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Illinois Press/Media List
by Paul DiMasi 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

All, This was mentioned on the last call, and I figured it would be useful all around. Some of this was from a list Justin had his hands on. I added to it mostly just using Wikipedia for finding media outlets and then going to each outlet's website for general contact information. I have only ever used it for something related to Dan Robin's campaign last October. Perhaps it would be of better use in the right hands. Paul DiMasi 847-917-0143

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Issue With Logging in to LPIllinois.org (CiviCRM)
by Kevin Mahoney 12 Dec '23

12 Dec '23

Kelly, I hope you can help me or steer me to whoever can solve this CiviCRM problem. I've been unable to log in to the LP Illinois CiviCRM for a couple of weeks now. Here's what is happening: I go to the lpillinois.org site and enter my login and password. I then get my 2FA authentication number in my personal email. Then, no matter if I enter the authentication number in my login page, or click on the "Continue" link in the 2FA email, that is where everything stops. If I hit "continue", it stops at https://lpillinois.org/wp-admin/ If I enter the authorization number on the original login, it stops at https://lpillinois.org/wp-login.php?action=itsec-2fa&itsec-hb-token=act A few times, a CAPTCHA page has come up, I was able to proceed to the login, but it still hangs up as above. I've tried different browsers with the same result (I get a 500 error with Edge, or it takes me to the public site, not CRM). Also, once I've tried to log in, unless I clear all my history and cache, if I try again, it goes directly to the logout (https://lpillinois.org/wp-login.php?itsec-hb-token=act&loggedout=true&wp_la…) I don't know, maybe my bookmark is corrupted or something. Can you send me the link to our CRM page, maybe that would help. Thanks. -- Kevin Mahoney Membership Director Libertarian Party of Illinois

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Good news out of Maine
by Jake Leonard 28 Jul '23

28 Jul '23

Good morning all, Passing the following along from the LP public list, courtesy of Pat Ford: With the passage of SP 328, An Act To Reduce The Enrollment Requirement For Minor Political Parties That Seek Official Party Status, the Voter Registration requirement for ballot status in Maine has been permanently lowered to 5000! This passage of this legislation is the result of countless hours of “boots on the ground” efforts: Lobbying … Coalition Building … Earned Media. Real work in real time, under the leadership of LPME State Chair Harrison Kemp, with the support of an outstanding Executive Committee, as well as a team of dedicated volunteers A special Thank You! to Maine State Senator (and proud member of The Libertarian Party of Maine) Eric Brakey, R-Auburn & Maine State Representative Laura Supica D-Bangor for their Sponsorship! Earlier this year I had the opportunity to testify before the Maine Legislature. These Representatives set the stage for an engaged, lively Committee hearing where Mr. Kemp and myself were able to engage in a deep dive of the challenges facing the Libertarian Party in taking their rightful place on the Maine political stage. The work continues. The Libertarian Party of Maine continues their efforts to reach the 5K registrant level, having raised significant contributions, and employing an individual to steer the efforts. The stakes are high: the unique combination of Ranked Choice Voting, a split Electoral College Vote, and the independent nature of Maine voters, makes Maine an excellent base to promote the Libertarian philosophy, as well as Libertarian Candidates. Our POTUS nominee would do well to use Maine as a springboard for a run at national office. /If only our politicians in Springfield were so inclined to support reforms to our Election Code to significantly reduce the restrictions that are placed on "new party" and independent candidates. / /It's bad enough that they couldn't even push through the omnibus elections bill that would have pushed through RCV for statewide and federal elections./ /*Makes me wonder - where are the people who used to support these reforms?* Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R) - living in Arizona. Sen. Kyle McCarter (R) - enjoying private life after serving a term as U.S. Ambassador. Sen. Andy Manar (D) - working in the Pritzker administration as one of several Deputy Governors. Sen. Jason Barickman (R) - no longer in office, working in private sector Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D) - still in office, supported RCV bill Rep. Carol Ammons (D) - still in office, supported RCV bill/ /Just another call to reach our members of the General Assembly to call for significant reforms. Not just RCV, but permanently reduced thresholds to get on the ballot. / -- *Jake Leonard* *Interim Chairman and Executive Director | ChrisMont Libertarian Central Committee* (/Christian County, Montgomery County/) /*Congress*: 15/ | /*Montgomery County*: Illinois Senate 54/55, Illinois House 107/108/110/ | /*Christian County*: Illinois Senate 48/54, Illinois House 95/96/107/108/ *Political Director | Libertarian Party of Illinois* 800 Capps Ave. | Nokomis, IL 62075-1415 *Mobile*: (217) 565-9709 <tel:2175659709> | (217) 565-9273 <tel:2175659273> || *Work*: (217) 569-4230 ext. 700 <tel:2175694230,700> | (217) 718-5281 <tel:2177185281> || *Fax*: (217) 717-8079 <tel:2177178079> -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com

