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<td>Nomination for LNC Secretary</td>
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<td>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:24:35 -0500</td>
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<td>David E. Blau, Esq. <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:blau.liberty@gmail.com"><blau.liberty@gmail.com></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:chair@lpmass.org">chair@lpmass.org</a></td>
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<td>LP Secretary <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:secretary@lp.org"><secretary@lp.org></a></td>
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<th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">CC: </th>
<td>Geoffrey Neale <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:chair@lp.org"><chair@lp.org></a>, Lee Wrights
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:vicechair@lp.org"><vicechair@lp.org></a>, Tim Hagan
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:treasurer@lp.org"><treasurer@lp.org></a>, Michael Cloud
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:michael.cloud@lp.org"><michael.cloud@lp.org></a>, Mark Hinkle
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Mark.Hinkle@lp.org"><Mark.Hinkle@lp.org></a>, Bill Redpath
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:william.redpath@lp.org"><william.redpath@lp.org></a>, Starchild
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:starchild@lp.org"><starchild@lp.org></a>, Arvin Vohra
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:arvin.vohra@lp.org"><arvin.vohra@lp.org></a>, Norman Olsen
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Norman.Olsen@lp.org"><Norman.Olsen@lp.org></a>, Tony Ryan
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tony.ryan@lp.org"><tony.ryan@lp.org></a>, Vicki Kirkland
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Vicki.Kirkland@lp.org"><Vicki.Kirkland@lp.org></a>, Richard Schrade
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Richard.Schrade@lp.org"><Richard.Schrade@lp.org></a>, Jillian A Mack
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jillian.mack@lp.org"><jillian.mack@lp.org></a>, Sam Goldstein
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sam.goldstein@lp.org"><sam.goldstein@lp.org></a>, Dan Wiener
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Daniel.Wiener@lp.org"><Daniel.Wiener@lp.org></a>, Scott Lieberman
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Scott.Lieberman@lp.org"><Scott.Lieberman@lp.org></a>, Brett Pojunis
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Brett.Pojunis@lp.org"><Brett.Pojunis@lp.org></a>, Audrey Capozzi
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Audrey.Capozzi@lp.org"><Audrey.Capozzi@lp.org></a>, Rich Tomasso
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rich.tomasso@lp.org"><rich.tomasso@lp.org></a>, James Lark
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:James.Lark@lp.org"><James.Lark@lp.org></a>, Scott Spencer
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Scott.Spencer@lp.org"><Scott.Spencer@lp.org></a>, Dianna Visek
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Dianna.Visek@lp.org"><Dianna.Visek@lp.org></a>, Michael Knebel
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:michael.knebel@lp.org"><michael.knebel@lp.org></a>, John Jay Myers
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:john.jay.myers@lp.org"><john.jay.myers@lp.org></a>, Paulie Frankel
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:paulie.frankel@lp.org"><paulie.frankel@lp.org></a></td>
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I nominate myself for the position of Secretary of the Libertarian
National Committee.<br>
<br>
As you all know, I have long felt that the national Party would
benefit from giving me a full voice at the table. That is the
reason I ran for At Large, and while I did not win that race my
feelings on the matter have not weakened. In fact, the more LNC
meetings I have participated in, the stronger my convictions have
become. The time is right, the position is right, and I am right
for the job.<br>
<br>
Here is a summary of my political chronology and experience in the
Party:<br>
<ul>
<li>From May 2011 to the present, I have been a Regional
Alternate on the LNC. I am the Chair of the Headquarters
Building Committee, since March 2012 when I proposed its
formation. I was a member of the Employment Policy and
Compensation Committee from August 2011 until May 2012.</li>
<li>From May 2012 to November 2012, I was Massachusetts Director
for the Gary Johnson (NM) Presidential campaign. I ran a
successful drive to put Gov. Johnson and Judge Gray on the
Massachusetts ballot. I personally contributed $5000 to this
ballot access drive.</li>
<li>From October 2007 to the present, I have been a member of
the State Committee of the Libertarian Association of
Massachusetts (LAMA), the MA affiliate of the LP.</li>
<ul>
<li>From October 2008 to the present, I have been LAMA Chair.<br>
</li>
<li>From October 2007 to October 2008, I was the LAMA
Newsletter Editor.</li>
<li>I was the state delegation chair to the Libertarian
National Conventions in 2010 and 2012.</li>
</ul>
<li>From January 2005 to May 2007, I was a member of the
Libertarian Party of Chicago.<br>
</li>
</ul>
As to my qualifications, I am a current member of the Libertarian
National Committee. I have the most recent experience of any
candidate that has declared so far. I know the people involved,
their positions on various issues, and the interpersonal dynamic.
I am non-factional, so I am a good consensus choice.<br>
<br>
I know what is expected of LNC members, and I will fully commit to
all of the financial, legal, and ethical responsibilities of the
position. I have never missed an LNC meeting since I was elected
to serve. I have re-read the LNC bylaws and the Policy Manual,
and reviewed RONR in the course of making my decision to run for
this office. I understand and commit to performing the duties of
the Secretary in a timely and effective manner. I will make the
office run so smoothly that we can forget about it and focus on
the business of the party.<br>
<br>
I am the best candidate in part because I have a strong technical
background. I have a dual BS in mathematics and computer science
from Caltech, and I was a professional software developer /
architect for six years starting in 1998. I intend to leverage
those skills. For example, I will sequentially number each mail
ballot, so that LNC members can unambiguously reference which
ballot they are voting on. I will bring other efficiencies to the
office of Secretary so that draft minutes can be posted quickly
for approval, mail ballots are announced as soon as they have
enough co-sponsors, and vote tallies are promptly posted.<br>
<br>
I will make a great Secretary because I am an attorney admitted to
the bars of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the United
States Patent and Trademark Office. I have studied election law,
and taken continuing legal education on the topics of election
administration, campaign finance laws, and lobbying. I believe my
input on these issues as a full voting member will be valuable to
the LNC and the efficient running of the Party. I think both
strategically and tactically, but I am also not afraid to get my
hands dirty with grassroots activism.<br>
<br>
Finally, I am efficient and organized. I know how to handle my
time. As an attorney, I routinely handle a load of over 100
simultaneous matters (not all of them requiring my immediate
attention, thank goodness!). As another example of my
organizational skills, at the 2012 National Convention in Las
Vegas I prepared the main seating chart for the floor every day,
based on the changing delegate allocations. I will keep the
office of the Secretary similarly well-organized. I also excel at
delegating responsibility. As leader of the Massachusetts
affiliate, I have brought on over a dozen activists to take
leadership positions in part to grow the party, but also in part
to relieve myself of some day-to-day work and free up my time and
skills for other pursuits.<br>
<br>
I am the best candidate for the job. I hope you will keep an open
mind and vote for me. If you have already pledged to vote for
another candidate, I hope you will reconsider in view of the fact
that the period for nominations is still open, and there is still
time for a better choice to come along. I am that better choice.<br>
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Thank you for your kind consideration.<br>
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<b>David E. Blau, Esq.</b> <br>
Chairman, Libertarian Association of Massachusetts. <a
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Region 5N Alternate, Libertarian National Committee. <a
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href="mailto:David.Blau@lp.org">David.Blau@lp.org</a> <br>
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