March 2020 - Lnc-business - Moellman Enterprises Email

Appointments to Convention Oversight Committee
by Nicholas Sarwark 05 Jun '20

05 Jun '20

Dear All, I am appointing to the Convention Oversight Committee the following non-LNC members: Daniel Hayes - Chair Ken Moellman Drew Layda After the great success of the 2018 Convention, it made sense to keep the same team together. Yours in liberty, Nick

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Convention Oversight Committee Changes
by Nicholas Sarwark 01 Jun '20

01 Jun '20

Dear All, I would like to thank Drew Layda for his service on the Convention Oversight Committee to this point. Mr. Layda stepped down from the Convention Oversight Committee due to professional obligations. I am pleased to announce that BetteRose Ryan has been appointed to fill the vacancy and welcome her back to the committee. Yours in liberty, Nick

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EMAIL BALLOT 200321-1: APPOINT LONGSTRETH TO APRC
by Caryn Ann Harlos 01 Apr '20

01 Apr '20

We have an electronic mail ballot. Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by XXXX, 2020 at 11:59:59 pm Pacific time. Co-Sponsors: Hagan, Harlos, Longstreth, Nekhaila, Phillips, Van Horn ============================================= Motion: Move to appoint Richard Longstreth to fill vacancy on the APRC. ============================================= THRESHOLD REQUIRED: You can keep track of the Secretary's manual tally of votes here: https://tinyurl.com/ballot200321-1. Votes are noted with a link to the actual ballot cast for verification. You can find the time that the manual tally was last updated at the bottom of the sheet. Please notify me of any discrepancies. * 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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Thoughts on Alternatives to Mr Bishop-Henchman's proposal
by john.phillips＠lp.org 31 Mar '20

31 Mar '20

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Virginia stay at home order
by Daniel Fishman 31 Mar '20

31 Mar '20

Dear LNC, I write to inform you that Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has issued a "stay-at-home" order till June 10th. At the office we had already partitioned our work days so that the office will always be staffed from 9-5 m-f, but that we will only have one person in the office any given day. I do want to keep the office open for mail and package deliveries. We have established sanitation protocols that employees believe will keep us all safe. I wanted to make you aware of the change in our office occupancy. I intend to issue "essential employee" letters to all LPHQ staff that they can present to the police should they be stopped. --- Daniel Fishman Executive Director The Libertarian Party Join Us <http://www.lp.org/join>

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Proposal for Online Convention
by Steven Nekhaila 30 Mar '20

30 Mar '20

Dear All, The way I see it, we have three viable options: 1) The velocity of the SARS-Cov2 virus deescalates and government lockdowns and healthcare measures are so effective that despite not having a vaccine ready, governments nationwide decide to lift restrictions on movement and mass gatherings just as things are starting to get better. Life as we know it is back to normal. 2) The lockdown measures stay in place as the SARS-Cov2 virus continues to spread, social distancing is still the norm as the 10 day doubling time keeps the curve flattened. Governments know that if they lift restrictions then the velocity of spread will increase, thus overwhelming our healthcare system more than it already is. Public outcry and fear allow governments to double down on measures, while some governments loosen the restrictions on businesses to allow for some economic commerce while strict social distancing practices remain in place. At this point, allowing a large public gathering in Austin, TX is seen as a public health risk to local municipal workers and residents, thus banned. Because the Libertarian Party Constitution does not grant us the ability to have online meetings, or allow alternative convention methods, or allow the LNC to decide how conventions are held with a 8/10th vote or other threshold, then the Party Officers meet in Austin with enough members for quorum to change the rules and immediately adjourn convention, thus legally changing our rules to assure that the legitimacy of our Presidential candidate moving forward cannot be legally contested. At this point, we move on to an alternative style meeting. 3) The lockdown measures stay in place as the SARS-Cov2 virus continues to spread, social distancing is still enforced, and representatives lack an exit plan as they are caught between a public health crises and an economic crises. The Libertarian Party does not wish to endanger its members and can no longer hold a convention in Austin due to the imposed gathering restrictions. The LNC works with the CoC to come up with an alternative convention plan, and executes that plan... This is my plan, and I invite you to consider it: Having a Zoom convention with over one thousand members is possible, but with the complexity of our rules and communication, execution will likely be sloppy. Not to mention what could go wrong with giving over 1,000 people a public livestream, credentialing, and etiquette matters. Rather than an electronic convention, we utilize pre-existing meeting infrastructure and resources which we regularly use and trust, the State Chairs and State meeting tools. The convention could be structured through a hierarchy, delegates to the State Chair and Secretary, the Chair to the LNC Secretary, the LNC Secretary announces the results and the next round of balloting ensues. Move the votes up the chain to the top, from the ground up. It would involve trust, its crude, but it would work. Plus, all of the State Chairs are used to holding meetings, which can be done over the phone using services like Free Conference Call, where the call in number can be used to positively ID delegates. Alternatively, users can be on the call, and votes can be privately sent to the Secretary of that state using voting software or simple tools like email, messenger, and Whatsapp. The State Secretary would record the votes, tally them up, the Chair would present the totals to the delegate body while keeping them anonymous just as the Chair does at convention, and then submit the totals to the LNC Secretary. Alternatively, we could vote by voice to ensure rigidity of elections. Our teams are smart, I am sure we can find a creative solution. The State Chair sends in the tallies to the LNC Secretary, she counts the vote and announces the results, then we move forward. We could organize multiple meetings at preset times to allow for votes to be counted in the interim, or remain on the line until all states get their votes in and we move on. If our members are willing to travel to Austin amidst a national economic & health crises, I am sure they would be willing to hold on the phone. The logistics would not be daunting for most States, as the amount of allocated delegate slots for much of the country is low to moderate, in Florida we have around 54 delegate slots by last count. So we are more than average, however, the logistics of organizing a phone conference or Zoom meeting of that magnitude would not be challenging. This would be the simplest retro-fit solution to use the power of our State affiliates and familiar technology to put the convention underway. I am sure we can work out the finer details, but the execution would be the easiest to plan for, sans there are no restrictions on Austin. Time will tell if this is necessary, but with the interest of our Party members health and representation on the line, we can choose when to start planning. In Liberty, Steven Nekhaila Region 2 Representative Libertarian National Committee Impotentes defendere libertatum non possunt "Those without power cannot defend freedom"

