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Today the LNC adopted a motion regarding a new website for LP.org,
and that effort is to be headed up by LNC board member Kevin Ludlow.<br>
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I mentioned some things that I thought ought to be known to the
committee before they voted on it. I would have liked to have been
permitted more time for this, but in any case, I think I got the
most important things out there.<br>
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1. I wrote a $10,000 check from the Libertarian Booster PAC to Kevin
Ludlow's 2014 campaign for Texas State Representative. <br>
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2. Conflicts can arise when a board member has a contract with the
LNC. There may be conflicts between LPHQ staff and the new website
effort, and so it's going to be important to be aware of that so the
Chair and LNC stay engaged and can provide guidance when any
conflicts arise. Staff will work to facilitate the new website
effort.<br>
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3. Mr. Ludlow is involved with the a caucus working to affect LNC
elections at the upcoming national convention. I think by definition
every elected LNC member is involved in LNC elections, so it's not
an out of the ordinary situation, but Mr. Ludlow needs to be careful
not to try to use the new website to promote one candidate for the
LNC over another. <br>
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4. The chair and staff need top level access and control to all
accounts related to the new webiste. I don't expect problems, but I
think there have been projects in the past that didn't go well that
might have been abandoned and the LNC needs to have the ability to
salvage anything just in case. <br>
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5. We recently adopted a new logo, and Mr. Ludlow should use that in
any graphic design.<br>
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6. I believe the funding approved for this is unlimited, but I don't
have the language of the motion that passed in front of me. If Mr.
Ludlow is allowed to spend as much as he is able to raise, then in
theory (not likely), but just theoretically we could focus all
future fundraising efforts for the website and the $20,000 number
mentioned could go far beyond that. I would have preferred a cap on
the funding.<br>
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7. I urge Mr. Ludlow to insist that contracts he offers to
developers include clauses requiring the designers to provide source
files, such as Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop files, for
graphic items, so staff can update them in the future without having
to start from scratch. <br>
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8. I think almost everyone thinks LP.org needs to be improved, and
I'm excited about the possibility Mr. Ludlow brings to the table and
look forward to working with him to help bring a new website
online. <br>
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I may think of a few more things to add to my comments later, but
those were the main things the LNC needs to keep in mind as we move
forward. I hope we have a new web site done before the Orlando
Convention. <br>
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I'd like to thank the work Lauren Daugherty and Denise Luckey did to
build a nationbuilder website libertarian.nationbuilder.com for the
2016 convention. NationBuilder is what the I.T. Committee had
recommended as a platform. We'll continue to use that website for
the 2016 convention. I urge Mr. Ludlow not to restrict his efforts
to the nationbuilder platform.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
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Wes Benedict, Executive Director<br>
<small><small>Libertarian National Committee, Inc.<br>
<b>New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314</b><br>
(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><br>
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