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LPIL BoD Meeting 1/13 7:30 PM
by Ken Mattes 13 Jan '26

13 Jan '26

Please send any agenda items. -- Ken Mattes Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois secretary(a)lpillinois.org 815 342 5177

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Nov-December 2025 IT Division Report
by Bob Blair-Smith 13 Jan '26

13 Jan '26

Good Evening, LPIL Board: This past month's IT Division Report (Nov-December 2025 ) is linked here. https://app.box.com/s/38ssk8pachdzuf6grdbj8kbsct8iiazo Board IT Divis Dec2025 Report.docx | Powered by Box app.box.com Since it was an event that spilled into January I’ll only add that our webpage and CiviCRM were intermittently up / down from about Dec 26 - Jan 4 or 5 and we engaged our LPStates team (Ken Moellman) to investigate and restore. The initial analysis is that we endured a targeted threat but the source of that threat was not substantiated. In any case, since some diversionary security measures have been taken on our DNS records and LPStates' Apache servers, we can now report that we have had reliable sustained uptime for the past 7 days with no evidence of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks or service interruptions. Live Free, Bob Blair-Smith II IT Division Director Libertarian Party of Illinois it(a)lpillinois.org (630) 401-5788

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LP States confirms hosting services interruptions
by Bob Blair-Smith II 03 Jan '26

03 Jan '26

Good afternoon and Happy New Year, LP of Illinois Board. I’ve exchanged text messages with LPStates, our CiviCRM and hosting service provider and they confirmed what a few of you have already reported - which is that sine Christmas Day we’ve experienced intermittent availability of lpillinois.org (all sites) , Civi, and mail services impacting access to our site , convention registration and email services from multiple browsers/ device platforms. They are working on it as we speak, and I hope to have more info and a resolution to report soon. Live Free, Bob Blair-Smith II IT Division Director Libertarian Party of Illinois Sent from my iPad

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LPIL BoD Meeting 12/9 7:30 PM
by Ken Mattes 16 Dec '25

16 Dec '25

Please send any agenda items. -- Ken Mattes Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois secretary(a)lpillinois.org 815 342 5177

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EMAIL BALLOT Motion to adopt NDA
by Ken Mattes 16 Dec '25

16 Dec '25

By decision of the Chair a email ballot is being held for the following motion, moved by Bob Blair-Smith II: MOTION 1 (Blair-Smith II) to adopt the attached document (or similar text and format as amended) as the Libertarian Party of Illinois Non-Disclosure agreement (NDA). The motion is also to require that any users of any permission tier accessing the Libertarian Party of Illinois' "LP States CRM" (the CRM) must sign this NDA as a condition of access and use. RATIONALE: The Libertarian Party of Illinois maintains specific membership, financial donor information, special events and political lists used in the CIviCRM system and accordingly must safeguard and protect that information for the security and benefit of our present and future members, candidates, leadership and chapters/affiliates. The document is accessible at https://app.box.com/s/52l5bm117ltub1wv49o24a2zwcrwpubl Members of the board and Ex-com please reply to all on this email with your name and a (yes/no/abstain). Election will remain open until 8:30 PM Tuesday 12/16, or until all members have voted, whichever comes first. -- Ken Mattes Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois secretary(a)lpillinois.org 815 342 5177

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EMAIL BALLOT Motion
by Ken Mattes 16 Dec '25

16 Dec '25

By decision of the Chair a email ballot is being held for the following motion, moved by Ken Mattes: MOTION 2 (Mattes) to endorse a petition in support of ending Civil Asset Forfeiture. RATIONALE: DC Strategists currently has 9 Libertarian Party affiliates on board (Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee), but the goal is to include all 51 chapters and the national party. In addition to Idaho, they already have support from 4 Congressmembers, Project Veritas, Attorney General Ken Paxton, Young Americans for Liberty, and many others. They are looking for LP Illinois to join them with the goal of uniting all 51 entities to say yes. The case in question is Barton v. SEC and can be found at https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-465/385130/20251119130719166_B… Members of the board and Ex-com please reply to all on this email with your name and a (yes/no/abstain). Election will remain open until 8:30 PM Tuesday 12/16, or until all members have voted, whichever comes first. -- Ken Mattes Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois secretary(a)lpillinois.org 815 342 5177

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Fwd: Re: EMAIL BALLOT Motion to adopt NDA
by Ken Mattes 15 Dec '25

