[Lnc-business] Colorado Membership Recruitment Effort

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

Would have been nice if this had been shared with the LNC.  Can't ask
questions about things no one is told about.  I don't think it is too much
to ask.  Was the regional representative consulted?  Why not?  This is a
big problem we have as communicated elsewhere.

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On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 5:30 PM Daniel Fishman via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> It is active.
>
> I look forward to setting this up with other states.
>
> Dan
>
> ---
> Daniel Fishman
> Executive Director
> The Libertarian Party
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>
> On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 6:50 PM Elizabeth Van Horn via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>
> > Nick,
> >
> > Thank for the clarification.  I've informed the Region 3 state chairs
> > and provided Dan Fishman's email.  Only Kentucky isn't an FEC filling
> > state affiliate in Region 3.  LPIN, LPO, and LPMI, could set-up a
> > similar link with LP national, as they're FEC filing state affiliates.
> > Hopefully, they'll available themselves of the opportunity.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > EVH
> >
> > ---
> > Elizabeth Van Horn
> > LNC Region 3 Representative (IN, MI, OH, KY)
> > Chair-Libertarian Party of Madison Co, Indiana
> > Vice-Chair Libertarian Pragmatist Caucus
> > http://www.lpcaucus.org/
> >
> > On 2019-10-16 16:16, Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-business wrote:
> > > Dear All,
> > >
> > > As you are aware, there is a deadline for convention delegate
> > > allocation
> > > that comes up at the end of this month.  Many of your state parties, as
> > > well as mine, are doing what they can to sign up additional national
> > > members.
> > >
> > > A Colorado member contacted me around October 5 with a plan to solicit
> > > registered Libertarian voters to encourage them to join both the
> > > Colorado
> > > and national Libertarian Party at the same time. The challenge he had
> > > was
> > > not soliciting the potential members, but having a way to make sure
> > > that
> > > they would also be able to sign the pledge to become sustaining members
> > > of
> > > the national party and not violate any FEC rules.
> > >
> > > Since there is not a legal barrier to transfers between FEC reporting
> > > party
> > > committees, I suggested he contact Dan Fishman to figure out how to get
> > > the
> > > Colorado effort a mechanism to process these new memberships and
> > > renewals.
> > >
> > > The solution he came up allows the LNC to collect a minimum of $50,
> > > with
> > > the prospective donor being clearly informed that $25 of their donation
> > > will be given to the LPCO, which allows them to recoup their marketing
> > > expenses. Since the Colorado group is soliciting the extra amount to be
> > > sent back to LPCO, there is no cost or loss to the party for sending
> > > that
> > > amount back, but it's logistically easier for the new member to only
> > > have
> > > to fill out one web form.
> > >
> > > Prior to this request, there was not a way for an FEC filing state to
> > > solicit joint donations to the national party.  Now there is a
> > > mechanism to
> > > do so and Mr. Fishman also informs me that the same form can be adapted
> > > for
> > > any other FEC filing state affiliates. I do not interpret this as a
> > > special
> > > agreement with with the state affiliate, just an implementation of a
> > > single
> > > form that will allocate the donors funds as the donor wishes.
> > >
> > > The Colorado team took the initiative to recruit new members and have
> > > started their work to mail and call people, including a link to the web
> > > form that was implemented. I will be instructing Mr. Fishman to
> > > activate
> > > that link as well as to make a similar form available to any other FEC
> > > filing state affiliates who request it.
> > >
> > > Yours truly,
> > > Nick
> >
>