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<div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Scott L. <scott73@earthlink.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> lnc-business@hq.lp.org <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, September 15, 2014 9:25 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Lnc-business] Treasurer's Report<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv9822507922"><style>
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<pre><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">“The convention asked to pursue forming an International Association of</span></font></pre><pre><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Libertarian Parties. Frankly, I don't know that member funds should be</span></font></pre><pre><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">used at all to create a separate organization as opposed to spending on our</span></font></pre><pre><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">own organization. The delegates didn't approve this policy. They voted</span></font></pre><pre><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">for an idea. They said nothing about spending money.</span></font></pre><pre><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> </span></font></pre><pre><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;">But if money is to be spent for something that is outside of our normal</span></font></pre><pre><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">scope, the LNC should have to specifically approve the expenditure. Not</span></font></pre><pre><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">just a budget category with a big, round number in it to be used as someone</span></font></pre><pre><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">else chooses. Not off-budget things that the LNC may not even know about</span></font></pre><pre><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">and hasn't approved. A specific request to spend $X in an itemized way.</span></font></pre><pre><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> </span></font></pre><pre><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">We should
probably inquire with Paula Edwards whether or not there are any</span></font></pre><pre><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">FEC restrictions about our spending for international political purposes</span></font></pre><pre><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">rather than for political activity in the U.S.</span></font></pre><pre><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> </span></font></pre><pre><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Tim, could you inquire about that before our meeting?</span></font></pre><pre><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> </span></font></pre><pre><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Alicia”</span></font></pre>
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If I am sitting at the table during the discussion of the motion that the
Secretary proposed in that e-mail, I will probably vote in favor of it.</span></font></div>
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coming up in just 3 months. The point of my e-mail below was to remind
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spending federal funds for international political activities. She will need
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international activity. Of course, the LNC cannot accept contributions from
foreign nationals. Ms. Edwards brought up the possibility of setting up a
separate entity for international activities that can accept non-federal
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