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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>If the National LP
wants to be a REAL political party, then it needs to enforce minimum standards for
all of its affiliates. That doesn’t mean micromanaging candidate selection,
but it does mean that ALL state affiliates perform the basic functions of a <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>State-level political
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Just as an example, I don’t see how REQUIRING all of our affiliates to be at
least moderately competent at accomplishing the tasks on this list would be
considered infringing on their autonomy:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <a
href="http://web.archive.org/web/20020813051709/www.lp.org/services/s99/ten.html">http://web.archive.org/web/20020813051709/www.lp.org/services/s99/ten.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Again – the
multi-state officer manager suggestion I made earlier today would be entirely implemented
by voluntary agreements between state affiliates, so the National Bylaws are
not relevant to it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> Scott Lieberman<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Lnc-business
[mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Joshua Katz<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, October 01, 2014
2:07 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> lnc-business@hq.lp.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Lnc-business] LP
National's dilemma Re: DenverPost Voter's Guide contact information</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I would
not be opposed to an affiliate agreement, depending on the terms. If nothing
else, it would mean not having dilemmas like this one, and the fear that states
view listing their candidates, information they provide to us, with media
outlets, as infringing on their autonomy. The solution when a large group
doesn't agree on what terms mean is to set those terms out in writing. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>However,
I don't see how to have one without changing the bylaws. I'd want to be very
careful about the wording of that revision. It should not just remove the
autonomy statement. I'd favor adding a clause allowing for an agreement, but
not requiring one. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Joshua Katz
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