[Lnc-business] discussion on variant of UMP

[Ken Moellman]

While I was state chair, I was a vocal proponent of what I had called a
"Single Check Out" program. I was previously told that this is not an
option due to FEC regulations. 

Discussions within the still-forming IT committee are already looking
into this, because others also see value in such a concept. If it is
legal, I strongly support a Single Check Out system. It is to the
benefit of both the national and state affiliate to have a single place
to sign up for one or both organizations. 

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Ken C. Moellman, Jr.
LNC Region 3 Alternate Representative
LPKY Judicial Committee 

On 2016-10-08 17:18, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote: 

> I think it is a discussion that needs to be had, even if periodically. Again, I am planning on discussing this in depth with folks in November. It might be a non-starter, but this comes up regularly among members, and we look towards growth and retention in this very unusual year I think it deserves another look. 
> 
> On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 3:10 PM, Joshua Katz <planning4liberty at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Starchild - in addition, we can't send out checks to affiliates in many cases, so doing it that way isn't really a possibility anymore. Personally, I think the concern that national is going to steal affiliate money is overblown, but regardless, that program can't exist. I think it's relatively easy to do the automation you speak, with no need to outsource the work. That, at least, is my impression. 
> 
> But that's all an implementation question. A lot comes before that, such as if we want something like that at all, how it should be structured, how to divide up responsibilities between state and national, how the division should look, etc. For those things, I think Caryn Ann's suggestion is a good one. 
> 
> Joshua A. Katz 
> Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat) 
> 
> On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 4:03 PM, Starchild <sfdreamer at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> This comes up periodically, and I totally understand why. My sense is that most members would like a system that lets you join all levels of the party (national/state/local) with one form and one payment. But I think many grassroots activists are justifiably wary of a system that sends all the money to national and then relies on staff to send out checks to state and local affiliates. Ideal would be a system that automatically divvies up funds collected according to where they're supposed to go and disperses them simultaneously to all levels of the party, so no level would be dependent on another level doing its job properly. I wonder whether it's possible to totally automate something like that, or whether the work could be outsourced at a reasonable cost to someone whose sole focus was this sort of payment transfers (as opposed to just one of many hats staff are wearing). 
> 
> Love & Liberty, 
> ((( starchild ))) 
> At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee 
> (415) 625-FREE 
> 
> On Oct 8, 2016, at 1:39 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote: 
> 
> I have had a few members bring up the UMP (Unified Membership Program) to me over the past few months. A few would like to see something like that re-instituted. I don't want to waste time here with half-baked proposals but I am planning on getting an informal group of members together to discuss in November. If anyone here would like to be part of this discussion group please let me know.
> 
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> IN LIBERTY, 
> CARYN ANN HARLOS 
> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org 
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> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus [2] 
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CARYN ANN HARLOS 
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Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) -
Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org 
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