it can be as helpful as possible in the years leading into 2020. Below is the draft. Sincerely, Alex Merced Region 8 Alternate ———————————————— Motion: The formation of an ad-hoc "Outreach Committee" Purpose: To identify market segments (issue based, organizations, etc.) that may be open to being involved with the party either in growing membership, partnering on events and initiatives, or contributing to the party. After identifying target segments the committee seeks to identify experts within the party to be assigned as "Ambassadors" to reach out and build a relationship with target segment. Structure: The committee will have 9 seats to be filled by Non-Members of the LNC to be appointed by the LNC. The committee will elect a Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary. An additional 2 seats that can be filled by LNC members appointed by the LNC. Job Descriptions: Chair: Will run meetings at least once a month and give other members at least 14 days notice prior to such meetings. Quorum requires 60% of current committee members to be at the meeting. Vice Chair: Will run meetings in absence of the chair. Secretary: Maintain minutes of meetings Committee Actions: The committee has two main actions it will vote on which require a minimum 60% vote of members attending the meeting. - Voting to affirm or rescind a target segment and begin the process of identifying an internal expert as "Ambassador" - Voting to affirm or rescind an Ambassadorship Ambassadors: Ambassadors must submit reports of their activities to the committee prior to each meeting called by the chair.

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first quarter revenues
by Lauren Daugherty 13 Mar '18

13 Mar '18

Dear LNC, As I've shared with you previously, our revenues so far this year are very good. In fact, we are close to having our best first quarter revenues in 10 years. This is not counting convention revenue, which is also excellent. We need to raise about $35k more between now and the end of the month to reach this goal of having the best first quarter revenues in 10 years. Each of you has lots of Libertarian friends and contacts. Please consider sharing with them our success and our goal, and encourage them to donate at LP.org/donate. Thanks! Lauren -- Lauren Daugherty Head of Development Libertarian National Committee

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Membership Recruitment
by Caryn Ann Harlos 12 Mar '18

12 Mar '18

Beginning April I will be at a convention nearly every weekend, some of them I am an invited guest speaker and other are campaign trips. Is there any objection to my continuing my membership recruitment during these trips (no cost to the Party other than the membership supplies). -- -- *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* Beginning April I will be at a convention nearly every weekend, some of them I am an invited guest speaker and other are campaign trips. Is there any objection to my continuing my membership recruitment during these trips (no cost to the Party other than the membership supplies). -- -- In Liberty, Caryn Ann Harlos Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - [1]Caryn.Ann. Harlos(a)LP.org Communications Director, [2]Libertarian Party of Colorado 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 References 1. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org 2. http://www.lpcolorado.org/

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Fwd: Colorado wasted over 100K of your money over "selfies"
by Caryn Ann Harlos 11 Mar '18