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LPIL BoD Meeting 7/25 7:30 PM
by Ken Mattes 27 Jul '23

27 Jul '23

I'm calling for any agenda items for the July Board of Directors meeting on 7/25 at 7:30 PM. -- Ken Mattes Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois secretary(a)lpillinois.org 815 342 5177

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June 2023 Treasurer's Report
by treasurer＠lpillinois.org 25 Jul '23

25 Jul '23

Treasurer's Report -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com

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IT Division Report (combined June and July 2023)
by Bob Blair-Smith II 25 Jul '23

25 Jul '23

Good evening! Linked from our document server is a (hopefully) viewable copy of the latest IT Division report. This time it is longer than usual as we have 2 months of reporting here, with 4 new tickets (3 with National CRM) to work on, and we onboarded our new Volunteer, and launched two new productivity / communications tools for the Libertarian Party of Illinois. I hope everyone has had a chance to use them and try them out; we (EVERY division) will benefit as we all become very familiar with the WorkDocs platform a lot, leverage our new phone number (217) 864-8337 especially the closer we get to convention season and campaigns in 2024. IT June-July DIVISION Report: https://lpofillinois.awsapps.com/workdocs/index.html#/document/28dfc38f7816… [1] I hope the above link works for everyone, and since the IT Division is new at this also, please be direct and contact me asap if you cannot view the document or use the public areas / files of WorkDocs. As a reminder. your username/pw setup info was sent to you around Memorial Day weekend _to your BoD email address_. Our recent archive of IT Division reports is also found at our Folder here: https://lpofillinois.awsapps.com/workdocs/index.html#/folder/65c395286c9550… Our Secretary Ken Mattes has view /edit access to this and most WorkDocs resources due to his role as secretary. That said, if the rest of you cannot even view it, let me know so we can investigate, help you, and learn from it. I don't mind if Divisions still use personal or other document platforms as you may wish, but just know that the IT Division does not advise using e-mail attachments and strongly recommends AWS WorkDocs for documents related to LP of Illinois party business. For board members who wish to have their choices exercised, I will happily attach the above (or any particular document) for those that prefer to have it via e-mail, just let me know soon, if that is your preference. For now, I intend to use ONLY links when sharing for better security practices and for preserving the storage our our email servers. "Good Ideas Don't Require Force" -- Live Free, Bob Blair-Smith II Libertarian Party of Illinois IT Division Director it(a)lpillinois.org (630) 401-5788 Links: ------ [1] https://lpofillinois.awsapps.com/workdocs/index.html#/document/28dfc38f7816…

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Draft September Letter from the Secretary for proofreading
by Ken Mattes 17 Jul '23

17 Jul '23

(Heads up that I'm working on this for the newsletter and the email list; please let me know what you think) September 2023 is a milestone for me. It marks one year of service as your Secretary of the Libertarian Party of Illinois, a crucial role in our organization. The job of Political Party Secretary is best summarized in one word: documents. Both as a noun and as a verb. I manage the documents of our awesome organization, truly the only political party in Illinois that is actually interested in contributing to society and being excellent at performing our civic duties, the most important of which being a check on the relentless growth of government. I'm proud of the achievements of the past year; most of all (of course) our new document management system. Thank you to Bob Blair-Smith and Kelly Liebmann for your help with this. It makes it possible for us to recover and rebuild from Hurricane Covid in an efficient manner. This mega-disaster tried to destroy our party. It tried, and it did a LOT of damage, but it did not win. We are still here. As a matter of fact, we are getting stronger every day, thanks to dedicated volunteers like Chapter Development Director Paul DiMasi who is helping me to inventory the county chapters. The state party needs to know the status of the local chapters (good, bad and/or ugly) so that we can keep track of credentials, and so that we know where to direct any assistance that we can muster. This is my top priority as we approach the 2024 State and National Conventions. There are plenty of other Thank Yous that I owe but this is not an Oscar speech. -- Ken Mattes Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois secretary(a)lpillinois.org 815 342 5177

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LPIL BoD Meeting 7/25 7 PM
by Ken Mattes 14 Jul '23

14 Jul '23

Reminder that the Board of Directors meeting has moved to the fourth Tuesday of the month. -- Ken Mattes Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois secretary(a)lpillinois.org 815 342 5177

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