[Lnc-business] Access to the books of the organization

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

What income or expenditures are not on the FEC filings other than donations
below $200?

What precisely has to be kept secret?

On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 12:34 PM, Joshua Katz <planning4liberty at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Mr. Chairman,
>
> It is my understanding that a board member has the right to engage
> assistance in understanding corporate documents, so long as the person so
> engaged signs an NDA.  However, there's a difference between a member
> needing assistance, and a member wanting to share with someone else.
>
> I would think the appropriate path would be for the chair to review the
> request for reasonability, in consultation with counsel as appropriate,
> with appeal to the LNC possible.  The chair could consider the expertise of
> the assistant, as well as the ability of the LNC member to seek equivalent
> help from a non-LP member, if applicable.  However, it is important not to
> run afoul of the law granting members the right, not just to consult with
> an expert, but with the expert of their choice.
>
> In general, I would think requiring an NDA from the selected assistant
> should suffice, but the chair should still review requests to avoid any
> outliers.
>
> I am assuming, of course, we're talking about secure information, not that
> which is available at the FEC website.
>
> Joshua A. Katz
> Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)
>
> On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 1:17 PM, Nicholas Sarwark <chair at lp.org> wrote:
>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> We're going to be passing a budget at our December meeting.  In
>> advance of that meeting, a member of the LNC has requested a
>> spreadsheet of all of the entries in our accounting software for
>> review in preparation for that meeting.
>>
>> It is my opinion that this is an appropriate request.  There has also
>> been a request to share some or all of the information regarding the
>> LNC's revenues and expenditures with people who are not members of the
>> LNC.  This does not seem prudent to me, but I thought I would ask the
>> body what their opinion is on whether they believe that information
>> could be propperly shared by an LNC member.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> Yours in liberty,
>> Nick
>>
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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
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Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
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