11 Mar '18

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Libertarian Party of Colorado <CommunicationsDirector(a)lpcolorado.org> Date: Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 12:28 AM Subject: Colorado wasted over 100K of your money over "selfies" To: Caryn Harlos <carynannharlos(a)gmail.com> Caryn -- We hate to say “we told you so”, but… we told you so. We hate to say “we told you so”, but… we told you so. During the 2016 election, the Libertarian Party of Colorado and its Communications Director, Caryn Ann Harlos, took issue with an outdated “vote trading” law being used to stifle free speech. Denver’s city district attorney, Mitch Morrissey blasted out a press release that warned voters to abstain from taking pictures of their completed ballots and sharing the image on social media. If caught, those who ignored this order would be in violation of Colorado Revised Statutes, Title 1, Article 13, Section 712, which states <http://www.lpcolorado.org/r?u=https%3A%2F%2Fleg.colorado.gov%2Fsites%2Fdefa…> : “No election official, watcher, or person shall reveal to any other person the name of any candidate for whom a voter has voted or communicate to another his opinion, belief, or impression as to how or for whom a voter has voted.” Violating this decades-old statute was, as Morrissey made certain to point out, a “misdemeanor offense.” And so began the battle over the “ballot selfie.” Harlos was actively campaigning for Gary Johnson, the 2016 Presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party. She wanted to create a video of her completing her ballot and explaining her reasons for voting for Johnson. “The law is completely draconian and ridiculous,” Harlos states <http://www.lpcolorado.org/r?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8…> on an online video. The video was part of her crowdfunding efforts to legally challenge the outdated law. Harlos filed suit in the U.S. District Court of Colorado. And she wasn’t alone. Colorado’s ACLU and several other concerned citizens filed suit. The political will to enforce this mandate didn’t seem matriculate as Morrissey has hoped. Very few elected officials seemed eager to enforce this law, especially considering the depth and width of the internet and capturing every single violation of this antiquated law. “If they’re kind of walking around saying they realize this is a dumb law, they should save the Colorado taxpayers the money for having to litigate this,” Harlos told <http://www.lpcolorado.org/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.coloradoindependent.com%2F16…> the Colorado Independent back in 2016. *In fact, her attorney gave both the Secretary of State and District Attorney Morrisey time to avoid the lawsuit by admitting that the law was unconstitutional and unenforceable to which the response was to file suit immediately.* And she was right. (Here’s the “I told you so” moment.) According to documents <http://www.lpcolorado.org/r?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedenverchannel.com%2Fnews…> obtained by Denver7 Investigates, the Colorado taxpayers were billed $135,000 in legal fees to litigate this so-called controversy. The State paid out settlements in the amount of $122,000 to cover attorney fees for the plaintiffs. An additional $13,275 was paid to the law firm fired to defend Morrissey’s order in court. The end result was Governor John Hickenlooper signing <http://www.lpcolorado.org/r?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedenverchannel.com%2Fnews…> a law that nullified the criminal penalty of the law. Not only does the creation and enforcement of bad laws typically have an inverse relationship with individual liberties—such as free speech in this case—but it also creates unnecessary expenses that the taxpayers are forced to subsidize. *Feel free to take as many pictures of your future ballots as you please. And don’t do it just because we told you so, but rather because you are free to do so.* Libertarian Party of Colorado http://www.lpcolorado.org/ <http://www.lpcolorado.org/?e=31f6b93e1a24c467d8d37f244cb60c17&utm_source=lp…> REMEMBER TO GET YOUR TICKETS FOR THE 2018 LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF COLORADO STATE CONVENTION. WE WILL BE NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR THE 2018 ELECTIONS AND ELECTING OUR DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. <http://www.lpcolorado.org/2018conv?e=31f6b93e1a24c467d8d37f244cb60c17&utm_s…> Concerned about the expansion of government control and the erosion of individual liberty? Please consider contributing and becoming active with the Libertarian Party of Colorado. Libertarians support liberty on all issues, all the time! Contribute <http://www.lpcolorado.org/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Flpcolorado.org%2Fdonate%2F&e=31f…> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/r?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Flpcolorado%2…> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/r?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Flpco&e=31f6b93e1a…> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Flpcolorado.org%2F&e=31f6b93e1a24…> 303-837-9393 <5164760055> | Email <communicationsdirector(a)lpcolorado.org%20> This email was sent to carynannharlos(a)gmail.com by the Libertarian Party of Colorado 11757 W Ken Caryl Ave <https://maps.google.com/?q=11757+W+Ken+Caryl+Ave&entry=gmail&source=g>, F124 Littleton, CO 80127 Unsubscribe <http://www.lpcolorado.org/unsubscribe?e=31f6b93e1a24c467d8d37f244cb60c17&ut…> -- *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 Chair, Libertarian National Party Platform Committee A haiku to the Statement of Principles: *We defend your rights* *And oppose the use of force* *Taxation is theft* ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Libertarian Party of Colorado <[1]CommunicationsDirector(a)lpcolorado.org> Date: Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 12:28 AM Subject: