[Lnc-business] Colorado Membership Recruitment Effort

[Richard Longstreth]

To answer your question, no, I was not aware of this despite regular talks
with people in CO. Glad to see something like this being implemented though.

Richard Longstreth
Region 1 Representative (AK, AZ, CO, HI, KS, MT, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY)
Libertarian National Committee
richard.longstreth at lp.org
931.538.9300

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On Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 17:41 Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> 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
> > >
> >
>