15 Dec '25

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: EMAIL BALLOT Motion to adopt NDA Date: 2025-12-15 18:11 From: Paul DiMasi <paul.dimasi(a)gmail.com> To: Ken Mattes <secretary(a)lpillinois.org> I vote yes Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 15, 2025, at 17:53, Ken Mattes <secretary(a)lpillinois.org> wrote: > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: EMAIL BALLOT Motion to adopt NDA > Date: 2025-12-09 20:31 > From: Ken Mattes <secretary(a)lpillinois.org> > To: lpil-bod(a)lists.lpillinois.org > > By decision of the Chair a email ballot is being held for the following > motion, moved by Bob Blair-Smith II: > > MOTION 1 (Blair-Smith II) to adopt the attached document (or similar > text and format as amended) as the Libertarian Party of Illinois > Non-Disclosure agreement (NDA). The motion is also to require that any > users of any permission tier accessing the Libertarian Party of > Illinois' "LP States CRM" (the CRM) must sign this NDA as a condition > of access and use. > > RATIONALE: The Libertarian Party of Illinois maintains specific > membership, financial donor information, special events and political > lists used in the CIviCRM system and accordingly must safeguard and > protect that information for the security and benefit of our present > and future members, candidates, leadership and chapters/affiliates. > > The document is accessible at > https://app.box.com/s/52l5bm117ltub1wv49o24a2zwcrwpubl > > Members of the board and Ex-com please reply to all on this email with > your name and a (yes/no/abstain). Election will remain open until 8:30 > PM Tuesday 12/16, or until all members have voted, whichever comes > first. > > -- > Ken Mattes > Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois > secretary(a)lpillinois.org > 815 342 5177 -- Ken Mattes Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois secretary(a)lpillinois.org 815 342 5177

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Fwd: Re: EMAIL BALLOT Motion
by Ken Mattes 15 Dec '25

15 Dec '25

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: EMAIL BALLOT Motion Date: 2025-12-15 18:11 From: Paul DiMasi <paul.dimasi(a)gmail.com> To: Ken Mattes <secretary(a)lpillinois.org> I vote yes Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 15, 2025, at 17:53, Ken Mattes <secretary(a)lpillinois.org> wrote: > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: EMAIL BALLOT Motion > Date: 2025-12-09 20:31 > From: Ken Mattes <secretary(a)lpillinois.org> > To: lpil-bod(a)lists.lpillinois.org > > By decision of the Chair a email ballot is being held for the following > motion, moved by Ken Mattes: > > MOTION 2 (Mattes) to endorse a petition in support of ending Civil > Asset Forfeiture. > > RATIONALE: DC Strategists currently has 9 Libertarian Party affiliates > on board (Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, > Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee), but the goal is to include all 51 > chapters and the national party. In addition to Idaho, they already > have support from 4 Congressmembers, Project Veritas, Attorney General > Ken Paxton, Young Americans for Liberty, and many others. They are > looking for LP Illinois to join them with the goal of uniting all 51 > entities to say yes. > > The case in question is Barton v. SEC and can be found at > https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-465/385130/20251119130719166_B… > > > Members of the board and Ex-com please reply to all on this email with > your name and a (yes/no/abstain). Election will remain open until 8:30 > PM Tuesday 12/16, or until all members have voted, whichever comes > first. > > -- > Ken Mattes > Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois > secretary(a)lpillinois.org > 815 342 5177 -- Ken Mattes Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois secretary(a)lpillinois.org 815 342 5177

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Motion 1
by scc9＠lpillinois.org 15 Dec '25

15 Dec '25

I vote aye. Adam Balling SCC, IL 9th Congressional District MOTION 1 (Blair-Smith II) to adopt the attached document (or similar text and format as amended) as the Libertarian Party of Illinois Non-Disclosure agreement (NDA). The motion is also to require that any users of any permission tier accessing the Libertarian Party of Illinois' "LP States CRM" (the CRM) must sign this NDA as a condition of access and use.

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Re: [LPIL - Board of Directors] Fwd: Seeking Amici from Libertarian Parties to finally end Civil Asset Forfeiture (as Co-Signers)
by Ken Mattes 08 Dec '25

