[Lnc-business] MOTION (updated version): Truth in advertising / building fund

[Starchild]

	Here is my motion again, reintroduced with the phrase "prior to any such purchase" added in accordance with Scott Lieberman's recommendation. Please disregard previous language.

Love & Liberty,
                                  ((( starchild )))
At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee



MOTION:
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Whereas it is important that the Libertarian Party act with integrity and fulfill any promises made in fundraising appeals to donors concerning how their donations will be spent, and

Whereas donors have a right to expect this of the Libertarian Party when making donations to the party, and

Whereas LP secretary David Blau as head of the building fund has acknowledged the "mistake" of having been "a bit lax informing the donors that we were investigating an office condo, rather than a full building", and

Whereas fundraising appeals for the project to purchase a new LP headquarters building repeatedly referred to purchasing a building, rather than only purchasing space in a building, examples of which language can be seen in the fundraising letter published athttp://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2013/04/libertarian-party-put-your-name-on-the-david-nolan-memorial-building/;

Therefore if the Libertarian Party purchases the office space at 1101 King Street #160, in Alexandria, Virginia, which the Executive Committee voted to authorize the Building Committee to enter into negotiations concerning, or any other office space not comprising an entire building, the committee in charge of the building fund shall, prior to any such purchase, send all donors to this fund, by email or printed letter, a written explanation and apology for using the funds to buy a part of a building, rather than an entire building as was repeatedly described in fundraising letters seeking donations for the project. This letter shall ask each donor to send an email to LP secretary and building fund point man David Blau (secretary at lp.org), stating the donor's preference that his or her donation be (a) spent on office space in a building purchased under the authorization of the LNC in lieu of actually buying a building, (b) refunded, in which case a full refund shall be issued to that donor as soon as reasonably possible, or (c) put toward another Libertarian Party budget item of the donor's choice, which should be specified in the donor's email to the secretary; and inform them that if they have any further questions or concerns about the project to purchase a new office or how their donation is being handled they are welcome to contact one of their LNC representatives (listed at http://www.lp.org/lnc-leadership).
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