April 2018 - 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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Membership updates
by Caryn Ann Harlos 29 May '18

29 May '18

I am up to 55 members signed up - this last time one of them was a $50 a month pledge (some members I sign up do monthly pledges a point which seems to be missed by some social media commenters who count them all at $25 each). This past weekend I also raised $120 for the historical project. I will be at two more conventions this coming weekend. -- *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* I am up to 55 members signed up - this last time one of them was a $50 a month pledge (some members I sign up do monthly pledges a point which seems to be missed by some social media commenters who count them all at $25 each). This past weekend I also raised $120 for the historical project. I will be at two more conventions this coming weekend. -- 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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Email Ballot 2018-01: Minutes Auto-Approval
by Alicia Mattson 29 May '18

29 May '18

We have an electronic mail ballot. *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by January 15, 2018 at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.* *Co-Sponsors:* Mattson, Katz, Starchild, Harlos, Hayes *Motion:* to amend the Policy Manual as follows: 1.02.6 Meeting Minutes […] Meeting minutes for LNC electronic meetings or face-to-face meetings involving travel to a single site may be promoted from draft status to official during the time between LNC meetings as follows: - Draft minutes shall be mailed or emailed to all LNC Members not more than 15 days after each meeting. - Attendees may submit corrections, clarifications and changes to the draft minutes for the Secretary’s consideration for a period of 15 days following the distribution of the draft minutes.* Corrections, clarifications, and changes to the draft minutes may be submitted for the Secretary's consideration for a period of 15 days following the distribution of the draft minutes.* The Secretary shall distribute an updated version of the draft minutes not later than 7 days following the end of that submission period. […] -Alicia

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Federal Candidate Financial Disclosure
by Craig Bowden 28 Apr '18

28 Apr '18

It is important that we remind candidates running for federal office (House or Senate) that they have a financial disclosure deadline coming up on May 15th if they have raised $5,000 or more. I have personally posted the information through some of my resources online, but if everyone can help remind candidates they may know or through social media they have, it will help those candidates avoid fines that range from $200-$500 from the House and Senate Committees on Ethics. We don't want to make the news like two Republican candidates did in Utah for not complying with this. For House candidates, they need to go to https://ethics.house.gov For Senate candidate, they need to go to https://ethics.senate.gov Thanks! Craig Bowden Region 1 Alternate

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[LNC Business] Potential Conflict of Interest
by Craig Bowden 27 Apr '18

27 Apr '18

When reviewing the meeting minutes from the last meeting, I noticed that several members had declared their other party involvement at the local and state level, and want to ensure I remain in compliance as well. I currently Chair the Libertarian Party of Weber County in Utah. I am currently a candidate for the United States Senate out of Utah. In Liberty, Craig Bowden Region 1 Alternate

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updated Policy Manual
by Alicia Mattson 27 Apr '18

27 Apr '18

Attached is the LNC Policy Manual, updated to reflect the changes we adopted during last weekend's session. There were a number of changes, so please feel free to double check me and let me know if I missed a detail. Staff, please replace the version on the website with this new one. I already noted that the changes we adopted for section 2.02.6, which were copy/pasted from the committee's report, have two wording issues. One sentence has redundant words, and another seems to be missing a word. Policy Manual Section 1.01.4 establishes a process by which the Secretary may propose "technical and conforming" changes to address such details. You will see in Section 2.02.6 of the attached that I have used insert and strikeout formatting to note my simple proposal for repairing the wording. This proposal will be auto-approved in 30 days (May 27) unless the LNC adopts a majority-vote-veto before then. -Alicia Attached is the LNC Policy Manual, updated to reflect the changes we adopted during last weekend's session. There were a number of changes, so please feel free to double check me and let me know if I missed a detail. Staff, please replace the version on the website with this new one. I already noted that the changes we adopted for section 2.02.6, which were copy/pasted from the committee's report, have two wording issues. One sentence has redundant words, and another seems to be missing a word. Policy Manual Section 1.01.4 establishes a process by which the Secretary may propose "technical and conforming" changes to address such details. You will see in Section 2.02.6 of the attached that I have used insert and strikeout formatting to note my simple proposal for repairing the wording. This proposal will be auto-approved in 30 days (May 27) unless the LNC adopts a majority-vote-veto before then. -Alicia

