[LPIL - Board of Directors] Fwd: Re: Discussion: vote Motion to authorize spending of $1, 800

Mon Sep 4 22:47:06 EDT 2023

Good evening!

I have a couple of questions about this. First off, Secretary Mattes let 
me know the $1,800.00 (USD) in funding is coming from funding that came 
from a Cook County court decision, in which case this is extra funding 
which means good news for us; and we will have ~3,000 flyers being sent 
out (2/3 of which are in Cook County alone). Additionally I more or less 
like the flyer design -- although I'd suggest maybe swapping the dark 
blue to black so that it doesn't get confused as being a Mises 
Institute/PAC-sponsored promotional card, and that most people are more 
likely to associate "libertarianism" (at least in the US) with 
anarcho-capitalist beliefs, which has gold and black as colors. Other 
than that, which I agree is more aesthetic choice than anything else, I 
have a couple questions:

Specifically, I'd like to be sure that the $1.8K we are voting on will 
cover the cost. Secretary Mattes notified me that Treasurer Clarke would 
have more information, so onto the questions:
1) What size will the flyer be?
2) What paper type are we going to be using?
3) What vendor are we using to have these printed?
4) Is there a quote on potential services rendered from any vendors yet?
5) I assume we will be using USPS for shipping -- can this be confirmed?
6) Have the shipping costs been priced out or quoted yet?
7) If in the event the Convention Planning Committee votes to add extra 
speakers, etc: can the .pdf for the flyer be changed before we send them 
out?

I believe, especially with the current political climate and all the 
internal issues within the Party nationally, that optics is very 
important for us in the eyes of independent and unaffiliated voters. It 
is unlikely we will be able to use this convention to convince 
Republicans and Democrats to have an epiphany of Liberty, so we need to 
ensure that everything we do regarding this convention cannot come back 
down the road and cause issues for us -- regardless of whether or not it 
is before, during, or after the convention. I want to make sure we have 
all our metaphorical "i"s dotted and "t"s crossed when it comes to 
something like this -- especially such a large budget expenditure with 
regards to the general budget, and especially because a supermajority of 
the recipients of this flyers are in Cook County, so we need to make a 
good impression.

To be clear, I do not foresee any issues with this, I would just like a 
bit of clarification on the questions above.

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Regards,
~Blake Hanson
~Director, Field Operations Division
~Libertarian Party of Illinois
~Cell: (779) 777-5139
~Business Email: fieldopsdirector at lpillinois.org
~Personal Email: blake.a.hanson1 at gmail.com

On 2023-08-30 13:30, Ken Mattes via Lpil-bod wrote:

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Discussion: vote Motion to authorize spending of $1, 800
> Date: 2023-08-30 13:27
> From: Julie Fox <jafox1214 at gmail.com>
> To: Ken Mattes <secretary at lpillinois.org>
> 
> I vote yes.
> 
> Thanks for forwarding this to me!
> 
> Julie
> 
> On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 9:26 PM Ken Mattes <secretary at lpillinois.org>
> wrote:
> 
> The invitations would be sent to every voter who pulled a Libertarian
> ballot in the 2022 primary election.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFbyq0H1pTo
> 
> On 2023-08-28 21:22, Kelly Liebmann-LPIL IT Operations Director wrote: 
> Where is the mailing list coming from?
> Have there been smaller test mailings done in the past to weed out old 
> addresses?
> 
> When I mailed LPIL members in the 2020 election, we received like 60
> of 130 mailings back to us as bad addresses, no longer living there
> etc.
> 
> Kelly Liebmann
> 
> Greenwood Township Trustee
> Selective Services Region 1 Board Member
> Deputy Voter Registrar
> Treasurer, McHenry County Libertarians
> LPIL IT Operations Director
> Greenwood 3 Libertarian Party Precinct Committeeman
> 
> _"It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its
> government." -Thomas Paine_
> 
> On Aug 28, 2023, at 9:15 PM, Ken Mattes via Lpil-bod
> <lpil-bod at lists.lpillinois.org> wrote:
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: ELECTRONIC BALLOT re. Motion to authorize spending of
> $1,800
> Date: 2023-08-28 17:50
> From: Ken Mattes <secretary at lpillinois.org>
> To: lpil-bod at lists.lpillinois.org
> 
> We have an electronic mail ballot presented by the Chair per the
> bylaws of LPIL Article V section G.
> 
> All VOTES are due in (6) business days (by September 6, 2023 at
  5:50

>> PM Central) at which time the ballot will close, unless everyone
>> votes or expressly abstains, the ballot can close early.
>> 
>> Co-Sponsors: Redpath, Mattes.

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> Motion: Move to authorize spending of $1,800 to print, address and
> send postcards advertising the 2024 state convention to all
> registered voters who voted in the Libertarian primary in 2022
  (Russ

>> Clark).
>> =========================================
>> 
>> THRESHOLD REQUIRED: Majority of votes cast.
>> 
>> An affirmative or 'Aye' vote is to confirm the spending
>> authorization. A negative or 'No' vote is to oppose the spending
>> authorization.
>> 
>> PLEASE REMEMBER TO USE "REPLY ALL" TO CAST YOUR VOTE.
>> 
>> Please notify me or the Chair of any discrepancies.
>> I will send a reminder email before the ballot expires if needed.
>> 
>> --
>> Ken Mattes
>> Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois
>> secretary at lpillinois.org
>> 815 342 5177
>> --
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>> Lpil-bod at lists.lpillinois.org
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Ken Mattes
Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois
secretary at lpillinois.org
815 342 5177
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Ken Mattes
Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois
secretary at lpillinois.org
815 342 5177
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