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

Wed Sep 6 08:39:11 EDT 2023

Blake

1.	The flyer will be 8” by 5”. This is to accommodate a 16 pt font size for the smaller fonts and get all the information out. A 16 pt font size is recommended to accommodate readers with poor eyesight.
2.	100 cardstock. This is what most political mailers use.
3.	Quicksilver Mailing in Springfield. For each flyer, postage is 44 cents, paper is 18 cents and addressing is 4 cents.
4.	I’ve attached the email quote
5.	Yes. Private mail will be far more expensive.
6.	Postage and addressing is included.
7.	At this point, I’d rather get this out as is so we can get it in the hands of members.  The point is to drive up traffic and membership between now and the end of October when the average person stops thinking about politics.

From: Blake Hanson <fieldopsdirector at lpillinois.org> 
Sent: Monday, September 4, 2023 9:47 PM
To: Ken Mattes <secretary at lpillinois.org>; Russ Clark <treasurer at lpillinois.org>
Cc: Lpil-bod at lists.lpillinois.org
Subject: Re: [LPIL - Board of Directors] Fwd: Re: Discussion: vote Motion to authorize spending of $1, 800

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 <mailto:fieldopsdirector at lpillinois.org> 
~Personal Email: blake.a.hanson1 at gmail.com <mailto: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 <mailto:jafox1214 at gmail.com> >
To: Ken Mattes <secretary at lpillinois.org <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto:secretary at lpillinois.org> >
To: lpil-bod at lists.lpillinois.org <mailto: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).
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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.

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Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois
secretary at lpillinois.org <mailto:secretary at lpillinois.org> 
815 342 5177
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815 342 5177

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