Colorado wasted over 100K of your money over "selfies" To: Caryn Harlos <[2]carynannharlos(a)gmail.com> [CO_logo_white.png?1462378117] Caryn -- We hate to say “we told you so”, but… we told you so. We hate to say “we told you so”, but… we told you so. During the 2016 election, the Libertarian Party of Colorado and its Communications Director, Caryn Ann Harlos, took issue with an outdated “vote trading” law being used to stifle free speech. Denver’s city district attorney, Mitch Morrissey blasted out a press release that warned voters to abstain from taking pictures of their completed ballots and sharing the image on social media. If caught, those who ignored this order would be in violation of Colorado Revised Statutes, Title 1, Article 13, Section 712, which [3]states: “No election official, watcher, or person shall reveal to any other person the name of any candidate for whom a voter has voted or communicate to another his opinion, belief, or impression as to how or for whom a voter has voted.” Violating this decades-old statute was, as Morrissey made certain to point out, a “misdemeanor offense.” And so began the battle over the “ballot selfie.” Harlos was actively campaigning for Gary Johnson, the 2016 Presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party. She wanted to create a video of her completing her ballot and explaining her reasons for voting for Johnson. “The law is completely draconian and ridiculous,” Harlos [4]states on an online video. The video was part of her crowdfunding efforts to legally challenge the outdated law. Harlos filed suit in the U.S. District Court of Colorado. And she wasn’t alone. Colorado’s ACLU and several other concerned citizens filed suit. The political will to enforce this mandate didn’t seem matriculate as Morrissey has hoped. Very few elected officials seemed eager to enforce this law, especially considering the depth and width of the internet and capturing every single violation of this antiquated law. “If they’re kind of walking around saying they realize this is a dumb law, they should save the Colorado taxpayers the money for having to litigate this,” Harlos [5]told the Colorado Independent back in 2016. In fact, her attorney gave both the Secretary of State and District Attorney Morrisey time to avoid the lawsuit by admitting that the law was unconstitutional and unenforceable to which the response was to file suit immediately. And she was right. (Here’s the “I told you so” moment.) According to [6]documents obtained by Denver7 Investigates, the Colorado taxpayers were billed $135,000 in legal fees to litigate this so-called controversy. The State paid out settlements in the amount of $122,000 to cover attorney fees for the plaintiffs. An additional $13,275 was paid to the law firm fired to defend Morrissey’s order in court. The end result was Governor John Hickenlooper [7]signing a law that nullified the criminal penalty of the law. Not only does the creation and enforcement of bad laws typically have an inverse relationship with individual liberties—such as free speech in this case—but it also creates unnecessary expenses that the taxpayers are forced to subsidize. Feel free to take as many pictures of your future ballots as you please. And don’t do it just because we told you so, but rather because you are free to do so. Libertarian Party of Colorado [8]http://www.lpcolorado.org/ [9]REMEMBER TO GET YOUR TICKETS FOR THE 2018 LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF COLORADO STATE CONVENTION. WE WILL BE NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR THE 2018 ELECTIONS AND ELECTING OUR DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. Concerned about the expansion of government control and the erosion of individual liberty? Please consider contributing and becoming active with the Libertarian Party of Colorado. Libertarians support liberty on all issues, all the time! [10]Contribute [11][facebook_sm.png?1462378373] [12][twitter_sm.png?1462378382] [13][web_sm.png?1462378401] [14]303-837-9393 | [15]Email This email was sent to [16]carynannharlos(a)gmail.com by the Libertarian Party of Colorado [17]11757 W Ken Caryl Ave, F124 Littleton, CO 80127 [18]Unsubscribe -- In Liberty, Caryn Ann Harlos Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - [19]Caryn.Ann. Harlos(a)LP.org Communications Director, [20]Libertarian Party of Colorado Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee Chair, Libertarian National Party Platform Committee A haiku to the Statement of Principles: We defend your rights And oppose the use of force Taxation is theft References 1. mailto:CommunicationsDirector@lpcolorado.org 2. mailto:carynannharlos@gmail.com 3. http://www.lpcolorado.org/r?u=https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/… 4. http://www.lpcolorado.org/r?u=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SehoLjLMc0&e… 5. http://www.lpcolorado.org/r?u=http://www.coloradoindependent.com/161836/col… 6. http://www.lpcolorado.org/r?u=https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/investi… 7. http://www.lpcolorado.org/r?u=https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/politic… 8. http://www.lpcolorado.org/?e=31f6b93e1a24c467d8d37f244cb60c17&utm_source=lp… 9. http://www.lpcolorado.org/2018conv?e=31f6b93e1a24c467d8d37f244cb60c17&utm_s… 10. http://www.lpcolorado.org/r?u=http://lpcolorado.org/donate/&e=31f6b93e1a24c… 11. http://www.lpcolorado.org/r?u=https://www.facebook.com/lpcolorado/&e=31f6b9… 12. http://www.lpcolorado.org/r?u=https://twitter.com/lpco&e=31f6b93e1a24c467d8… 13. http://www.lpcolorado.org/r?u=http://lpcolorado.org/&e=31f6b93e1a24c467d8d3… 14. tel:5164760055 15. mailto:communicationsdirector@lpcolorado.org 16. mailto:carynannharlos@gmail.com 17. https://maps.google.com/?q=11757+W+Ken+Caryl+Ave&entry=gmail&source=g 18. http://www.lpcolorado.org/unsubscribe?e=31f6b93e1a24c467d8d37f244cb60c17&ut… 19. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org 20. http://www.lpcolorado.org/

