[Lnc-business] At-Large and Judicial Committee results

[john.phillips at lp.org]

Thank you for all your efforts Alicia.  None of these issues fall on you, you and your tellers did great work. They fall on us to get fixed for next time.
John PhillipsLibertarian National Committee Region 6 RepresentativeCell 217-412-5973
------ Original message------From: Alicia Mattson via Lnc-business Date: Fri, Jul 6, 2018 2:05 PMTo: Libertarian National Committee list;Cc: Alicia Mattson;Subject:Re: [Lnc-business] At-Large and Judicial Committee results
The email list hadn't yet been updated when I sent the original message
below this one, so now that the new members are on it I will re-send it.
I'm feeling more human now after a couple nights of normal sleep.

I'm currently traveling with only sporadic internet access.  I'll return to
normal life by Monday.

To answer a few questions, yes, the ballots and tally sheets are retained
until the minutes are approved.  I've provided state-by-state breakdowns
each year in the past, and I don't intend for this year to be different.
No, you won't have to wait for the draft minutes to see that, given that we
didn't get to do that on-screen for the final two sets of results.  I will
strive to get you data to review when I return home.

The tellers were double-checking the tally sheets as they came in for the
At-Large.  When it was time to get the JudComm ballots started, my first
inclination was that we'd just have to use what the state chairs turned in
on the At-Large, but the tellers informed me that they were finding and
correcting a large number of errors made by delegation chairs on the tally
sheets. Because of that, we prioritized the process of validating the
numbers in the At-Large race over processing JudComm results. Tellers
completed a full audit of the At-Large before the state numbers were
aggregated into results.

Following the post-convention LNC meeting, about 10 people in teams of 2
helped audit the JudComm tally sheets and observed the data entry process
as the numbers were aggregated into results.  As with the At-Large, this
audit found and corrected a large number of errors made by delegation
chairs on the tally sheets.  This extra effort was made on both races with
the goal of getting the correct result.

I realize that a very close race makes people more concerned about possible
mistakes, but as I have documented in the appendices to past convention
minutes, it is just as easy to make large errors as it is to make small
ones.  A tight race isn't necessarily more susceptible to mistaken results
than a larger margin race.

We do the on-screen review precisely so we can try to catch errors onsite.
I'll give you insight into what the causes of them were during the officer
elections.  One of them was my data entry mistake.  The remainder were
mistakes by delegation chairs.  Some examples. One delegation wrote a
candidate's total on the wrong line of the tally sheet.  One delegation,
when a candidate had zero votes, instead of leaving the line blank or
writing a zero, they wrote a slash mark that was only slightly angled from
vertical and it really looked like the number 1, rather than an indicator
of zero votes.

Gotta run for now.  It will be late tonight before I will have internet
access again, but I wanted to send a quick note about what to expect.

-Alicia



On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 5:29 PM, Alicia Mattson 
wrote:

> I hope you all had safe travels home.  I'm looking forward to catching up
> on sleep very soon, as I'm sure the rest of you are.
>
> I know many people took pictures of my computer screen with the final
> tallies for At-Large and Judicial Committee, so I presume it's on social
> media, but for those of you who haven't seen it yet, see attached.  The
> screen shots for the At-Large wouldn't have shown the entire list, as it
> was longer than the screen.
>
> I have a long to-do list following the convention (including but not
> limited to minutes, update bylaws, update platform, provide more detail on
> regional formations, etc.).  I'll get it all taken care of in a reasonable
> time frame, but it won't all happen instantly, and it won't be today.
> Zzzzz...
>
> By the way, the regional formations that I reported at the post-convention
> LNC meeting, I had already confirmed onsite that they all met the required
> 10% threshold.  I see the Region 1 info in my email, just to confirm
> receipt.
>
> -Alicia
>
>

