[Lnc-business] Email from LP national ED-Not good message

[Richard Longstreth]

I can speak from personal experience on that as well. My partner, Jake, has
attended two practice sessions from his account and responded to the please
verify your email address email and then received this message on top of
it. We confirmed his info with AZ and are very confused why he received the
you've not participated email. We took it as a hiccup but I can totally
understand how some members would be confused at this point. The one thing
that put our minds at ease was the email from Dan that said he was
registered and outlined Friday.

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, May 20, 2020, 16:46 Elizabeth Van Horn via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> I'm very unhappy to get an email from a Region 3 delegate who reports
> receiving an email today from Dan Fishman, suggesting states might
> 'whittle down' their delegate lists based upon participating in Zoom
> practices.  This delegate reports they have attended all but one of the
> prior "test sessions" held by Nick and the ED.  But, they got this email
> today:
>
> ----------------
>
> "Dear XXXX ,
>
> According to my records, noone with this email address has signed into a
> test zoom for the convention. We're only 48 hours away! Can you make
> this
> one? Come in, raise your hand, and leave -- easy cheesy!
>
> https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SrGTqYInT0CGNEB0PAKTfw
> <
> http://0e49410910d226fd2a7eb6610dcfde12.tinyemails.com/d037e29d14b4a711afa8b14e39bf7e97/2ec6cf07e08e53d215ef3dc0d3199a9a.html
> >
>
> I'm sending a list to all the state chairs of the delegates and
> alternates
> who aren't attending any of the practice sessions so they can whittle
> down
> their final delegate lists.
>
> Hope to see you soon!
>
> Dan"
>
> ------------------
>
> First, the email is information wrong, that delegate has attended Zoom
> practices. Second, the implied threat of a "whittle down' from their
> state delegate list is all kinds of wrong.  It is way out of bounds for
> the LP national ED to say a list of those who didn't participate in Zoom
> practices will be sent to state chairs "so they can whittle down their
> final delegate lists."  It doesn't matter if a delegate has attended
> ALL, SOME, or NONE of the Zoom practices.  This email was wrong to imply
> that the delegate might be excluded for not attending Zoom practice.  We
> don't tell in-person delegates they'll be excluded if not learning the
> convention methods in advance, and I'll be damned if I'm going to let
> that happen to a delegate in Region 3 due to Zoom practices held by
> national.  Some of us work hard to let members understand the value of
> national.  This can erode that value fast.
>
> I hope this ill-advised email messaging is rectified.  As this isn't
> helping our delegates, nor national.
>
> Thank you.
> EVH
>
> --
> Elizabeth Van Horn
> LNC Region 3 Representative (IN, MI, OH, KY)
>