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links to subcommittee website, facebook, and email lists
by Wes Benedict 10 Mar '18

10 Mar '18

For subcommittees posted here: https://www.lp.org/lp-committees/ If you'd like to have links posted to your committee website (if existent), facebook, or email list, the chair of the committee should send me the links. Thanks, -- Wes Benedict, Executive Director Libertarian National Committee, Inc. 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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approved minutes of 02/02/18 LNC meeting
by Alicia Mattson 10 Mar '18

10 Mar '18

Attached are the now-approved minutes of the February 2, 2018 LNC electronic meeting. Staff, please post these to the website when you get a chance to do so. -Alicia Attached are the now-approved minutes of the February 2, 2018 LNC electronic meeting. Staff, please post these to the website when you get a chance to do so. -Alicia

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Appointment to the Convention Oversight Committee
by Nicholas Sarwark 09 Mar '18

09 Mar '18

Dear All, I am appointing Ken Moellman to fill the vacancy on the Convention Oversight Committee created by William Brackeen’s resignation. Ken is willing to serve and eligible for the position due to no longer being an LNC member. Yours truly, Nick

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contractors and delegate status at convention
by Wes Benedict 08 Mar '18

08 Mar '18

Dear LNC: I wanted to open up a discussion regarding convention attendance and participation by 1) Staff Employees, 2) Staff Contractors, and 3) Non-staff Contractors. This is for disclosure purposes, to review the LNC's policies, to disclose my personal additional restrictions and recommendations, and to also give the LNC time to make any policy adjustments you might want to make. It matters now because I think we have some staff contractors willing to pay all of their expenses, including flight, hotel and as much as a Gold Package, to attend the convention, and in those cases I want to make sure it's also okay for those people to serve as delegates. There are three categories mentioned in the first paragraph above, and I'm describing them below: 1) Staff Employees - people listed here https://www.lp.org/staff/ that meet the government's definition of "employee." 2) Staff Contractors - people listed here https://www.lp.org/staff/ that meet the government's definition of "contractor" (confirmed by legal counsel). 3) Non-staff Contractors - people NOT listed here https://www.lp.org/staff/ that might have been a vendor or done some contract work for the LNC for compensation, like ballot access petitioners, some graphic designers, telemarketers, etc. You can find examples of who's in what category on page 30 of this 2017 page document: https://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_08_19-20-LNC-Minutes-app… The LNC's Policy Manual, Section 2.01 subsection 3) Employment Terms: Page 20: https://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180115_LNC_Policy_Manual.pdf "Employment agreements shall specify in writing that registering as delegate to any national party convention constitutes an immediate resignation of employment." That section clearly prohibits 1) Staff Employees from being delegates. that section does not prohibit 2) Staff Contractors or #) Non-staff Contractors from being delegates. The LNC's Policy Manual, Section 2.03 subsection 4) Conventions: Page 30: https://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180115_LNC_Policy_Manual.pdf "4) Conventions The Party shall not directly or indirectly compensate or otherwise underwrite or subsidize the convention travel, lodging (excepting room upgrades which the Party received at no cost), entertainment costs or speaker fees/honorariums of any Convention delegates. This policy shall not prohibit the Party from underwriting organized convention events offered to all donors of a particular level. Nor shall it prohibit delegates from receiving complementary meals or access to convention events in rough proportion to their level of volunteer work. All volunteer compensation must be approved by the Convention Oversight Committee, and contemporaneously published when actual compensation is received. " That section prohibits everyone, including 2) Staff Contractors and 3) Non-staff Contractors from having expenses covered by the Party and being a delegate. But, staff contractors paying their own way appear to be allowed to be delegates, and that's been our practice in prior years. In case it helps to use a specific individual as an example, I'll do that here. Our Press Secretary, Richard Fields, is a contractor, and plans to attend our 2018 Convention in New Orleans at his own expense (paying his own airfare, hotel, and purchasing a convention package). While I would have liked for the party to bring every staff member including Richard to the convention and to cover all of his expenses to attend the convention and have him "on the clock" while there and writing press releases, we try to keep our convention costs under control and so I've only selected a portion of our staff I feel are the most critical to have on location at this convention. Since Richard is paying his own way to be there, and since he's not an employee, I think he is not breaking any rules if he decides to serve as a delegate at the convention. Richard is NOT intending to serve as a delegate, so his situation is entirely flexible on this matter. However, I wanted to bring this issue up the the LNC because I think I would be correct in saying that Richard is allowed to serve as a delegate if he chooses to. My intention is to inform Richard and any others that fit his similar situation (not being compensated at the convention, covering their own expenses, a contractor and not an employee) that they are allowed to serve as delegates at the convention if they'd like to and are picked up as delegates by a state. If there's substantial disagreement with my previous sentence, I'd like the LNC to clarify the situation further by amending the Policy Manual as needed. And, if I see discussion along the lines of seriously considering a change, that will help me help staff make educated guesses on how important it is to keep various options open. I am comfortable with the current policy, or with a policy amendment, though I lean towards keeping the current policy and practice. Thanks, -- Wes Benedict, Executive Director Libertarian National Committee, Inc. 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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