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Region 6 Report
by John Phillips 14 Nov '19

14 Nov '19

Attached is the region 6 report. Nebraska, Wisconsin, and North Dakota have promised some more information that I will forward on when I get it. -- John Phillips Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative Cell 217-412-5973

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Special Counsel's Report
by Oliver Hall 14 Nov '19

14 Nov '19

Greetings, Please see the Special Counsel's Report, attached. Thank you, Oliver -- Oliver B. Hall Special Counsel Libertarian National Committee 202-280-0898

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Platform Committee recommendations/endorsements
by Justin O'Donnell 14 Nov '19

14 Nov '19

Colleagues, I look forward to seeing everyone in Miami this weekend, but ahead of the meeting I would like to share my opinions and endorsements of several applicants for the Platform Committee. Andrew Olding of New Hampshire - I've had the pleasure of working alongside Mr. Olding the past few years in New Hampshire, on partisan campaigns, as well as local outreach projects in our Home City, and grown to appreciate his work ethic and dedication to the tasks he commits to. He replaced me on the LPNH Platform Committee when I chose to pass on the reigns after 2 terms myself, and has shown a dedication to working with all factions to find common ground working towards principled solutions. One of the Strongest examples I've seen of his bridge building abilities was when Our home city of Nashua was considering a city ordinance to raise the smoking age to 21, Mr. Olding organized a massive effort to pressure the board of alderman into reconsidering the position, including a coalition that while led by Libertarians, was filled out with prominent figures in the local republican and democratic parties, as well as a number of local business owners, recruited by Andrew to join together and oppose the change in Law. Since this successful effort he has continued to work doing outreach towards local businesses in New Hampshire, getting them involved with Libertarian messaging, and some even involved with the Party going so far as sponsoring our last convention in thanks to his efforts to help their businesses fight regulations. Mike Seebeck of Colorado - Having Served on the 2018 Platform Committee, Many were put off by Mr. Seebeck's enthusiasm for constant and continuous emails to our working group, however, it was his early enthusiasm that resulted in conversations that led to the most easily passed proposals the committee considered, as he worked tirelessly to find consensus among all factions on the committee. I believe that his work carried a lot of the weight of the committee in 2018, and I will be supporting him for appointment to the 2020 committee based on these experiences. Chris Gannon of Maryland - Of the applicants I've gotten the chance to speak to, Mr. Gannon was the one with the clearest picture of specific changes he wanted to present to the platform, to address things that the Libertarian Party has missed the chance to lead on with Libertarian Positions. Mr. Gannon wants to present a focus on family law, and the separation of the state and the family unit as a part of the LP Platform, and I believe that this is an issue that is growing in cultural importance, and it's important for the LP to get out ahead of the major parties in providing solutions. Mr Gannons positions are well reasoned, thoroughly researched, and principled at their core. I believe he would be a fantastic Asset to the 2020 Platform Committee. Thank you all for considering these recommendations, and again, I look forward to a productive weekend in Miami, especially since we got our first Freeze in new Hampshire this week and Winter is finally rearing it's head. -- Yours in Liberty, Justin O'Donnell LNC Region 8 Representative Candidate for US Senate, NH www.justinodonnell.me www.odonnell2020.com Renew your membership today at https://www.lp.org/wethepeople/?f=jod !

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Region 3 Report- Nov 2019
by Elizabeth Van Horn 14 Nov '19

14 Nov '19

See attached. -- Elizabeth Van Horn LNC Region 3 Representative (IN, MI, OH, KY) Chair-Libertarian Party of Madison Co, Indiana Vice-Chair Libertarian Pragmatist Caucus http://www.lpcaucus.org/

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Notice for Policy Manual Budget Motion
by Tim Hagan 14 Nov '19

