[Lnc-business] why are we actively soliciting refunds

[Alicia Mattson]

I also red-flagged when I saw the email blast encouraging delegates to ask
for refunds.  Perhaps the thought is that delegates who have already
obtained refunds are more likely to vote against adjourning to a future
in-person event?  Even the LNC voted for there to be a future in-person
event.

LP Bylaws Article 6.3 says the chair's authority is "subject to express
National Committee policies and directives."

A/V costs are already a very large percent of our total costs, and the
in-person event will necessarily have INCREASED a/v costs due to social
distancing needs.  We really need those attendees to purchase packages.

-Alicia


On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 8:27 AM Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> Okay, I have not said anything but I am perturbed that while we have a
> convention pending we are actively encouraging people to get a refund now.
> It seems self-sabotaguing.  And I am now convinced.  A member wrote me
> about a refund.  I asked to speak with him.  The only reason he was asking
> was because "the chair said we should and seemed to pushing that."
>
> He really did not want one if we are going to have a convention but said
> our messaging is leading everyone to believe we won't.
>
> I have an issue with that.
>
> A simple phone call about what our decisions actually were kept $500 in our
> coffers.  Why are we putting out self-sabotaguing messaging?
>
> *  In Liberty,*
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