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MOTION: to pay legal expenses
by Robert Lodder 24 Mar '26

24 Mar '26

Gentlemen: I offer the following motion to the committee: *WHEREAS*, Current, ongoing, or anticipated matters necessitate securing qualified legal representation; and *WHEREAS*, The Executive Committee has a fiduciary responsibility to authorize expenditures and properly manage the party's treasury; therefore, be it *RESOLVED*, That the Executive Committee of the Libertarian Party of Kentucky hereby authorizes an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $2,000.00 for necessary legal expenses; and *RESOLVED*, That the Treasurer is authorized and directed to disburse these funds upon the receipt of itemized invoices or retainer agreements approved by the Chair -- *Robert A. Lodder, Ph.D.*President and Chief Executive Officer Web: www.biospherics.net <http://biospherics.net/> Phone: (301) 476-0705 Email: rlodder(a)biospherics.net This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me by replying to this message and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof.

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Fwd: MOTION: county parties must maintain their primary operational bank accounts at the same financial institution utilized by the LPKY
by Robert Lodder 25 Feb '26

25 Feb '26

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Robert Lodder <robert.lodder(a)lpky.org> Date: Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 12:19 PM Subject: MOTION: county parties must maintain their primary operational bank accounts at the same financial institution utilized by the LPKY To: <don.stacy(a)lpky.org>, <andrew.roberts(a)lpky.org>, Charles Altendorf < charles.altendorf(a)lpky.org> Bill Schult is asking about his county party money and I would like to send it to him. The following motion was tabled on January 13, 2026, to allow for further discussion at the State Convention, as Ken suggested that an alternative solution should be sought. I conferred with the county party chairs at the Steering Committee meeting after the state convention, and they all agreed in principle to the motion below. Motion: "I move that the Libertarian Party of Kentucky (LPKY) adopt a policy requiring all recognized county affiliate parties to State Executive Committee. This bank will be First Financial. Furthermore, all existing affiliates shall be given a period of [e.g., 90 days] to transition their accounts to the designated institution to ensure full compliance." Rationale: - Reduction of Transaction Friction: Utilizing a single financial institution allows for "book-to-book" or internal transfers, which eliminates 1–3 business day delays common with ACH transfers between different banks and avoids wire transfer fees. - Facilitation of Dues Sharing: A unified banking system allows for the seamless distribution of the "county portion" of dues or donations from the state to the local level. It would also allow LPKY to recover funds from defunct parties, as required by our bylaws and KREF - Enhanced Transparency: Standardization simplifies the Treasurer's role during audits or the preparation of KREF (Kentucky Registry of Election Finance) reports, as data exports would be uniform across all party levels. We recently paid about $5K in fines to KREF for noncompliance, and steps must be taken to keep that from happening again. - Collective Bargaining Power: Consolidating the party's total assets into one institution may make LPKY eligible for waived service fees or "Premier/Business" tier benefits that individual counties might not qualify for.

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Motion - Credentials Committee
by Charles Altendorf 03 Feb '26

03 Feb '26

State Excom, I move that Jesse Palmer of Scott County join Andrew Roberts and I on the credentials committee at state convention. -- Charles Altendorf Libertarian Party of Kentucky - Secretary Libertarian Party of Woodford County Kentucky - Treasurer

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Motion to authorize funds
by Andrew Roberts 14 Jan '26

14 Jan '26

All, I’d like to motion for $300 to be spent on defend the guard buttons. A member of the party has agreed to procure the buttons at cost for us. The cost of 100 buttons was ~$279. I’d like these to be available at convention for all attendees that would like one and the remainder to be given to the sponsors of the HB81. The logistics of getting them to Frankfort would need to be worked out but I think giving the buttons to them with a note that we are available for anything the legislators pushing this bill need would help our cause. The picture is attached. Thanks! Andrew Get [1]Outlook for iOS References 1. https://aka.ms/o0ukef

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Re: [Lpk-execomm] MOTION: motion to use the same bank for counties and the state
by Charles Altendorf 13 Jan '26