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draft minutes of 04/21/18 LNC session
by Alicia Mattson 27 Apr '18

27 Apr '18

Attached are the first draft minutes from the April 21-22, 2018 LNC session. Please note that comments from the LNC on the minutes are due by May 11. For our new members/alternates: To encourage people to actually read the minutes, I play a little game in which I insert a "Waldo" into the first draft of the minutes. The first person to identify the Waldo gets a brownie point. What's a Waldo? You'll know when you see it... Also, the Region 3 report is not yet rolled into the appendices because the PDF version sent to the list has a file protection on it which prevents me from being able to merge it into another document. Elizabeth, if you can remove that protection/security, I can incorporate it into the next draft. -Alicia Attached are the first draft minutes from the April 21-22, 2018 LNC session. Please note that comments from the LNC on the minutes are due by May 11. For our new members/alternates: To encourage people to actually read the minutes, I play a little game in which I insert a "Waldo" into the first draft of the minutes. The first person to identify the Waldo gets a brownie point. What's a Waldo? You'll know when you see it... Also, the Region 3 report is not yet rolled into the appendices because the PDF version sent to the list has a file protection on it which prevents me from being able to merge it into another document. Elizabeth, if you can remove that protection/security, I can incorporate it into the next draft. -Alicia

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Draft #2 - Outreach Committee Proposal
by Alex Merced (Region 8 Alt) 24 Apr '18

24 Apr '18

Hey Everyone, I took the feedback from my original draft and now have a new draft for more feedback. The changes include smaller # of members, clearer purpose, removed power to designate representatives of the party and instead make recommendations to the LNC and some other changes for clarity and detail. Look forward to hearing the feedback on this draft so I can continue fine tuning this idea when convenient. Alex —————————- Motion: The formation of an ad-hoc "Outreach Committee" Purpose: To identify market segments (issue based, organizations, etc.) that may be open to building a relationship with the party (examples: “homeschoolers”, “Food Truck Operators”). After identifying target segments the committee seeks to identify experts within the party to be assigned as "Outreach Coordinator" to be facilitator for outreach to target segment to create relationships that state affiliates and candidates can take advantage of. Structure: The committee will have 7 seats to be filled by 4 Non-Members of the LNC to be appointed by the LNC. There will also be An additional 3 seats that can be filled by LNC members appointed by the LNC. The committee will elect a Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary. If any member misses two consecutive meetings then the LNC reappoint them or someone else to the now vacant spot at the next meeting the next LNC meeting. Job Descriptions: Chair: Will run meetings at least once a quarter 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 and deliver them to the LNC Secretary no later than 14 days of the meeting. If the minutes are late or not submitted two consecutive meetings a new election of the secretary shall occur. 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 party member segment expert as "Outreach coordinator” - Voting to recommend designating or rescinding designation of “outreach Coordinator” of a target segment. If the LNC Chair decides to add this item to their agenda it must pass with a simple majority. Outreach Coordinators: Ambassadors must submit reports of their activities to the committee prior to each meeting called by the chair. If they need funds to for any activity they submit a written request detailing amount and use of funds to the LNC which the LNC Chair can at their discretion add to the Agenda. Sent from my iPhone Hey Everyone, I took the feedback from my original draft and now have a new draft for more feedback. The changes include smaller # of members, clearer purpose, removed power to designate representatives of the party and instead make recommendations to the LNC and some other changes for clarity and detail. Look forward to hearing the feedback on this draft so I can continue fine tuning this idea when convenient. Alex —————————- Motion: The formation of an ad-hoc "Outreach Committee" Purpose: To identify market segments (issue based, organizations, etc.) that may be open to building a relationship with the party (examples: “homeschoolers”, “Food Truck Operators”). After identifying target segments the committee seeks to identify experts within the party to be assigned as "Outreach Coordinator" to be facilitator for outreach to target segment to create relationships that state affiliates and candidates can take advantage of. Structure: The committee will have 7 seats to be filled by 4 Non-Members of the LNC to be appointed by the LNC. There will also be An additional 3 seats that can be filled by LNC members appointed by the LNC. The committee will elect a Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary. If any member misses two consecutive meetings then the LNC reappoint them or someone else to the now vacant spot at the next meeting the next LNC meeting. Job Descriptions: Chair: Will run meetings at least once a quarter 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 and deliver them to the LNC Secretary no later than 14 days of the meeting. If the minutes are late or not submitted two consecutive meetings a new election of the secretary shall occur. 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 party member segment expert as "Outreach coordinator” - Voting to recommend designating or rescinding designation of “outreach Coordinator” of a target segment. If the LNC Chair decides to add this item to their agenda it must pass with a simple majority. Outreach Coordinators: Ambassadors must submit reports of their activities to the committee prior to each meeting called by the chair. If they need funds to for any activity they submit a written request detailing amount and use of funds to the LNC which the LNC Chair can at their discretion add to the Agenda. Sent from my iPhone