14 Nov '19

The Policy Manual Section 2.03, Subsection 3 - Budget (page 31) in part says, "No budget shall be submitted to the LNC for approval that exceeds 110% of the actual revenue over the immediate past 12 months prior to the date of the budget approval." With a convention, ballot access expenses, and higher general interest in politics, the revenues and expenses during Presidential-election years are quite different from odd-numbered years, and mid-term years are somewhat in between them. At the meeting, either during the Treasurer Report or as New Business, I will be moving to amend this paragraph to read: No budget for an odd-numbered year shall be submitted to the LNC for approval that exceeds 110% of the actual revenue of the most previous odd-numbered year. No budget for a Presidential-election year shall be submitted to the LNC for approval that exceeds 110% of the actual revenue of the most previous Presidential-election year. No budget for a Presidential-midterm year shall be submitted to the LNC for approval that exceeds 110% of the actual revenue of the most previous Presidential-midterm year. -- Tim Hagan Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee

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Re: [Lnc-business] Proposed Budget for 2020
by Tim Hagan 14 Nov '19

14 Nov '19

Footnotes (u) and (v) were added, and I did not go back to review the print area before printing to a PDF. My mistake. For those who cannot open the Excel files, these footnotes are: (u) Principal on mortgage payment schedule (v) Based on current trend minus $70,000. I don't see the difference on line 4106 - Campus Outreach. It's $0 on both versions I have. The new donor revenues (lines 4010-30, 4030-30, 4040-30) are based on the average of 2016 and 2018, the last two election years. We used these historical numbers and not a 33% projected membership increase. Line 7010-10 is based on the 2018 number of $72,600 plus the Development team contracts, since this was the best fit of which functional area to put Development. Line 7010-20 is the revenue for Jan-Sep 2019 multiplied by 12/9 to extrapolate out to the expected revenue for 2019. Line 7010-30 is the average revenue for 2016 and 2018. Line 7010 - Direct Mail Fundraising Expenses is the sum of 7010-10, 7010-20, and 7010-30. Lines 7200-10 and 7200-15 sum up to the expected convention expenses from the Convention Oversight Committee. Audio-Video expenses will be higher at the 2020 convention than it has been in previous conventions. That committee would have more details on the convention expenses. Line 7310 - Affiliate Development is $56,000 for labor, $30,000 for the CRM, and $4000 for other expenses. Line 7360 - Campaign/Candidate Support has $10,000 for direct contributions to candidates; $81,300 labor for candidate recruitment, support, and canvassing contractors; and the rest to provide candidate training & support. Line 7375 - Branding/Political Materials is the average of 2016 & 2018 branding revenue. Line 7380-10 - Ballot Access Petitioning Expenses is for paying ballot access petitioners. The Ballot Access Committee has the breakdown of which states will require LNC assistance. Signs are that the cost per signature will be higher next year than it was in previous elections. Line 8190 - Software, Hardware & Other IT is from the IT Committee estimate of $6000/month, based on current spending. --- Tim Hagan Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee On 2019-11-01 16:28, Joe Bishop-Henchman wrote: > Thank you! This is good stuff. > > I'd like to request a narrative or detailed breakdown of the very > large (6-digit or close to it) expense items, such as 7010, 7200, > 7310, 7360, 7380, 8190. > > Also, the Excel version and the PDF version amounts do not line up for > 4106. The PDF version also leaves out footnotes (u) and (v), but these > are in the Excel version. > > A more substantive question is how much of the projected revenue > increase is derived from the projected 33% increase in membership? > > I imagine some of it includes pay information so it shouldn't be sent > on list and I'll keep that part confidential. > > Please don't interpret me sending this Friday night as needing this > information ASAP. No rush. > > JBH > > ------------ > Joe Bishop-Henchman > LNC Member (At-Large) > joe.bishop-henchman(a)lp.org > www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837 > > On 2019-10-31 18:59, Tim Hagan via Lnc-business wrote: >> On behalf of the Executive Committee, a proposed 2020 budget to be >> considered at the November 16-17 meeting is attached in both Excel and >> PDF. The budget is highlighted in cyan on the Operating Budget sheet. >> The numbers come from the Acct Detail sheet. An additional sheet >> having >> employee and contractor salary information, which we've always >> considered confidential, will be presented at the meeting. >> >> Total support and revenues is $2,343,400. Total cost of support and >> revenues is $855,700. Total program expenses is $1,487,700. This >> budget >> is balanced, that is no surplus nor deficit. >> >> We expect capital expenditures of $7,300 and will pay $26,434 toward >> the >> principal in the mortgage payments. Will receive $48,546 from the >> bequests held in escrow. These give a Unrestricted Operating Surplus >> (I >> think of it like a cash surplus) of $14,812. >> >> The total revenues are higher than 2018, but not as high as 2016, >> which >> was an exceptional year. Should be helped by having a development >> team. >> >> Except for the portions going to administration work, the pay to >> contractors show up on the appropriate functional lines on the Acct >> Detail sheet. In particular, lines 7010-10 (Development), 7310 >> (Affiliate Development), 7340 (Media Relations & Press Releases), and >> 7360-40 (Candidate Support & Training) include contractors.

