[Lnc-business] February LNC Meeting

Wed Jan 6 16:28:22 EST 2016

*Please respond ASAP*.

http://polljunkie.com/poll/zamzoj/poll-2-please-do-not-open-the-page-and-then-not-vote

As of 3:30pm CST, here are the tallies.  I will continue to update this
until we have a clear majority.  I would appreciate those friendly with
members who have not yet voted to push them to do it.

I would also like to remind somebody that they cast a vote for OKC, did not
leave their name, and nobody has claimed it.  I've removed that vote since
it presumably is somebody on the "Not Yet Voted" list.  Anybody is free to
download the results for themselves here:

http://polljunkie.com/poll/yqbizi/poll-2-please-do-not-open-the-page-and-then-not-vote/view

*Oklahoma City, OK*
Marc Feldman
Doug Craig
Vicki Kirkland
Gary Johnson
Nick Sarwark
Bill Redpath
Sean O'Toole

*Phoenix, AZ*
Kevin Ludlow
Brett Bitner
Jim Lark
Scott Lieberman
Sam Goldstein (name missing from comment - sent me email)
Dan Weiner

*NOTA*
Wes Benedict
Daniel Hayes
Arvin Vohra (name missing from comment - sent me email)

*Not Yet Voted*
Josh Katz
Ed Marsh
Guy McLendon
Norm Olsen
Scott Spencer
Alicia Mattson
Tim Hagan
Roland Rimers
Ron Windeler
Rich Tomasso

On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Kevin Ludlow <ludlow at gmail.com> wrote:

> *Please respond so that this process can be put to rest*.
>
>
> http://polljunkie.com/poll/zamzoj/poll-2-please-do-not-open-the-page-and-then-not-vote
>
> As of 1:30pm CST, here are the tallies.  I have sent personal emails to
> each and every person who has not yet responded.   Please let me know if I
> have missed anyone.
>
> *Oklahoma City, OK*
> Marc Feldman
> Doug Craig
> Vicki Kirkland
> Gary Johnson
> Nick Sarwark
> [unknown vote]
> Bill Redpath
>
> *Phoenix, AZ*
> Kevin Ludlow
> Brett Bitner
> Jim Lark
> Scott Lieberman
>
> *NOTA*
> Wes Benedict
> Daniel Hayes
>
> *Not Yet Voted*
> Josh Katz
> Ed Marsh
> Guy McLendon
> Norm Olsen
> Jim Lark
> Sean O'Toole
> Scott Spencer
> Sam Goldstein
> Dan Weiner
> Alicia Mattson
> Tim Hagan
> Arvin Vohra
> Roland Rimers
> Ron Windeler
> Rich Tomasso
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 11:10 AM, Scott L. <scott73 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> It is not the job of the LNC to “reward” state affiliates for their
>> “activism” by holding an LNC Session in their state.
>>
>>
>>
>> Since we have a limited number of finalists for our 2018 Convention site,
>> and WE, the LNC, are the ones who make the final decision as to which hotel
>> gets our Convention, we have an obligation to our members to gather as much
>> information about those finalists as possible.
>>
>>
>>
>> I will note that the LP of California has retained ballot access without
>> a single dollar of National LP money since the early 1980’s, and we have 17
>> Elected Libertarians.   The LP of Oklahoma has never retained ballot
>> access, and they have 0 Elected Libertarians.
>>
>>
>>
>> Which state affiliate deserves more “recognition” from the LNC?
>>
>>
>>
>> Do you REALLY think that having 3 or 4 LNC Members at a Friday or Monday
>> press conference will increase the number of media outlets that cover the
>> press conference?  Again – if the Chair wants to attend such a press
>> conference,
>>
>> that is a perfectly reasonable thing for him to do.
>>
>>
>>
>> Note – I argued against having an LNC Meeting in conjunction with the
>> upcoming Activist Training just outside of San Francisco because it
>> would make LNC members choose between attending one or the other, and
>> because the hotel for the Training is not a finalist for the site of our
>> 2018 Convention.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have to wonder if the hotels in AZ, LA, NJ, and WA could have come up
>> with better offers if they had been contacted in October instead of late
>> December.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>    Scott Lieberman
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> *From:* Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] *On Behalf
>> Of *Wes Benedict
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 06, 2016 8:48 AM
>> *To:* lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>> *Subject:* [Lnc-business] Fwd: Re: [Lnc-votes] February LNC Meeting
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>>
>> *Subject: *
>>
>> Re: [Lnc-votes] [Lnc-business] February LNC Meeting
>>
>> *Date: *
>>
>> Wed, 6 Jan 2016 09:53:13 -0600
>>
>> *From: *
>>
>> travellingcircus at gmail.com
>>
>> *To: *
>>
>> Joshua Katz <jalankatz at gmail.com> <jalankatz at gmail.com>, Wes Benedict
>> <wes.benedict at lp.org> <wes.benedict at lp.org>, James W. Lark, III
>> <jwl3s at virginia.edu> <jwl3s at virginia.edu>, Kevin Ludlow
>> <ludlow at gmail.com> <ludlow at gmail.com>, Daniel Hayes
>> <danielehayes at icloud.com> <danielehayes at icloud.com>
>>
>>
>>
>> Please share with LNC.
>>
>> Dr. Lark wrote
>>
>>
>> * "*  If I understand correctly, the LP Oklahoma is allowed to conduct
>> only one submission of signatures in its petitioning effort.  If so, then
>> if the deadline for submission of signatures is at least a week later than
>> Feb. 22, my gut feeling is that the signatures should not be submitted on
>> or about Feb. 22.  Thus, it is not clear to me that one of the possible
>> benefits of an LNC meeting in OKC (a press conference associated with the
>> submission of the signatures) would materialize."*
>>
>> p] Fri Feb 19 should be plenty late enough to submit to the state. If we
>> still have any doubt that we have enough signatures on Feb 19, hopefully at
>> least some of the LNC members (obviously not all and I don't expect most)
>> will pick up a few signatures themselves while they are here instead. But I
>> think we are well on track to have more than enough signatures well before
>> then, with the only question being at what point LNC wants to cut the
>> funding to get additional padding.
>>
>> p] I realize not all, and quite likely not most, of the LNC will be here
>> in time for the turn-in, but even having a few of the key LNC members here
>> would add to the impact. More so even than if Nick Sarwark flies out here
>> by himself.
>>
>> p] The Oklahoma Party has had to overcome ballot access barriers like no
>> other state. They could use a shot in the arm. The ballot access barriers
>> here should get maximum possible publicity. OKLP is doing well with
>> prospective candidate recruitment. They have also done a lot given the
>> ballot access circumstances to be publicly visible with issue coalitions
>> and public events. Tina told me they are on the cusp of winning the support
>> of a large chunk of the small-l and generally-POed-at-poor-duopoly-choices
>> communities here. A shot in the arm could go a long way.
>>
>> p] I am trying to put together an event or several with several of the
>> campaigns for the presidential nomination. Liberty on Tap OKC is that
>> Thursday (Feb 18). If LNC meeting is 20-21 and the state turn in is Feb 19
>> that would give us a core of dates to try to plan around. Johnson of NM,
>> Kerbel and Petersen all expressed tentative interest in personal
>> conversation but dates have not been worked out or specific events
>>
>> but what I had in mind was a college appearance or several (mini-tour?),
>> maybe some debates/joint appearances between the campaigns. I was hoping
>> for January but Tina and Larry Kelly think it's not enough time to promote
>> and organize the events that quickly. In conjunction with the state turn in
>> and the LNC meeting would be good as well. I can try to fit in a few
>> college dates right before or after.
>>
>> p] It could also serve as the official kickoff for some of the state and
>> local candidates' campaigns. Plus, maybe we can get more of them if the LNC
>> shows up, as some people haven't decided whether to run or not yet.
>>
>> p] We are one day or less drive for many active nearby state parties,
>> such as much (probably most) of the Texas membership and some others.
>> Dallas is about 3 hours drive from OKC.
>>
>> p] Finally, and I am sure this will be THE top consideration for the LNC
>> on where to have its meeting, for once I won't have to travel to cover the
>> LNC meeting for IPR because the meeting will come to me. Please, no "in
>> Soviet Russia" or "in Soviet Oklahoma" jokes.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks everyone,
>>
>> -paulie
>> 205-534-1622
>>
>>
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