[LPIL - Board of Directors] Letter Second Draft

[Ken Mattes]

PLEASE PROOFREAD AND ADD SUGGESTIONS

Volunteers Needed!

My experience as a libertarian volunteer started with placing yard signs 
on the road and collecting a handful of petition signatures from my 
friends. When I started doing those things a few years ago, I had no 
idea what it would lead to...

The 2024 Libertarian Party of Illinois Convention earlier this month in 
Elmhurst was an awesome experience! I was disappointed to not see more 
attendees, but I understand the myriad of factors that we face, as 
individuals and as a group, which prevented some from attending. We did 
conduct a successful business meeting which resulted in 21 of our 33 
delegate slots being filled, but we do still have some slots remaining. 
If you are interested in being an Illinois Delegate to the Libertarian 
National Convention please contact Secretary Ken Mattes at 
secretary at lpillinois.org to discuss the requirements.

We also have vacancies on our Board of Directors, as well as the State 
Central Committee. Elections for many of these roles will occur on April 
17. This procedure and date are dictated by state law; as some of our 
Counties are now established we are following the guidelines of Illinois 
Election Code, and we are still hopeful to become a statewide 
established party later this year! This means that only Precinct 
Committeepersons can cast a vote in the April 17 elections.  If you are 
not currently a precinct committeeman and would like to be, please see 
your County Chair or your current SCC representative about becoming one 
for your precinct, or if you are in a county or district without either 
please contact Secretary Ken Mattes (secretary at lpillinois.org).

The author Elizabeth Andrew once said 'Volunteers do not necessarily 
have the time; they just have the heart'. If you have the heart to 
collect a few signatures and send us a notarized sheet we would 
appreciate it. If you have the heart to buy and plant some yard signs 
that would also be great! But, if you really want to do more, as I did, 
we do have a place for you. I promise you that it will be valuable to us 
both.

On 2024-03-21 23:25, Ken Mattes wrote:
> This can be added to any email going out or sent on it's own; if the 
> latter then replace 'Secretary Ken Mattes' with 'me'.
> 
> Volunteers Needed!
> 
> The 2024 Libertarian Party of Illinois Convention earlier this month in 
> Elmhurst was an awesome experience! I was disappointed to not see more 
> attendees, but I understand the myriad of factors that we face, as 
> individuals and as a group, which prevented some from attending. We did 
> conduct a successful business meeting which resulted in 21 of our 33 
> delegate slots being filled, but we do still have some slots remaining. 
> If you are interested in being an Illinois Delegate to the Libertarian 
> National Convention please contact Secretary Ken Mattes at 
> secretary at lpillinois.org to discuss the requirements.
> 
> We also have vacancies on our Board of Directors, as well as the State 
> Central Committee. Elections for many of these roles will occur on 
> April 17. This procedure and date are dictated by state law; as some of 
> our Counties are now established we are following the guidelines of 
> Illinois Election Code, and we are still hopeful to become a statewide 
> established party later this year! This means that only Precinct 
> Committeepersons can cast a vote in the April 17 elections.  If you are 
> not currently a precinct committeeman and would like to be, please see 
> your County Chair or your current SCC representative about becoming one 
> for your precinct, or if you are in a county or district without either 
> please contact Secretary Ken Mattes (secretary at lpillinois.org).
> 
> “Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the 
> heart.” - Elizabeth Andrew

-- 
Ken Mattes
Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois
secretary at lpillinois.org
815 342 5177