13 Jan '26

I second this motion so we can open discussion On 2026-01-05 21:33, Robert Lodder wrote: > I move that the Libertarian Party of Kentucky (LPKY) adopt a policy > requiring all recognized county affiliate parties to maintain their > primary operational bank accounts at the same financial institution > currently utilized by the LPKY State Executive Committee. Furthermore, > all existing affiliates shall be given a period of [e.g., 90 days] to > transition their accounts to the designated institution to ensure full > compliance. > ------------------------- > > SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS (RATIONALE) > > * > > Reduction of Transaction Friction: Utilizing a single financial > institution allows for "book-to-book" or internal transfers. This > eliminates the 1-3 business day delays common with ACH transfers > between different banks and avoids wire transfer fees. Huntington Bank > (LPKY's current bank does not do transfers in both directions, i.e., > from the LPKY account to counties, and from the counties to LPKY) so > the state party will have to change banks like the county parties. > * > > Facilitation of Dues Sharing: As the LPKY often manages joint > membership structures, the unified banking system allows for the > seamless distribution of the "county portion" of dues or donations from > the state to the local level. LPKY can recover funds from defunct > parties, too, as required by our bylaws and KREF. > * > > Enhanced Transparency: Standardization simplifies the Treasurer's role > during audits or the preparation of KREF (Kentucky Registry of Election > Finance) reports, as the reporting formats and data exports will be > uniform across all party levels. > * > > Collective Bargaining Power: By consolidating the party's total assets > into one institution, the LPKY may be eligible for waived service fees > or "Premier/Business" tier benefits that individual counties might not > qualify for on their own. > > -- > > Robert A. Lodder, Ph.D. > Chief Executive Officer > > Phone: (301) 476-0705 > Email: rlodder(a)biospherics.net > > This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by > the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or > confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this > e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or > copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me > by replying to this message and permanently delete the original and any > copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. -- Charles Altendorf Libertarian Party of Kentucky - Secretary Libertarian Party of Woodford County Kentucky - Treasurer

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Re: [Lpk-execomm] MOTION: Authorization to Open an Interest-Bearing Money Market Account
by Ken Moellman 13 Jan '26

13 Jan '26

Gents - This wasn't published to the list originally. I'm cc'ing it now. Motions must be made to the list per the Constitution, for transparency's sake. That all said, I'm fine with moving forward to a vote as long as there's no objection. While I personally think we should actually put more into the account, I'm not going to stop us from doing this. We can always add more. Dr Lodder has made the following motion: "I move that the LPKY Treasurer be authorized and directed to open a Business Money Market Savings Account at the bank for the purpose of holding the party's reserve funds. I further move that the Treasurer be authorized to transfer an initial sum of $15,000 from the general checking account into this money market account, and that the signing authorities for this new account shall be identical to those currently established for the party's checking account." I'm voting aye. --- Ken C. Moellman, Jr. Libertarian Party of Kentucky State Party Executive Committee Chair On 2026-01-10 11:08, Robert Lodder wrote: > Time to call the question. > > Robert A. Lodder, Ph.D. > Chief Executive Officer > > Phone: (301) 476-0705 > Email: rlodder(a)biospherics.net > > This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by > the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or > confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this > e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or > copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me > by replying to this message and permanently delete the original and any > copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2026, 12:30 PM Charles Altendorf > <charles.altendorf(a)lpky.org> wrote: > > I have no further discussion > > On 2026-01-05 22:22, Robert Lodder wrote: > > The current Executive-Caucus Committee Guidebook says "Interest earned > on invested funds is not considered a contribution, but is reported as > "other receipts," on Schedule 1 of the Election Finance Statement. > Offsets to Operating Expenditures." So the general fund and building > fund can do it. > However, a State Executive Committee Building Fund must be kept in a > separate bank account and reported quarterly instead of semi-annually. > > Originally I was thinking of holding back money for possible > escheatment, but now that I think about it, it's so easy to transfer > money from the money market account back to the checking account that > that shouldn't be an issue. So amending the motion to transfer more > money makes sense. > > On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 9:49 PM Ken Moellman <ken.moellman(a)lpky.org> > wrote: > > I will second. > > Question: Are we permitted to do this with current KREF regulations? > In the past we were not allowed to put the _general fund_ in an > interest-bearing account. I know the building fund was able to do it. > But there have been changes over the past decade and I honestly haven't > followed all of them. > > If we are allowed, I would suggest that we put even more into the > account. What's a reasonable maximum "emergency" expediture? I'm > thinking $5K is the most we would ever have to use in any emergency. > So putting everything but $5k in there might be good. > > ken > > --- > Ken C. Moellman, Jr. > > Libertarian Party of Kentucky > State Party Executive Committee Chair > > On 2026-01-05 21:41, Robert Lodder wrote: > > I move that the LPKY Treasurer be authorized and directed to open a > Business Money Market Savings Account at the bank for the purpose of > holding the party's reserve funds. I further move that the Treasurer be > authorized to transfer an initial sum of $15,000 from the general > checking account into this money market account, and that the signing > authorities for this new account shall be identical to those currently > established for the party's checking account. > > SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS (RATIONALE) > > * > > Yield Optimization: As of January 2026, market rates for business money > market accounts are ranging between 3.30% and 4.10% APY (e.g., U.S. > Bank and EverBank). Maintaining all liquid assets in a > non-interest-bearing checking account represents an opportunity cost to > the party. > * > > Asset Liquidity: Unlike a Certificate of Deposit (CD), a money market > account maintains high liquidity, allowing the party to move funds back > to the operational checking account nearly instantaneously if an urgent > political or legal need arises. > * > > Risk Mitigation: Segregating reserve funds from the primary operational > checking account provides an additional layer of security against > unauthorized debit transactions or checking fraud on the main account. > * > > Reporting Compliance: The interest earned will be tracked as "Other > Receipts" or "Investment Income" for KREF (Kentucky Registry of > Election Finance) reporting purposes, ensuring full transparency in > accordance with KRS Chapter 121. > > -- > > Robert A. Lodder, Ph.D. > Chief Executive Officer > > Phone: (301) 476-0705 > Email: rlodder(a)biospherics.net > > This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by > the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or > confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this > e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or > copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me > by replying to this message and permanently delete the original and any > copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. -- Robert A. Lodder, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer Phone: (301) 476-0705 Email: rlodder(a)biospherics.net This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me by replying to this message and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. -- Charles Altendorf Libertarian Party of Kentucky - Secretary Libertarian Party of Woodford County Kentucky - Treasurer

