[Lnc-business] Committee applications

Thu Mar 16 02:38:04 EDT 2017

P.S.  I'm sending messages to each of the applicants confirming receipt so
they don't wonder if their info just went into a black hole.

-Alicia

On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 11:33 PM, Alicia Mattson <agmattson at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The applicant names themselves will be in our public minutes anyway, and I
> don't see any particular issue with distributing the names of the
> applicants in advance.  It's the personal information (phone, email, etc.)
> that should be protected.
>
> Tonight I will send a list of the states which get to appoint.  I have
> calculated it and put it in my resource pile for this meeting.  I need to
> write a wee bit o' commentary to go with it.
>
> -Alicia
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 11:17 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <
> carynannharlos at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Alicia, I would like that list this weekend when you have it - and others
>> received perhaps the weekend after, and then the final one if that will
>> work.
>>
>> Let me be sure what I am agreeing to... you are just asking that personal
>> information (phone, email, etc) be kept private, but not the names
>> themselves?   I will not divulge personal contact information.
>>
>> And please when you get a chance if you could let me know the states that
>> will have seats.  Multiple people in my region (and a few outside my
>> region) have inquired.
>>
>> -Caryn Ann
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 12:09 AM, Alicia Mattson <agmattson at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> In past years I have accumulated all the applications, bundled them into
>>> a single sorted PDF file, asked Robert to check membership statuses, and
>>> provided the bundles to the LNC in advance of the meeting.
>>>
>>> This year I advertised that applicants should apply by April 5, which
>>> would be 10 days prior to April 15, so that I could send them to the LNC
>>> approximately one week in advance of the meeting.
>>>
>>> If some LNC members wish to see them earlier, I can do that.  By this
>>> weekend I can bundle what has been received so far.
>>>
>>> There is an issue here regarding handling the contact information for
>>> applicants.  I don't post these files on open email lists because they
>>> contain personal contact details intended for use by the LNC but not
>>> necessarily for use/search by anyone connected to the internet.  Instead I
>>> distribute them in a way which limits access to the LNC only.
>>>
>>> Starchild is on the LNC this year, and many of us know from experience
>>> that he often will not agree to refrain from posting all data he receives
>>> on the internet.  As a result the LNC has to have these conversations
>>> periodically about what is or isn't an appropriate use of such data.
>>>
>>> Starchild, if I were to give you access to contact info for applicants
>>> in advance of the meeting, would it wind up posted on the internet?  On the
>>> day of the meeting, of course, all applicant names would be placed in
>>> nomination so you can participate in the vote and have a list of the
>>> applicant names in front of you whether or not you received their contact
>>> information in advance.
>>>
>>> Unless the LNC directs me to do otherwise, I'll make an applicant bundle
>>> by this weekend, provide it to LNC members/alternates who request to see
>>> them early and who agree to not re-distribute the contact information, and
>>> I'll ask Wes to add those people to the recipient list for future
>>> applications.
>>>
>>> For those who don't specifically request the data early, you'll get the
>>> week-in-advance bundle.
>>>
>>> -Alicia
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 11:09 AM, Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Caryn Ann, you did not direct this question to me specifically, so I'm
>>>> not sure if you are asking me specifically. In any case, I'll just let you
>>>> know that it is technically feasible for staff to provide all the
>>>> applications to you. But I would want either the chair, the secretary, or
>>>> the LNC as a whole to ask me to do that, or if there were no objections for
>>>> a couple days from any on theLNC that'd be close enough for me). I don't
>>>> mind. I just think I'd be overstepping my authority simply sending them to
>>>> you directly. And I'd rather the Secretary assemble them and send them to
>>>> LNC members, but I don't mind having staff do it. It would probably fall on
>>>> Andy Burns.
>>>>
>>>> I believe the bylaws specify the ten top states in membership get to
>>>> appoint people. I can't tell you off the top of my head exactly at what
>>>> date that top ten is decided (see the bylaws to find out), and I think the
>>>> Secretary has to officially report it, but you can get a real good idea of
>>>> the top 10 by looking at the membership reports we send out. For example,
>>>> below is an image from the February report page 2. Shows the rankings. The
>>>> top 8 aren't likely to change. But I think it's possible number 11
>>>> (Colorado), and 12 (Georgia), could move up in the rankings. But again, I
>>>> forget the deadline that matters and encourage you to read the bylaws to
>>>> get clarity or wait for the Secretary to respond.
>>>>
>>>> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>>>> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>>>> 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314(202) 333-0008 ext. 232 <(202)%20333-0008>, wes.benedict at lp.orgfacebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
>>>> Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
>>>>
>>>> On 3/15/2017 1:53 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello all I am bumping this.  We have limited time before the meeting,
>>>> and I would like to speak to applicants either personally or by email, and
>>>> from what I understand we have had a healthy response so I need adequate
>>>> time.  Can these please be made available?
>>>>
>>>> Also rather than bumping another thread, some of my states have asked
>>>> me about which states get a Platform Committee seat and Wes asked the
>>>> regionals to touch base with the affected states.  May I please have that
>>>> list as well?
>>>>
>>>> -Caryn Ann
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 11:40 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos <
>>>> carynannharlos at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I would like to request that any interested LNC member be able to see
>>>>> these as they come in.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> *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>
>>>>> Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee
>>>>>
>>>>> A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
>>>>> *We defend your rights*
>>>>> *And oppose the use of force*
>>>>> *Taxation is theft*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> *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>
>>>> Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee
>>>>
>>>> A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
>>>> *We defend your rights*
>>>> *And oppose the use of force*
>>>> *Taxation is theft*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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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>
>> Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee
>>
>> A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
>> *We defend your rights*
>> *And oppose the use of force*
>> *Taxation is theft*
>>
>>
>>
>>
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