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Convention cancellation notices?
by Richard Longstreth 30 Mar '20

30 Mar '20

At least two members of Region 1 received this email today (screenshot below). Can anyone explain? [image: image.png] -- Richard Longstreth Region 1 Representative (AK, AZ, CO, HI, KS, MT, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY) Libertarian National Committee richard.longstreth(a)lp.org 931.538.9300 <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Re: [Lnc-business] Convention cancellation notices?
by Daniel Fishman 30 Mar '20

30 Mar '20

Ok, thanks. Looping LNC Business back in. --- Daniel Fishman Executive Director The Libertarian Party Join Us <http://www.lp.org/join> On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 11:16 PM Andy Burns <andy.burns(a)lphq.org> wrote: > No, Emily Salvette was clearing out test data for credentialing. Since she > couldn't delete she cancelled, which triggers an email. She didn't know. > Andy Burns > Affiliate Development > helpdesk.lp.org > > On 3/29/2020 10:14 PM, Daniel Fishman wrote: > > On first blush this appears to be a phishing email. Looping in Ken and > taking this off of LNC-Business. > > Dan > --- > Daniel Fishman > Executive Director > The Libertarian Party > Join Us <http://www.lp.org/join> > > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 11:13 PM Daniel Fishman <dan.fishman(a)lphq.org> > wrote: > >> can one of them forward the mail to me intact please >> >> --- >> Daniel Fishman >> Executive Director >> The Libertarian Party >> Join Us <http://www.lp.org/join> >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 11:06 PM Richard Longstreth via Lnc-business < >> lnc-business(a)hq.lp.org> wrote: >> >>> The two individuals were state chairs. Both consented to sharing >>> their names if it will help identify what happened: Jon Watts and Howard >>> Blitz. >>> >>> >>> < >>> http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam… >>> > >>> Virus-free. >>> www.avg.com >>> < >>> http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam… >>> > >>> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 8:01 PM Richard Longstreth < >>> richard.longstreth(a)lp.org> wrote: >>> >>> > At least two members of Region 1 received this email today (screenshot >>> > below). Can anyone explain? >>> > >>> > [image: image.png] >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Richard Longstreth >>> > Region 1 Representative (AK, AZ, CO, HI, KS, MT, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY) >>> > Libertarian National Committee >>> > richard.longstreth(a)lp.org >>> > 931.538.9300 >>> > >>> > >>> > < >>> http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> >>> Virus-free. >>> > www.avg.com >>> > < >>> http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam… >>> > >>> > <#m_1299177472120005073_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >>> > >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Richard Longstreth >>> Region 1 Representative (AK, AZ, CO, HI, KS, MT, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY) >>> Libertarian National Committee >>> richard.longstreth(a)lp.org >>> 931.538.9300 >>> >>

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Bylaws committee meetings
by Joe Bishop-Henchman 29 Mar '20

29 Mar '20

The Bylaws & Rules Committee has voted to cancel its in-person meeting scheduled for April 24-25 in Ogden, Utah. Instead, the committee will meet electronically on those same dates. JBH ------------ Joe Bishop-Henchman LNC Member (At-Large) joe.bishop-henchman(a)lp.org www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837

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RNC convention.
by john.phillips＠lp.org 28 Mar '20

28 Mar '20

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