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MOTION - $200 for el toro targeted marketing fee
by Charles Altendorf 09 Dec '25

09 Dec '25

I move that the Libertarian Party of Kentucky allocate $200 for the Wendy Higdon campaign's purchase of Digital Media Services from El Toro, matching a $200 donation from Dr. Robert Lodder for the same purpose. -- Charles Altendorf Libertarian Party of Kentucky - Secretary Libertarian Party of Woodford County Kentucky - Treasurer

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2026 Campbell County Annual Convention
by Charles Altendorf 13 Nov '25

13 Nov '25

Hey all, The Campbell county LP annual convention will be on January 21 at 7 pm at the highwater saloon in melbourne ky 6343 Mary Ingles Hwy, Melbourne, KY 41059 -- Charles Altendorf Libertarian Party of Kentucky - Secretary Libertarian Party of Woodford County Kentucky - Treasurer

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Woodford county 2026 County Party Convention
by Charles Altendorf 13 Nov '25

13 Nov '25

Attention LPKY Excom and IT assistant Jeremy, Woodford County LP officers had a quick email vote and we would like to call our 2026 county convention for Jan 16th @ 12:00 PM at the Versailles Brewing Company. Here are the details: Versailles Brewing Company 513 Marsailles Rd, Versailles, KY 40383 Registration: 11:45 AM to 12 PM Gavel in and credentials report: 12PM Motion to Recall any officers(optional) Officer Reports Additional business Adjournment Please note to vote at the LPKY Woodford Convention you must be a member of the Libertarian party of Kentucky, Registered as a Libertarian with the Secretary of State, and reside in Woodford County. If you have any questions about those steps please reach out to our FB page at https://www.facebook.com/woodfordLPKY or the LPKY website at https://lpky.org/contact-us/ -- Charles Altendorf Libertarian Party of Kentucky - Secretary Libertarian Party of Woodford County Kentucky - Treasurer

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Fayette County 2026 Annual Convention
by Charles Altendorf 12 Nov '25

12 Nov '25

The 2026 Fayette County Annual Convention will be held: on Jan 17, 2025 at 1-2 PM At Lexington Public Library Eastside Branch 3000 Blake James Drive Lexington, KY 40509 -- Charles Altendorf Libertarian Party of Kentucky - Secretary Libertarian Party of Woodford County Kentucky - Treasurer

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