[Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2016-01: Riot Fest

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

My responses are above.

In Liberty,
Caryn Ann Harlos
Region 1 Representative
(Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming,
Washington)

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On Sunday, June 26, 2016, David Demarest <dpdemarest at centurylink.net> wrote:

> I am leaning toward voting YES but would like to evaluate the responses to
> Alicia’s pertinent questions below before I vote on this motion.
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> *From:* Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org');>] *On
> Behalf Of *Alicia Mattson
> *Sent:* Sunday, June 26, 2016 8:52 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: [Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2016-01: Riot Fest
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> I have some questions about this funding request.
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> Looking back at the original message from the CO chair, they indicated the
> minimum cost was $1000 but with another $100 they could get more volunteer
> passes.  CO has already put up $800 towards it, and they asked us for $200
> or more.  Why is this motion for $600, rather than $200-300 to cover the
> balance and maybe an optional set of volunteer passes?
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> I share a concern with a past commenter, maybe it was Joshua(?), that this
> may well open the door to every state party asking us to help fund a booth
> at their state fair, or whatever.  Rather than just fling money randomly
> here or there, we should have some sort of larger strategy for the type of
> outreach we want to do because we have found it to be effective.  We can't
> say yes to all similar requests, so how do we decide which ones to do?
> First come first serve until the budget is gone?  Or find demographics that
> are highly likely to be open to Johnson/Weld as an alternative this year
> and go to events of interest to those groups?
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> I try to not confuse activity with productivity. What will be the return
> on our invested money?  What does experience suggest will be the result in
> terms of new sustaining members?
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> Why do people attend Riot Fest?  Are the attendees in the mood to talk
> politics?  Or are they just in party mode?
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> -Alicia
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> On Sun, Jun 26, 2016 at 6:38 PM, Alicia Mattson <agmattson at gmail.com
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> We have an electronic mail ballot.
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> *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by July 6, 2016 at 11:59:59pm
> Pacific time.*
> *Co-Sponsors:*  Harlos, Goldstein, Hayes, Bittner
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> *Motion:*  Move that the LNC provide $600.00 to LPCO for the Riot Fest
> event.  These funds would come from the budget for Affiliate Support.
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> -Alicia
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In Liberty,
Caryn Ann Harlos
Region 1 Representative
(Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming,
Washington)
Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
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