[Lnc-business] UMP-3 could be created and authorized this coming weekend...

[Scott L.]

You have all read the e-mails on the State Chair's e-mail list regarding
re-instituting SOME form of the Unified Membership Program.

 

If I have been reading the mail correctly, I  **think** it is perfectly
legal for the National LP to collect dues money and then send it to FEC
filing affiliates.  If that is true, then it would only take a moderate
amount of programming to have our web site do that. 

 

In other words - for people who join the LP, we would add $25 to their
shopping cart for the National LP, or more, and simultaneously add either a
fixed amount for every state that is FEC Filing, or we could use a look-up
table and add whatever amount of money that particular FEC-filing state
wanted us to charge for membership.  For example, if Rhode Island wanted us
to charge $25 for one year, and the applicant wanted to join the National LP
for one year, then LP.org site would

add those 2 numbers together and charge the applicant $50 for one year of
unified membership to the National LP and the LPRI. 

 

Obviously these states would not have a way of joining on their web site,
other than linking to the National LP's join page.   There are a few kinks
to be worked out, eg: Life Members, but I don't think the kinks would be
anything more than a minor bump in the road to implementing this.  Of
course, this would also apply to state members who are renewing their state
LP memberships.

 

 

 

For non-FEC filing states - assuming we get the blessing of our FEC
consultant - we could have the applicant join the National LP on LP.org, and
then on the confirmation page we would beg them to join their state's LP,
and then have a  HUGE link that directs the new National member to that
state's "join our state LP" page.

 

Unless you have a good objection to the above, I suggest we pass a motion in
Virginia this weekend that directs staff to implement the above changes by
the end of September.  Assuming this is legal, I don't see any down side to
doing this.  Over the next year, this could add what - several thousand new
members to the National LP?   And it would likely increase membership for
all participating affiliates as well.

 

Needless to say - joining either of the above options would be optional for
all state affiliates.  Although if the non-FEC filing option is legal, I
can't imagine why any state would refuse the chance to direct brand new
National members to their join page.


  Scott Lieberman

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