08 Dec '25

Received, thank you. I will make this motion and add it to the agenda. On 2025-12-08 11:10, Jim Humay wrote: > Hi Ken > > Sorry for the late notice but I'd like to add this to the agenda for > tomorrow. DC Strategists is reaching out to state LP parties and other > liberty minded organizations to sign a petition in support of ending > Civil Asset Forfeiture. > > They currently have 9 Libertarian Party affiliates on board (Idaho, > Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oregon, > Pennsylvania, and Tennessee), but our goal is to include all 51 > chapters and the national party. > > Paul Rossi from DC Strategists can add anyone to the vehicle filed by > Idaho and the other affiliates. In addition to Idaho, they already > have support from 4 Congressmembers, Project Veritas, Attorney General > Ken Paxton, Young Americans for Liberty, and many others. > > They are looking for LP Illinois to join them in celebrating this > incredible opportunity to end CAF once and for all. The goal is to > unite and get all 51 entities to say yes. > The case in question is Barton v. SEC.and can be found here > https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-465/385130/20251119130719166_B… > > Yours in Liberty > > Jim Humay > Chair > Libertarian Party of Illinois > (630)750-3112 > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Trent Pool <trent(a)dcstrategists.com> > Date: Sun, Dec 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM > Subject: Re: Seeking Amici from Libertarian Parties to finally end > Civil Asset Forfeiture (as Co-Signers) > To: Richard Winger <richardwinger(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: Jim Humay <chair(a)lpillinois.org>, Paul Rossi > <paul-rossi(a)comcast.net>, Derek Khanna <derek(a)dcstrategists.com>, > Aleks Mehrle <aleks(a)dcstrategists.com>, Tim Barton > <timothy.barton(a)proton.me>, <nikolas(a)dcstrategists.com>, > <logan(a)dcstrategists.com>, Lauren Winn <lauren(a)dcstrategists.com> > > https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-465/385130/20251119130719166_B… > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 7, 2025, at 1:41 PM, Richard Winger >> <richardwinger(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> >> >> Trent's link doesn't work. >> >> But I think this one works. >> >> > https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/… >> >> Richard Winger 415-922-9779 PO Box 470296, San Francisco Ca 94147 >> >> On Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 10:36:18 AM PST, Trent Pool >> <trent(a)dcstrategists.com> wrote: >> >> https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-465/3851 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Dec 7, 2025, at 1:34 PM, Jim Humay <chair(a)lpillinois.org> >>> wrote: >> >> >> >> Can you please share the petition so I can present it to the LP >> Illinois board? >> >> Jim Humay >> >> On Sat, Dec 6, 2025, 6:03 PM Trent Pool <trent(a)dcstrategists.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hey Team, >> >> We currently have 9 Libertarian Party affiliates on board (Idaho, >> Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oregon, >> Pennsylvania, and Tennessee), but our goal is to include all 51 >> chapters and the national party. >> >> Paul Rossi, cc’d here, can add anyone to the vehicle filed by >> Idaho and the other affiliates. In addition to Idaho, we already >> have support from 4 Congressmembers, Project Veritas, Attorney >> General Ken Paxton, Young Americans for Liberty, and many others. >> >> Please join us in celebrating this incredible opportunity to end CAF >> once and for all. Let’s unite and get all 51 entities to say yes! >> >> Blessings for Liberty, >> DCS Team >> >> -------- >> >> Dear Liberty Lovers! >> >> I’m reaching out with an important update on _Barton v. SEC [1]_. >> The U.S. Supreme Court has taken the unusual step of ordering a >> response from the Solicitor General after the SG initially >> waived—an uncommon move (less than 1% of cases) that signals one >> or more Justices view the petition as raising substantial >> constitutional or statutory issues. _The case is now under active >> review._ >> >> Momentum around this case has accelerated quickly. By Nov 18th 23 >> organizations signed onto nine separate amicus briefs [1] >> representing a wide cross-section of America: criminal-justice >> reform groups, political parties, major think tanks, civil-liberties >> and First Amendment organizations, crypto-policy advocates, and >> more. In addition, multiple Members of Congress and statewide >> elected officials have filed in support. Collectively, these amici >> represent over 80 million Americans, all urging the Court to grant >> cert and address the constitutional limits of civil asset forfeiture >> and the erosion of the Seventh Amendment jury-trial right. >> >> As you may know, Justice Gorsuch’s October 15 dissent [2] >> specifically highlighted these issues as “long overdue” and >> “ripe for review”—and this case is now the vehicle. Public >> attention is also growing: Tim was just on Newsmax, and there have >> been multiple meetings with DOJ leadership and many other >> stakeholders (loomer [3]/stone [4] here). >> >> The Solicitor General’s response is due December 26, so we need to >> add you guys to the vehicle by then... and this is the optimal >> window for additional amici. If your organization is interested in >> filing a short, targeted brief—or joining an existing coalition >> brief—we can fully assist with drafting, coordination, and timely >> submission. I’d be glad to share the petition, existing filings, >> and a summary of the key issues. >> >> Please let me know if you’d like to discuss next steps or explore >> involvement. >> >> Best regards, >> >> -- > > > Links: > ------ > [1] > https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/… > [2] https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1180_dc8f.pdf > [3] > https://loomered.com/2025/05/23/a-living-nightmare-my-family-was-destroyed-… > [4] > https://www.stonecoldtruth.com/p/trump-must-end-biden-lawfare-shielding -- Ken Mattes Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois secretary(a)lpillinois.org 815 342 5177

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