November 2019 - Lnc-business - Moellman Enterprises Email

Secretary''s Report
by Caryn Ann Harlos 12 Nov '19

12 Nov '19

Attached * 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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LNC Region 7 Report
by Whitney Bilyeu 11 Nov '19

11 Nov '19

-- *Whitney Bilyeu* Libertarian National Committee Region 7 Representative 281.433.4966 LP.ORG

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Revised Proposed Agenda for November 16-17, 2019 LNC Meeting
by Nicholas Sarwark 11 Nov '19

11 Nov '19

Dear All, At the request of some members, I have added 30 minutes to the staff reports, which pushes Special Counsel's report to after the lunch recess and only allows for 30 minutes of budget discussion on the first day of the meeting. Appointment of the awards committee members was also added to the agenda for the remaining two positions. I did not add 10 minutes to "talk about membership/At-Large report" because it's not clear what that means or if there is any proposed business for that item. With these changes, there is now a total of more than 12 hours of business on the agenda (780 minutes if my math is right). Members should consider whether that is realistic and what business items are a higher priority before the final agenda is approved on the first day of the meeting. Yours truly, Nick

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urgent error correction - Platform and Credentials appointments
by Alicia Mattson 11 Nov '19

11 Nov '19

A few hours ago we received the Secretary's report for the upcoming LNC meeting. Though there are other errors (and outright falsehoods about me) which I will address separately, there is one error in need of particularly urgent correction. The Secretary's report lists states entitled to make appointments to the 2020 Platform Committee and to the Credentials Committee. What first caught my eye was that the report says that the 2020 seats are determined by the delegate allocations for the 2016 convention. That's not correct. Bylaw Article 11.3 says they are based on the sustaining memberships "as determined for Convention delegate allocations at the most recent Regular Convention." That would be the 2018 convention, not the 2016 convention. The lists of states in the Secretary's report have been simply copied from my 2018 delegation chair's manual, which contained a listing of states entitled to appoint for 2018 (based on 2016 membership levels). There is a lot of overlap with the states entitled to appoint for 2020, but a few states will be different this time, and those states need to know of their right to appoint before the approaching deadlines. The delegate allocations I sent out for 2018 (not 2016) contain the sustaining membership counts which should now be used for the 2020 rankings for purposes of committee appointments. About the Credentials Committee, the Secretary's report states, "California, Texas, Florida, New York, and Ohio have each earned one seat and must name their appointments by January 31, 2020." According to the sustaining membership counts for 2018 delegate allocation, the top 5 sustaining membership states were instead: California, Texas, Florida, VIRGINIA, and New York. Ohio was not in the top 5, but Virginia was. Has Virginia been notified that they're entitled to an appointment to the Credentials Committee? Bylaw Article 11.4.b says of the state appointments to Credentials Committee, "These shall be selected by each of the affiliate parties no later than three months prior to the Regular Convention." With the convention calling to order on May 22, 2020, the appointment deadline of three months prior would be February 22, rather than the stated January 31. About the Platform Committee, this report lists: NH, AK, CO, NV, VA as the top-5-per-capita for 2020 appointments. However, taking the sustaining membership counts for 2018 delegate allocation and dividing by 2010 census populations, that list should instead be: AK, NH, CO, MT, VA. Nevada was not in the top-5-per-capita, but Montana was. Has Montana been notified that they're entitled to an appointment? Also about the Platform Committee, this report lists the other top-10-sustaining (excluding VA and CO who were in the the top-5-per-capita) as: CA, TX, FL, NY, OH, PA, IL, MI, IN, WA. However, the sustaining membership counts for 2018 delegate allocation show the top 10 sustaining membership (excluding VA and CO who were in the top-5-per-capita) as: CA, TX, FL, NY, PA, OH, IL, MI, WA, GA Much overlap, but IN is not in the top-ten, and GA is. Has Georgia been notified that they're entitled to an appointment? Bylaw Article 11.3.d says of the Platform Committee appointment deadline that they shall be selected, "no later than the last day of the fifth month prior to the Regular Convention." With the convention calling to order on May 22, 2020, that appointment deadline would be the last day of December, so December 31 rather than the stated November 31 (I presume you meant November 30). At least the three affected states have a little more time to recover and make their appointments than was stated in the Secretary's report. Region reps for Virginia, Montana, and Georgia please make sure that those state chairs know of their appointment entitlements. When Mr. Bishop-Henchman inquired about the Platform Committee states on this email list on October 2, this is the list I gave him based on the sustaining membership info that was published in 2018. This is the first time I have seen the Secretary's listing of the states entitled to appoint, so it wasn't possible for me to notice the discrepancy sooner. -Alicia

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Chair's Report - 7/28/19 - 11/10/19
by Nicholas Sarwark 11 Nov '19

11 Nov '19

Dear All, Attached is my Chair's Report for the upcoming LNC meeting. Yours truly, Nick

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One Note Link - https://tinyurl.com/LNCOneNoteNov2019
by Caryn Ann Harlos 11 Nov '19

11 Nov '19

You might want to keep this email in your inbox so you can find it easily when you need it. * 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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Miami
by Joe Bishop-Henchman 10 Nov '19

10 Nov '19

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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Question for Mr. Bishop-Henchman
by Caryn Ann Harlos 10 Nov '19

10 Nov '19

Has there been any progress on your ideas for committee restructuring or has that been put aside as a goal for this term? * 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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Membership Support Committee
by Caryn Ann Harlos 09 Nov '19

09 Nov '19

Has this committee elected its permanent chair? * 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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Proposed Agenda for November 16-17, 2019 LNC Meeting
by Nicholas Sarwark 09 Nov '19

09 Nov '19

Dear All, Attached is a proposed agenda for the upcoming LNC meeting. As you can see, there is more business than we have had in the past few meetings. Staff reports have been expanded to 60 minutes to allow for discussion of new staff and for presentation of the Frontier Project. The Convention Oversight Committee has three site presentations and requested 150 minutes, but I have only put 120 minutes in the proposed agenda. The budget has 120 minutes, split between both days. Elections of platform and credentials committees have 20 minutes each. Please let me know if I missed any items, you have any other agenda items you would like added, or if you have suggested modifications to the agenda or the times. -Nick

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