[Lnc-business] discussion on variant of UMP

Sat Oct 8 17:31:57 EDT 2016

Ken, may I include you in a future discussion group?  You are thinking
along the lines that I am.

On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 3:30 PM, Ken Moellman <ken.moellman at lpky.org> wrote:

>
> 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.
>
> ---
>
> 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.
>>>
>>> --
>>> *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 <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
>>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
>>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
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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 <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
> <http://www.lpcolorado.org>
> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
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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 <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
<http://www.lpcolorado.org>
Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
<http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
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