[Lnc-business] Fwd: LNC secretary self-nomination - Chuck Moulton

[James Lark]

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Subject: 	LNC secretary self-nomination - Chuck Moulton
Date: 	Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:14:43 -0500
From: 	Chuck Moulton <chuck at moulton.org>
To: 	Geoff Neale <chair at lp.org>, Lee Wrights <vicechair at lp.org>, Tim 
Hagan <treasurer at lp.org>, Michael Cloud <michael.cloud at lp.org>, Bill 
Redpath <william.redpath at lp.org>, Starchild <starchild at lp.org>, Arvin 
Vohra <arvin.vohra at lp.org>, Norm 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>, David Blau <David.Blau 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>



Geoff Neale wrote:
> I am accepting Ruth Bennett's verbal resignation as a formal
> resignation, and am declaring that the position of Secretary is as
> of this point open.
>
> [...]
>
> I intend to send a notice to the State Chairs list and membership
> that we have an opening for Secretary, and solicit self-nominations.

I nominate myself for the open position of LNC secretary.

Please vote for me.

Bullet point qualifications:
* wants the LNC secretary job
* willing and financially able to attend all LNC meetings
* checks email regularly
* detail oriented
* have substantial time to dedicate to the position
* served on the Libertarian National Committee
   o 1 term as vice-chair (2006-2008)
   o 1 term as regional alternate (2004-2006)
* served as secretary of LP organizations
   o Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania (2005-2006)
   o Libertarian National Congressional Committee (2005-2006)
   o Libertarian Party of Northern Virginia (2011-present)
* served as chair of LP organizations
   o Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania (2006-2007)
   o Libertarian Party of Virginia (2012-present)
* Professional Registered Parliamentarian
* attorney
   o admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, & California
* proficient at MS Word and MS Excel

I've spoken with most of you extensively at LNC meetings and national
conventions.  However, I'll provide a bit of background on my
credentials and approach to the position for those less familiar with me.

I'm a donor, an activist, and a past candidate.  I've been a Life Member
of the Libertarian Party since 2006 and I pledge $100/month to both the
national and Virginia LP.  While vice-chair of the LNC I chaired the
2/17/2008 LNC meeting, half the 7/3/2006 LNC meeting, and portions of
the 2008 national convention.  I had perfect attendance both terms I
served on the LNC.  The past 4 national conventions I have distributed
charts detailing attendance and roll call votes of LNC members as well
as documents assisting with region formation.  I created the Libertarian
Party Facebook page (which now has over 255,000 fans) and collaborated
with Arvin Vohra on the Social Media Ambassadors concept.  In my many
roles as a local and state LP activist I've never shied away from
tedious work such as stuffing 500+ piece mailings.  I ran for U.S.
Congress in 2004, participating in 5 televised debates.

I'm currently a Ph.D. student in economics at George Mason University
(the most libertarian economics program in the world).  I've finished
all coursework, and am currently working on my dissertation on free
banking (money without government).  I've taught Money & Banking,
International Economics, and Mathematical Economics to undergraduate
economics majors at GMU.  I've also earned a M.A. in economics, a J.D.
in law, and a B.S. in mathematics.

This year I have abstained from teaching or taking classes to focus on
writing my dissertation, which affords me substantial flexibility in my
time.  I devoted a considerable portion of the fall academic semester to
libertarian activities, including several weeks defending a petition
challenge in Pennsylvania.  Although I felt it was important to focus on
my job as chair of the Libertarian Party of Virginia during the
presidential election (and would not have sought a LNC position then), I
now have ample free time to dedicate to the Libertarian National Committee.

I'm not seeking this position just to get a vote on the LNC.  If that
were my goal, I could have run for at-large at the convention or sought
the at-large opening when Wayne Root resigned.  My skills are
well-suited for the specific position of secretary.

I'm detail oriented.  I frequently submitted corrections of minutes and
agendas to LPVA secretary Marc Montoni and to past LNC secretary Bob
Sullentrup.  I alerted Alicia Mattson to an error in the delegation
chairs manual this April (the membership total for region formation was
incorrect).  I served on an ad-hoc committee overhauling the LNC policy
manual in 2009.  Additionally I served on the bylaws committee in 2008,
2010, and 2012.  I know Robert's Rules of Order backwards and forwards
as a Professional Registered Parliamentarian.  When I have been
secretary of organizations in the past, I routinely distributed draft
minutes within 24 hours -- sometimes within an hour -- of the meetings.

I've been a transparency advocate.  I distributed LNC attendance and
roll call votes to the delegates the past 4 conventions.  I championed
getting the minutes archive back on the website when it was removed by
staff during a website overhaul.  I've done live reporting of LNC
meetings to Independent Political Report -- with more accurate vote
tabulation than draft minutes.

I'm a technology buff.  Roll call votes don't have to slow the meeting
down.  Use of a projector (which I own) would let people verify their
votes in real time and see the text of motions.  Motions could be
emailed or transferred to the secretary via a USB flash drive, as many
LNC members use laptops at meetings.  At national conventions election
votes can be tabulated much quicker if state results are entered on
multiple laptops in parallel and merged with USB flash drives onto a
central laptop.

I'm accessible.  I check my email religiously: every 5-10 minutes when
at my computer, every 15-60 minutes from my iPhone when out and about, a
maximum of every 3 hours when sleeping or at the gym.  Mail ballots
would not fall through the cracks with me as secretary.  I carry my
cellphone with me everywhere, welcome phone calls at any hour, and
hardly ever am unable to be disturbed to answer or return a call for
more than an hour at a time.

In a larger sense as a LNC member my priorities would be moving the
party forward through buying a building, leveraging technology and
social media (CRM/CMS, website, email lists, Facebook), and running as
many candidates as possible (using the national office to facilitate
candidate recruitment, candidate training, and candidate advertising).

We need more young people on the LNC (I'm 33 and young at heart).  We
need more technology enthusiasts on the LNC (I practically double
majored in computer science).  We need less controversy on the LNC (I am
well-liked across all factions).

In my opinion the timing (after the presidential election) and the
character (secretary) of this LNC opening are both great matches for
what I can offer the Libertarian Party.  I hope even those of you who
are already committed to another first ballot choice will be open to me
as a compromise candidate in latter rounds.

Please don't hesitate to contact me by email or phone (215-768-6812) if
you have any questions.  Thanks!

-Chuck Moulton




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