   The email list hadn't yet been updated when I sent the original message
   below this one, so now that the new members are on it I will re-send
   it.  I'm feeling more human now after a couple nights of normal sleep.
   I'm currently traveling with only sporadic internet access.  I'll
   return to normal life by Monday.
   To answer a few questions, yes, the ballots and tally sheets are
   retained until the minutes are approved.  I've provided state-by-state
   breakdowns each year in the past, and I don't intend for this year to
   be different.  No, you won't have to wait for the draft minutes to see
   that, given that we didn't get to do that on-screen for the final two
   sets of results.  I will strive to get you data to review when I return
   home.
   The tellers were double-checking the tally sheets as they came in for
   the At-Large.  When it was time to get the JudComm ballots started, my
   first inclination was that we'd just have to use what the state chairs
   turned in on the At-Large, but the tellers informed me that they were
   finding and correcting a large number of errors made by delegation
   chairs on the tally sheets. Because of that, we prioritized the process
   of validating the numbers in the At-Large race over processing JudComm
   results. Tellers completed a full audit of the At-Large before the
   state numbers were aggregated into results.
   Following the post-convention LNC meeting, about 10 people in teams of
   2 helped audit the JudComm tally sheets and observed the data entry
   process as the numbers were aggregated into results.  As with the
   At-Large, this audit found and corrected a large number of errors made
   by delegation chairs on the tally sheets.  This extra effort was made
   on both races with the goal of getting the correct result.
   I realize that a very close race makes people more concerned about
   possible mistakes, but as I have documented in the appendices to past
   convention minutes, it is just as easy to make large errors as it is to
   make small ones.  A tight race isn't necessarily more susceptible to
   mistaken results than a larger margin race.
   We do the on-screen review precisely so we can try to catch errors
   onsite.  I'll give you insight into what the causes of them were during
   the officer elections.  One of them was my data entry mistake.  The
   remainder were mistakes by delegation chairs.  Some examples. One
   delegation wrote a candidate's total on the wrong line of the tally
   sheet.  One delegation, when a candidate had zero votes, instead of
   leaving the line blank or writing a zero, they wrote a slash mark that
   was only slightly angled from vertical and it really looked like the
   number 1, rather than an indicator of zero votes.
   Gotta run for now.  It will be late tonight before I will have internet
   access again, but I wanted to send a quick note about what to expect.
   -Alicia

   On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 5:29 PM, Alicia Mattson
   <[1]alicia.mattson at lp.org> wrote:

   I hope you all had safe travels home.  I'm looking forward to catching
   up on sleep very soon, as I'm sure the rest of you are.
   I know many people took pictures of my computer screen with the final
   tallies for At-Large and Judicial Committee, so I presume it's on
   social media, but for those of you who haven't seen it yet, see
   attached.  The screen shots for the At-Large wouldn't have shown the
   entire list, as it was longer than the screen.
   I have a long to-do list following the convention (including but not
   limited to minutes, update bylaws, update platform, provide more detail
   on regional formations, etc.).  I'll get it all taken care of in a
   reasonable time frame, but it won't all happen instantly, and it won't
   be today.  Zzzzz...
   By the way, the regional formations that I reported at the
   post-convention LNC meeting, I had already confirmed onsite that they
   all met the required 10% threshold.  I see the Region 1 info in my
   email, just to confirm receipt.
   -Alicia

References

   1. mailto:alicia.mattson at lp.org
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   Thank you for all your efforts Alicia.  None of these issues fall on
   you, you and your tellers did great work. They fall on us to get fixed
   for next time.
   John Phillips
   Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
   Cell [1]217-412-5973

   ------ Original message------
   From: Alicia Mattson via Lnc-business
   Date: Fri, Jul 6, 2018 2:05 PM
   To: Libertarian National Committee list;
   Cc: Alicia Mattson;
   Subject:Re: [Lnc-business] At-Large and Judicial Committee results
The email list hadn't yet been updated when I sent the original message
below this one, so now that the new members are on it I will re-send it.
I'm feeling more human now after a couple nights of normal sleep.

I'm currently traveling with only sporadic internet access.  I'll return to
normal life by Monday.

To answer a few questions, yes, the ballots and tally sheets are retained
until the minutes are approved.  I've provided state-by-state breakdowns
each year in the past, and I don't intend for this year to be different.
No, you won't have to wait for the draft minutes to see that, given that we
didn't get to do that on-screen for the final two sets of results.  I will
strive to get you data to review when I return home.

The tellers were double-checking the tally sheets as they came in for the
At-Large.  When it was time to get the JudComm ballots started, my first
inclination was that we'd just have to use what the state chairs turned in
on the At-Large, but the tellers informed me that they were finding and
correcting a large number of errors made by delegation chairs on the tally
sheets. Because of that, we prioritized the process of validating the
numbers in the At-Large race over processing JudComm results. Tellers
completed a full audit of the At-Large before the state numbers were
aggregated into results.

Following the post-convention LNC meeting, about 10 people in teams of 2
helped audit the JudComm tally sheets and observed the data entry process
as the numbers were aggregated into results.  As with the At-Large, this
audit found and corrected a large number of errors made by delegation
chairs on the tally sheets.  This extra effort was made on both races with
the goal of getting the correct result.

I realize that a very close race makes people more concerned about possible
mistakes, but as I have documented in the appendices to past convention
minutes, it is just as easy to make large errors as it is to make small
ones.  A tight race isn't necessarily more susceptible to mistaken results
than a larger margin race.

We do the on-screen review precisely so we can try to catch errors onsite.
I'll give you insight into what the causes of them were during the officer
elections.  One of them was my data entry mistake.  The remainder were
mistakes by delegation chairs.  Some examples. One delegation wrote a
candidate's total on the wrong line of the tally sheet.  One delegation,
when a candidate had zero votes, instead of leaving the line blank or
writing a zero, they wrote a slash mark that was only slightly angled from
vertical and it really looked like the number 1, rather than an indicator
of zero votes.