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give 15 min to Senator Ebke tonight
by Caryn Ann Harlos 24 Apr '18

24 Apr '18

https://www.facebook.com/events/135139807341367/ -- *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> Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee Chair, Libertarian National Party Platform Committee Member, Libertarian National Party Bylaws Committee A haiku to the Statement of Principles: *We defend your rights* *And oppose the use of force* *Taxation is theft* [1]https://www.facebook.com/events/135139807341367/ -- In Liberty, Caryn Ann Harlos Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - [2]Caryn.Ann. Harlos(a)LP.org Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee Chair, Libertarian National Party Platform Committee Member, Libertarian National Party Bylaws Committee A haiku to the Statement of Principles: We defend your rights And oppose the use of force Taxation is theft References 1. https://www.facebook.com/events/135139807341367/ 2. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org

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Motion to Allocate a contribution for the reelection of New Hampshire Legislators -requesting co-sponsors
by Justin O'Donnell 23 Apr '18

23 Apr '18

Members of the LNC, In the vein of supporting our sitting Libertarian Legislators across the country in their bids for reelection, I want to bring to the attention of the committee, our two sitting state representatives in New Hampshire. Campaigns in New Hampshire are not your typical Legislative races we are used to across the country, and also not nearly as demanding or cost intensive as Senator Ebke’s re-election in Nebraska. Our legislative districts are so small, and the voter base so attuned, that it is actually crucial that we manage to get in person face time between our candidates and their constituents as often as possible, while still continuing to utilize traditional campaign strategies such as direct mail and local signage. Furthermore, New Hampshire does hold the distinction of actually having elected big L Libertarian State legislators in the past. In 1992, New Hampshire voters elected 4 Registered Libertarians in Partisan races to the General Court. Don Gorman, Andy Borsa, Finlay Rothhaus, and Calvin Warburton were elected as the nation’s first Libertarian Legislative Caucus. In 1994, Representative was re-elected, along with a 5th Libertarian Representative, Jim McClarin. And in 2000, Representative Steve Vaillancourt was elected as a Libertarian to the same body, however without any additional members with whom to form a caucus. New Hampshire has elected 6 Partisan Libertarian legislators in its history, and I aim to work diligently to increase that number to 8 by working towards the re-election of Caleb Dyer and Brandon Phinney into the House as Registered Libertarians so that The second Libertarian Caucus can continue their service for another term. To these ends, I am requesting that the LNC contribute the Maximum allowable contribution of $1,000 to each Representative Caleb Dyer, and Representative Brandon Phinney, in support of their re-election campaigns. I hereby move, and request co-sponsors, a motion to allocate $1,000 each towards the re-election campaigns for Representative Caleb Dyer (L-Hillsborough 37) and Representative Brandon Phinney (L-Strafford 24). -- Yours in Liberty, Justin O'Donnell LNC Region 8 Representative LPNH Alternate- LNC Platform Committee Chair- LPNH Platform Committee Candidate for US Congress, NH-2 www.odonnell2018.org

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