[Lnc-business] Fwd: Nomination for LNC Secretary

James Lark jwl3s at virginia.edu
Thu Jan 24 00:32:20 EST 2013




-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Nomination for LNC Secretary
Date: 	Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:24:35 -0500
From: 	David E. Blau, Esq. <blau.liberty at gmail.com>
Reply-To: 	chair at lpmass.org
To: 	LP Secretary <secretary at lp.org>
CC: 	Geoffrey Neale <chair at lp.org>, Lee Wrights <vicechair at lp.org>, Tim 
Hagan <treasurer at lp.org>, Michael Cloud <michael.cloud at lp.org>, Mark 
Hinkle <Mark.Hinkle at lp.org>, Bill Redpath <william.redpath at lp.org>, 
Starchild <starchild at lp.org>, Arvin Vohra <arvin.vohra at lp.org>, Norman 
Olsen <Norman.Olsen at lp.org>, Tony Ryan <tony.ryan at lp.org>, Vicki 
Kirkland <Vicki.Kirkland at lp.org>, Richard Schrade 
<Richard.Schrade at lp.org>, Jillian A Mack <jillian.mack at lp.org>, Sam 
Goldstein <sam.goldstein at lp.org>, Dan Wiener <Daniel.Wiener at lp.org>, 
Scott Lieberman <Scott.Lieberman at lp.org>, Brett Pojunis 
<Brett.Pojunis at lp.org>, Audrey Capozzi <Audrey.Capozzi at lp.org>, Rich 
Tomasso <rich.tomasso at lp.org>, James Lark <James.Lark at lp.org>, Scott 
Spencer <Scott.Spencer at lp.org>, Dianna Visek <Dianna.Visek at lp.org>, 
Michael Knebel <michael.knebel at lp.org>, John Jay Myers 
<john.jay.myers at lp.org>, Paulie Frankel <paulie.frankel at lp.org>



I nominate myself for the position of Secretary of the Libertarian 
National Committee.

As you all know, I have long felt that the national Party would benefit 
from giving me a full voice at the table.  That is the reason I ran for 
At Large, and while I did not win that race my feelings on the matter 
have not weakened.  In fact, the more LNC meetings I have participated 
in, the stronger my convictions have become.  The time is right, the 
position is right, and I am right for the job.

Here is a summary of my political chronology and experience in the Party:

  *  From May 2011 to the present, I have been a Regional Alternate on
    the LNC.  I am the Chair of the Headquarters Building Committee,
    since March 2012 when I proposed its formation. I was a member of
    the Employment Policy and Compensation Committee from August 2011
    until May 2012.
  *  From May 2012 to November 2012, I was Massachusetts Director for
    the Gary Johnson (NM) Presidential campaign. I ran a successful
    drive to put Gov. Johnson and Judge Gray on the Massachusetts
    ballot.  I personally contributed $5000 to this ballot access drive.
  *  From October 2007 to the present, I have been a member of the State
    Committee of the Libertarian Association of Massachusetts (LAMA),
    the MA affiliate of the LP.
      o  From October 2008 to the present, I have been LAMA Chair.
      o  From October 2007 to October 2008, I was the LAMA Newsletter
        Editor.
      o I was the state delegation chair to the Libertarian National
        Conventions in 2010 and 2012.
  *  From January 2005 to May 2007, I was a member of the Libertarian
    Party of Chicago.

As to my qualifications, I am a current member of the Libertarian 
National Committee.  I have the most recent experience of any candidate 
that has declared so far.  I know the people involved, their positions 
on various issues, and the interpersonal dynamic. I am non-factional, so 
I am a good consensus choice.

I know what is expected of LNC members, and I will fully commit to all 
of the financial, legal, and ethical responsibilities of the position.  
I have never missed an LNC meeting since I was elected to serve.  I have 
re-read the LNC bylaws and the Policy Manual, and reviewed RONR in the 
course of making my decision to run for this office.  I understand and 
commit to performing the duties of the Secretary in a timely and 
effective manner.  I will make the office run so smoothly that we can 
forget about it and focus on the business of the party.

I am the best candidate in part because I have a strong technical 
background.  I have a dual BS in mathematics and computer science from 
Caltech, and I was a professional software developer / architect for six 
years starting in 1998.  I intend to leverage those skills.  For 
example, I will sequentially number each mail ballot, so that LNC 
members can unambiguously reference which ballot they are voting on.  I 
will bring other efficiencies to the office of Secretary so that draft 
minutes can be posted quickly for approval, mail ballots are announced 
as soon as they have enough co-sponsors, and vote tallies are promptly 
posted.

I will make a great Secretary because I am an attorney admitted to the 
bars of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the United States Patent 
and Trademark Office.  I have studied election law, and taken continuing 
legal education on the topics of election administration, campaign 
finance laws, and lobbying.  I believe my input on these issues as a 
full voting member will be valuable to the LNC and the efficient running 
of the Party.  I think both strategically and tactically, but I am also 
not afraid to get my hands dirty with grassroots activism.

Finally, I am efficient and organized.  I know how to handle my time.  
As an attorney, I routinely handle a load of over 100 simultaneous 
matters (not all of them requiring my immediate attention, thank 
goodness!).  As another example of my organizational skills, at the 2012 
National Convention in Las Vegas I prepared the main seating chart for 
the floor every day, based on the changing delegate allocations.  I will 
keep the office of the Secretary similarly well-organized.  I also excel 
at delegating responsibility.  As leader of the Massachusetts affiliate, 
I have brought on over a dozen activists to take leadership positions in 
part to grow the party, but also in part to relieve myself of some 
day-to-day work and free up my time and skills for other pursuits.

I am the best candidate for the job.  I hope you will keep an open mind 
and vote for me.  If you have already pledged to vote for another 
candidate, I hope you will reconsider in view of the fact that the 
period for nominations is still open, and there is still time for a 
better choice to come along.  I am that better choice.

Thank you for your kind consideration.

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*David E. Blau, Esq.*
Chairman, Libertarian Association of Massachusetts. chair at lpmass.org
Region 5N Alternate, Libertarian National Committee. David.Blau at lp.org
www.lpmass.org <%3Fhttp://www.lpmass.org%3F> | www.lp.org 
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617.396.4253



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