Gotta run for now.  It will be late tonight before I will have internet
access again, but I wanted to send a quick note about what to expect.

-Alicia



On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 5:29 PM, Alicia Mattson
wrote:

> I hope you all had safe travels home.  I'm looking forward to catching up
> on sleep very soon, as I'm sure the rest of you are.
>
> I know many people took pictures of my computer screen with the final
> tallies for At-Large and Judicial Committee, so I presume it's on social
> media, but for those of you who haven't seen it yet, see attached.  The
> screen shots for the At-Large wouldn't have shown the entire list, as it
> was longer than the screen.
>
> I have a long to-do list following the convention (including but not
> limited to minutes, update bylaws, update platform, provide more detail on
> regional formations, etc.).  I'll get it all taken care of in a reasonable
> time frame, but it won't all happen instantly, and it won't be today.
> Zzzzz...
>
> By the way, the regional formations that I reported at the post-convention
> LNC meeting, I had already confirmed onsite that they all met the required
> 10% threshold.  I see the Region 1 info in my email, just to confirm
> receipt.
>
> -Alicia
>
>

   The email list hadn't yet been updated when I sent the original message
   below this one, so now that the new members are on it I will re-send
   it.  I'm feeling more human now after a couple nights of normal sleep.
   I'm currently traveling with only sporadic internet access.  I'll
   return to normal life by Monday.
   To answer a few questions, yes, the ballots and tally sheets are
   retained until the minutes are approved.  I've provided state-by-state
   breakdowns each year in the past, and I don't intend for this year to
   be different.  No, you won't have to wait for the draft minutes to see
   that, given that we didn't get to do that on-screen for the final two
   sets of results.  I will strive to get you data to review when I return
   home.
   The tellers were double-checking the tally sheets as they came in for
   the At-Large.  When it was time to get the JudComm ballots started, my
   first inclination was that we'd just have to use what the state chairs
   turned in on the At-Large, but the tellers informed me that they were
   finding and correcting a large number of errors made by delegation
   chairs on the tally sheets. Because of that, we prioritized the process
   of validating the numbers in the At-Large race over processing JudComm
   results. Tellers completed a full audit of the At-Large before the
   state numbers were aggregated into results.
   Following the post-convention LNC meeting, about 10 people in teams of
   2 helped audit the JudComm tally sheets and observed the data entry
   process as the numbers were aggregated into results.  As with the
   At-Large, this audit found and corrected a large number of errors made
   by delegation chairs on the tally sheets.  This extra effort was made
   on both races with the goal of getting the correct result.
   I realize that a very close race makes people more concerned about
   possible mistakes, but as I have documented in the appendices to past
   convention minutes, it is just as easy to make large errors as it is to
   make small ones.  A tight race isn't necessarily more susceptible to
   mistaken results than a larger margin race.
   We do the on-screen review precisely so we can try to catch errors
   onsite.  I'll give you insight into what the causes of them were during
   the officer elections.  One of them was my data entry mistake.  The
   remainder were mistakes by delegation chairs.  Some examples. One
   delegation wrote a candidate's total on the wrong line of the tally
   sheet.  One delegation, when a candidate had zero votes, instead of
   leaving the line blank or writing a zero, they wrote a slash mark that
   was only slightly angled from vertical and it really looked like the
   number 1, rather than an indicator of zero votes.
   Gotta run for now.  It will be late tonight before I will have internet
   access again, but I wanted to send a quick note about what to expect.
   -Alicia

   On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 5:29 PM, Alicia Mattson
   <[1[2]]alicia.mattson at lp.org> wrote:

   I hope you all had safe travels home.  I'm looking forward to catching
   up on sleep very soon, as I'm sure the rest of you are.
   I know many people took pictures of my computer screen with the final
   tallies for At-Large and Judicial Committee, so I presume it's on
   social media, but for those of you who haven't seen it yet, see
   attached.  The screen shots for the At-Large wouldn't have shown the
   entire list, as it was longer than the screen.
   I have a long to-do list following the convention (including but not
   limited to minutes, update bylaws, update platform, provide more detail
   on regional formations, etc.).  I'll get it all taken care of in a
   reasonable time frame, but it won't all happen instantly, and it won't
   be today.  Zzzzz...
   By the way, the regional formations that I reported at the
   post-convention LNC meeting, I had already confirmed onsite that they
   all met the required 10% threshold.  I see the Region 1 info in my
   email, just to confirm receipt.
   -Alicia

References

   1. mailto[3]:alicia.mattson at lp.org

References

   1. tel:217-412-5973
   2. mailto:]alicia.mattson at lp.org
   3. mailto::alicia.mattson at lp.org