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DRAFT MINUTES V 1 10/26/19 MEETING (SEE COMMENTS)
by Caryn Ann Harlos 14 Nov '19

14 Nov '19

* In Liberty,* * Personal Note: I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome (part of the autism spectrum). This can affect inter-personal communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas. If anyone found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social faux pas) in an actual email, please contact me privately and let me know. *

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Region 8 Report
by Justin O'Donnell 13 Nov '19

13 Nov '19

Attached is the Region 8 report. I apologize for the delay, I was attempting to wait to hear back from All states Prior to submitting. If I do hear back from the remaining states before Friday, I will submit an update. Look forward to seeing everyone in Miami. -- Yours in Liberty, Justin O'Donnell LNC Region 8 Representative Candidate for US Senate, NH www.justinodonnell.me www.odonnell2020.com Renew your membership today at https://www.lp.org/wethepeople/?f=jod !

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Miami
by Robert S. Kraus 13 Nov '19

13 Nov '19

All, We are looking forward to seeing you all in Miami! A few reminders & updates - but first...... You all are invited to our Sat Evening BBQ free of charge! If you are able to attend as our guest please RSVP to me (Robert) at Operations(a)LP.org ASAP so we can update our counts. We are still charging to the public however & net proceeds from this event will go towards the Building Fund (for which a generous donor just gave us a $10,000 Match Challenge). To the few of you that already purchased a ticket - please let me know if you would like a refund or if you wish to apply your ticket to the Building fund? If you are coming from MIA, once you get your luggage, be sure to call 305-871-3800 Ext 6999 for pickup by the Sheraton's shuttle. The meeting will be held in the Yankee Clipper Room. A light deli lunch will be served Sat around noon. Dinner Sat is 7 pm on the Poolside Patio. Safe travels! -- In Liberty, Robert Robert S. Kraus - Operations Director Operations(a)LP.org Libertarian National Committee, Inc. 1444 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 202.333.0008 x 231 Direct: 571-290-5408 Member: Association of Meeting Professionals (AMPs) 2019 "Planner of the Year"

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Re: [Lnc-business] Miami
by Tim Hagan 13 Nov '19

13 Nov '19

Yes, I prefer we partake in the local cuisine, like a Cuban sandwich and Key Lime Pie, and not a chain restaurant. Should we meet in the hotel lobby at a certain time? --- Tim Hagan Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee On 2019-11-10 14:43, Susan Hogarth via Lnc-business wrote: > I’m also coming in Friday morning, but will be trying to get in some > ‘Miami’ time. Anyone want to go anywhere other than a hotel or a chain > restaurant? > > > > Venetian grotto? Virginia Key Beach? > > > > > Susan Jane Hogarth > > Region 5 Alternate > > 919-906-2106 (tel:919-906-2106) > > > > > > > >> >> On Nov 10, 2019 at 2:53 PM, <Joe Bishop-Henchman via Lnc-business >> (mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org)> wrote: >> >> >> >> Ethan and I arriving Friday morning if anyone is also arriving early >> and >> wants to grab lunch. Members, alternates, and lurkers invited. >> >> JBH >> >> ------------ >> Joe Bishop-Henchman >> LNC Member (At-Large) >> joe.bishop-henchman(a)lp.org >> www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837 >> >>

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