[Lnc-business] Complaint from state affiliate

[steven.nekhaila at lp.org]

I emphasize with the Chair to some degree, I don't necessarily believe 
it is a negative not to contact the State, but a possibly an opportunity 
to rendezvous with and hold a joint event with the State Party.

In Liberty,

Steven Nekhaila

On 2018-05-05 10:23 AM, Justin O'Donnell via Lnc-business wrote:
> All,
>    I've copied and pasted below, a request from one of my state chairs,
>    asking why the state party received no notice of an event being 
> planned
>    in their state by national, and no invitation to help out or to
>    participate.
>    Do we not have such a policy to involve the state affiliates in our
>    outreach events?
>    Justin O'Donnell
>    LNC Region 8 Representative
>    Hi Justin,
>    I have a request for my LNC regional representative.
>    The other day, LPUS sent out a tweet about how they are planning to
>    attend PorcFest this
>    year: [1]https://twitter.com/LPNational/status/991687794702606336
>    Now as far as I know, there was no notification about this to the
>    leadership of the state party prior to the announcement. It's 
> possible
>    something got lost because of the transition of leadership, or
>    something was sent a long time ago, but as far as I know, no
>    notification was sent from LPUS to LPNH regarding their plans at
>    PorcFest.
>    I'm trying to remember whether or not Rachel mentioned anything to 
> me a
>    while ago - it's possible but I don't remember such a notification.
>    Regardless of whether or not that happened, I don't think it's a lot 
> to
>    ask that the state party leadership receive notice from LPUS when 
> they
>    are planning to attend a notable event in our state. Coordination
>    between the national and the state party is a useful thing, 
> especially
>    so that efforts are not duplicated and we can make the most of our
>    outreach efforts.
>    Can you please investigate as to whether or not any notice was sent
>    out, and if not, why it was not. I'd also like to know if there is 
> any
>    policy that exists that requires LPUS to inform the state party of
>    notable events taking place. It's not unreasonable to expect that 
> state
>    parties will participate in fairs and festivals, and if the LPUS is
>    also planning to participate in one it should absolutely be talking 
> to
>    the state party so that both can make the most of the effort.
>    It makes us look like amateurs when we're caught off guard not 
> knowing
>    that something like this will be happening. Please investigate; 
> thank
>    you for your help.
>    - Chip Spangler
>    Chair, Libertarian Party of New Hampshire
> 
> References
> 
>    1. https://twitter.com/LPNational/status/991687794702606336